Middle East and north Africa
Israel navy to release six Australians in Greece after intercepting Gaza flotilla
The activists’ vessels were intercepted off the coast of Crete on Wednesday evening while travelling as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla
Trump administration says hostilities in Iran ‘terminated’ ahead of war powers deadline
Israel intercepts and detains crews of Gaza aid flotilla near Crete
Could the UAE’s shock exit from Opec cause an oil price war?
Oil price tops $126 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’
Iran supreme leader issues defiant statement on strait of Hormuz
Syrian commission prepares war crimes case against notorious Assad official
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Rights and freedom
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The Long Wave
The pope’s African tour shows the continent is vital to the future of Catholicism King Charles agrees with me on Iran nuclear weapon ban, claims Trump
Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
Marxists and monarchists: the group hoping to unite Iran’s exiled opposition
Middle East crisis live
Middle East crisis: Trump hits back at German chancellor after Merz said Iran was ‘humiliating’ US – as it happenedUS president claims Friedrich Merz ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’ after German leader criticised US strategy in Iran
How the UAE’s decision to leave Opec could recast the Middle East
Defection is damaging to Saudi Arabia’s prestige – and could strengthen the US hand in the region
Hezbollah drone strikes target Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon
Fears of resurgence in Somali piracy after three vessels hijacked in a week
UAE quits Opec in win for Trump as oil cartel weakened
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