President-elect Saeed Pezeshkian may be part of a new more centrist strategy to increase domestic engagement and ease long-standing international strife.
The United Nation's top court has issued a decision that Palestinians paid for with their blood. Now it's the world's turn to act.
Biden's replacement has yet to be finalised, but his decision to step back will strengthen Democrats' chances and put the focus back on Trump's vulnerabilities.
The conference in Baku will give policy-makers the opportunity to acknowledge the intertwined nature of environmental and human rights concerns in regions affected by armed conflict and occupation.
Vice President Kamala Harris is the logical heir apparent, but voters deserve a chance to pick a new candidate of their choice.
Over the past decade, the BJP-led government has pushed for several edits to school books on topics like secular India, pluralism, and Muslim history. Here's how that hurts young people.
Palestine boasts one of the highest literacy rates in the world. Israel is very threatened by this, so here's what it's been doing.
What happens if the United Nation's top court declares Israeli actions to be in clear breach of international law?
Donald Trump is the latest in a long string of US presidents and contenders who have been attacked on the campaign trail. Here's what history has to say about whether that helps his chances.
More than 5,000 children have lost limbs since October. They face extraordinary complications as their amputations heal, including infections, shrapnel injuries, and continued pain.
The global community ignoring Israeli state-sponsored ‘targetted killings’ of its political enemies beyond its borders could push the world into chaos and war.
He might have a bright political future, but the untested Vance could prove to be a real liability with voters in November, says one expert.
The Democratic party has been in turmoil since the president's disastrous debate performance last month. How will increased political violence change the election equation?
Attacks on the credibility of researchers and the suppression of accurate data continue to obstruct the true scale of tragedy that Palestinians are facing.
A renowned former NBA player explains the mission of Athletes4Ceasefire and calls on professional sports players to stand against Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.
More people have been deported under US President Joe Biden's administration, than during Donald Trump's tenure. Here's why.
Can the Shanghai Cooperation Organization successfully pivot to challenge the current international system? The answer is complicated.
A combination of economic and social factors have helped Azerbaijan improve its profile on the global stage.
The reformist president might want to walk the talk on rights of women and Iran's ethnic groups. But he will also have to deal with hardliners who control parliament.
The failure of nations and intellectuals to agree on the definition of genocide has resulted in massacres that defy all norms of civilised behaviour. Israel’s war on unarmed Palestinians is the latest example.
Who has the right to protest for a cause, and how? Those questions have reignited a deep debate amongst Americans, following a backlash against campus protests in solidarity with Gaza.
After many years, a reformist has come to the helm of Iranian power. It remains to be seen if he can overcome the challenges.
Though the far-right didn't enjoy electoral victory, Israel is still encouraged by the party's gains and continues to cheer for its success. Here's why.
Amid closed exit points, food scarcity, and Israel's unabated attacks, people in Gaza are steeling themselves for an uncertain future.
The President's bold move to ally with the leftists might have saved the day for him, but the real test begins when he shares power with an ideologically different group.
Has a misguided perception of Russian threat led to America's justification in increasing its military support for Baltic nations?
Will online privacy become a right only accessible for the wealthy, and could this cause a digital divide?
Statements from Tel Aviv suggest that the Israeli state is looking for more support from the French far-right leader in its genocidal war against Palestinians.
Despite its desire to learn from the past, the government has been opting to suppress pro-Palestinian voices instead of tackling the real threat at home.
Dark humour, quiet desperation and deep divisions. Here's what people in Lebanon are feeling as fear of more war with Israel grows.
The country seemed poised to unseat Emmanuel Macron as president. Here's what could happen next.
Taking a closer look at what's really behind the change in heart towards the Shia-backed group that was once shunned by its Sunni neighbours.
Israel's attempt to portray the United Nations, American students, journalists and even Joe Biden as Hamas supporters is finally starting to backfire.
In the last 10 weeks, the American leader has done more to damage the idea of an international rules-based order than former President Donald Trump ever did, argues one analyst.
The US has been very selective when it comes to upholding international law, particularly in the Middle East. But this approach can cause rules to lose all meaning.
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian is riding high on the support of ethnic Turks and Sunnis. Hardline conservative Saeed Jalili stands in his way for the run-off on July 5.
While Biden aided Trump in minimising and demising core Democrat issues, Trump did little to address the concerns of the undecided that he is an egomaniacal and self-centred performer.
Though tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE are currently not at the centre of Middle East politics, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi’s divergent aims in Yemen are a serious issue.
The large number of Iranian citizens with Turkic roots are expected to play a significant role in the June 28 elections and could even decide the new president.
The Jewish state’s facade of invincibility is coming apart in the face of global institutions’ efforts to punish Israeli leaders for their crimes against Palestinians and humanity.
More than three thousand people have been killed in terrorist attacks that Islamabad says were carried out by groups based in Afghanistan.