Diplomacy & International Relations

Security Council LIVE: Civilians in conflict under spotlight amid rising global toll

(UN News) The Security Council is meeting in New York for its annual open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict amid...

After the Castro indictment, what is Trump’s endgame in Cuba?

(Atlantic Council) The pressure is rising. Today, the US Department of Justice unsealed an indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, accusing him of...

Islamic State Mozambique Province and the Significance of Changing International Responses

(The Soufan Center) Islamic State Mozambique Province, which launched a successful insurgency in Mozambique’s gas-rich Cabo Delgado province, has recently expanded its operations despite...

Saudi Arabia welcomes Trump decision to ‘give diplomacy a chance’ with Iran

(Al Arabiya) Saudi Arabia on Wednesday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to “give diplomacy a chance” with Iran and urged Tehran to seize...

Iran chief negotiator Ghalibaf says US ‘seeks to start new war’

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Wednesday said the United States was seeking to restart the war and hoping Tehran would...

Board of Peace report accuses Hamas of blocking Gaza progress

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Hamas is “the principal obstacle” to moving to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, the Board of Peace initiative created by...

Trump says negotiations with Iran in final stages, warns of attacks if deal fails

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that negotiations with Iran were in the final stages, while warning of further attacks unless...

UK says surveillance plane dangerously intercepted by Russian jets last month

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Two Russian jets last month intercepted a British Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea, in what Britain’s defense ministry...

Israel army chief says military ‘on highest alert’ as threats over Iran war escalate

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Israel’s army chief Lieutenant Colonel Eyal Zamir on Wednesday said the military was at its highest alert level, as Tehran and Washington...

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