Perhaps the only thing predictable about the US-Iran conflict is its unpredictability. Over the past few days, there have been some credible signs that high-level communication in…
One of the more surprising moments in the socially distanced Booker Prize ceremony of 2020 came when that year’s winner, Douglas Stuart (who was taking the award for Shuggie Bain …
Trump's administration has been working on a road-and-rail corridor initiative, the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), that would run through Armenia and …
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed in a statement that its forces downed an MQ-9 Reaper drone and opened fire on an F-35 fighter jet and another drone that ha…
In today's episode of Trending Middle East, the UN Security Council has condemned the drone strike on the UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant, calling it a flagrant violation of int…
Netanyahu says army operating with 'large forces on the ground' in LebanonUN Security Council condemns drone strike on UAE's Barakah nuclear power plantIran claims unfreezing of f…
Russia on Tuesday accused the US of breaching its obligations as host of the UN after Washington declined to issue a visa to a senior Russian diplomat invited to attend a Security…
The tail end of a long weekend brings us a new slew of reads: a collection of David Sedaris essays, Jorie Graham poems, as well as a fresh novel from bestseller Matt Haig all prom…
UN Secretary-General Guterres said he was “deeply concerned” after Russia announced plans to strike Ukraine.
The EU and Germany both summoned Russian diplomats to protest attacks on Kyiv and orders for diplomats to leave the city. The UN secretary-general also rebuked Russia in a session…
Israel said on Tuesday it had attacked Hamas’s new armed wing chief, who it said was appointed just days earlier after Israel killed his predecessor. In a statement, Israeli Prim…
Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 31 people and wounded 40 others, the Lebanese health ministry said, marking one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks. Isr…