News Analysis

A senior Iraqi source points to a resistance 'splinter' group for the September attack on the East-West pipeline.

Tehran and Beijing explore diplomatic paths amid escalating tensions between Iran and the United States.

Houthi coastal advances face hurdles: geography, local resistance and fierce government counterattacks.

Trump has repeatedly criticised mail-in votes and has attempted to restrict them ahead of the midterms.

Hundreds of investors overseeing nearly $120 trillion in assets will gather in Toronto for the Canada Investment Summit.

Saudi Arabia asked for the meeting to be postponed, but Tehran says it will continue to seek a regionally backed bill.

The nation has administered 20mn vaccines since April, but past slipups have led to a mounting death toll, say analysts

Genta Koja beat two-term incumbent Denny Tamaki, who wants a major US military base to be moved out of Okinawa.

However, deadly violence marred the elections one day before the polls open in the southern Philippine region.

A newly approved government offers Kosovo only brief respite before a contentious presidential vote.