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Riyadh protests drone threats from Iraqi soil

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh protests drone threats from Iraqi soil

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had summoned Iraq's ambassador over what it described as threats targeting the kingdom and other Gulf states from drones launched from Iraqi territory.

The fine line between mediation and complicity

Oman

The fine line between mediation and complicity

In the hours following the collapse of Iran-US negotiations in Pakistan, Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi took to X with a message of studied diplomatic balance. 

Finance Minister favored in Benin race

Politics

Finance Minister favored in Benin race

Benin's finance minister Romuald Wadagni was expected to coast to victory in a presidential election on Sunday, buoyed by strong economic growth and the absence of a credible challenger amid mounting fears over jihadist violence.

Hormuz blockade after failed Iran talks

Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz blockade after failed Iran talks

President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardising a fragile two-week ceasefire.

The Pope and Lebanon: Kind words, hard omissions

Lebanon

The Pope and Lebanon: Kind words, hard omissions

Speaking to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square following his traditional Sunday prayer, Pope Leo XIV said he felt "closer than ever" to the Lebanese people "in these days of pain, fear and indestructible hope in God." 

Spain backs Gaza aid flotilla challenge

Gaza

Spain backs Gaza aid flotilla challenge

A second flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza was due to set sail on Sunday from the Spanish port of Barcelona to try to break the Israeli blockade.

US–Iran peace talks collapse

Iran

US–Iran peace talks collapse

The U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement to end their war despite marathon talks that concluded on Sunday in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, jeopardising a fragile ceasefire.

Israel condemns Spain after Netanyahu effigy blown Up

Israel

Israel condemns Spain after Netanyahu effigy blown Up

Israel said on Saturday it had reprimanded Spain's most senior diplomat in Tel Aviv over the blowing up of a giant effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Spanish town this week. 

Washington and Tehran open direct talks

Iran

Washington and Tehran open direct talks

U.S. and Iranian negotiators held their highest-level talks in half a century in Pakistan on Saturday to try to end their six-week war as President Donald Trump said his military was clearing the Strait of Hormuz.

Syria arrests five in Hezbollah-linked bomb plot near Maronite church

Syria

Syria arrests five in Hezbollah-linked bomb plot near Maronite church

Syria's Interior Ministry announced Saturday that its counter-terrorism directorate, in cooperation with the internal security command around Damascus, had thwarted a bomb plot targeting a religious figure near a Maronite church in the Bab Touma district of the capital, and has linked the cell to Hezbollah.

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