Israel, Lebanon and the U.S. are negotiating the release of Lebanese prisoners. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect a week ago. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian ...

On 14 October 2023, an unusual event was held in Ukraine's most prestigious venue, Palace Ukraine in Kyiv. Anton Tymoshenko became the first Ukrainian stand-up comedian to give a solo performance ...

Middle managers get a bad rap. Blamed for being bottlenecks, pilloried as bureaucratic and ineffective, and painted as the “bad bosses” who send good talent running, they often bear the brunt ...

With the Middle East undergoing “a period of profound transformation”, the international community must support efforts towards more justice, dignity, human rights and peace in the region, the UN ...

The refurbishments at Winchester will include providing specialist and emergency care including maternity services Construction on a new hospital in Basingstoke is not expected to begin until ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. In Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump found a kindred spirit, and unconventional choice as the Middle East peacemaker. Both made ...

The BBC was inside Secretary Antony Blinken's last briefing when he was interrupted. The reporter was physically taken out by security and has been identified as Sam Husseini. The Star-Spangled ...

The inauguration of Donald Trump in his second term as President of the United States is coming closer. While questions abound on what his foreign policy choices will be on key issues, he has made ...

President-elect Trump's incoming Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, is being credited with playing a key role in securing the cease-fire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas before ...

We asked Scott Lucas, an expert in the Middle East conflict at University College Dublin, to explain the key issues that have led to the agreement and what it means for the future of the region.

“I hate to say it, but it is a reflection of this privileged, middle-class attitude,” he says. “People live in their bubble. When they finish school and go into their £1.5 million ...

Long-term investment is needed on roads in the South East after the total cost of fixing vehicles damaged by a "pothole plague" hit a record high, says a county council. New figures from the AA ...