Celebrations erupted across the world after the US, Egypt, and Qatar announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas to end more than 15 months of fighting in Gaza, in return for the release of hostages and gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the war-torn strip. The...

With Israel poised to attack Iran, having already blindsided friends and foes alike with its blitz against Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, all the talk is of an inexorable slide towards a new, pan-Middle Eastern war. Yet brakes remain to halt a regional fall into a wider conflagration...

In a country already on edge, the  assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump  has enraged his supporters, paused the Democratic campaign and raised fears of further political violence in the run-up to November’s election. Trump’s Republican allies painted him as a...

After nine months of low-scale conflict, Israel and the  Iran-backed Lebanese movement Hezbollah  are on the brink of a full-scale war. Despite efforts by the United States and the international community to pursue diplomatic solutions, tensions remain high. If war erupts,...