Facing a panel of three judges, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the first incumbent leader of Israel to stand trial.

The Supreme Judicial Council in Iraq is seeking to interrogate a number of members of parliament on charges of corruption and defamation.

Conciliatory messages coming out of Ankara recently may appear as an effort to moderate Turkish foreign policy vis-a-vis the United States, Europe and Israel, but they are likely to be just maneuvering to weather the many stalemates in Turkey's foreign ties.

The politics of humanitarian corridors; Hayat Tahrir al-Sham tries a shakedown in Idlib; Ben Caspit to interview former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Al-Monitor podcast.

The Government of National Accord says it captured a string of towns from military strongman Khalifa Hifter this week.

The raid comes amid a string of SDF operations against suspected IS members over the past week.

As Libya's United Nations-backed government reclaimed parts of the capital today, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed an end to the fighting with the embattled prime minister.

Iranian Health Ministry officials have warned against traveling during Eid al-Fitr.

Those sentenced to death in Jamal Khashoggi's killing can now be reprieved, but criticisms remain of Saudi Arabia's involvement in the murder and its response.

Congress is zeroing in on final passage of a 2-year-old military aid bill for Israel.

Boris Johnson backs Dominic Cummings despite outcry; France sees lowest daily cases and deaths since lockdown; India resumes domestic flights. Follow the latest updatesUS bars travellers who have been in Brazil in last two weeksDominic Cummings facing possible police investigation as pressure mountsJohnson’s defence of Cummings sparks anger from allies and opponents Australia coronavirus – […]

Now a national treasure, the comedian and presenter was once vilified for being gay. She talks about those dark days, the lighter side of lockdown and why Bake Off was just another gigSandi Toksvig has always been a huge “darling”-er. “Darling”, she would declaim when presenting the News Quiz on Radio 4 or QI on […]

In 1982, a tearaway called Courtney Love blazed into the city, intoxicated by its exploding post-punk scene. We reveal the feuds, filched raincoats and grotty flats that set her on the path to stardomIf you were in Liverpool in 1982 and had a habit of wandering down Mathew Street, perhaps on your way to Probe […]

As his parliamentary epic is streamed for National Theatre at Home, the playwright discusses politics of the past and present – and the future of theatreThe best theatre and dance to watch onlineThe best arts and entertainment during self-isolationThis House is set in the parliamentary whips’ office of the 1970s. What level of access did […]

Research shows consumers are following younger generation’s lead in move towards sustainable fashionWith the high street and the fashion industry brought to its knees by the coronavirus pandemic, the ‘buy less, buy better’ ideology of generation Z – those aged 18 to 24 – could see the beginning of the end of fast fashion, new […]

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Chile’s president says hospitals are ‘very close to limit’, France records lowest number of daily Covid-19 cases since March, India restarts domestic flightsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePresident Donald Trump has further limited travel to the US from the world’s coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second […]

The president rarely misses a chance to sling mud but he has been uncharacteristically quiet about Tara Reade’s claimSometimes Donald Trump portrays his election rival, Joe Biden, as a sleepy geriatric who should be in a care home because “he doesn’t know he’s alive”. At others, the president speaks of Biden as a wily manipulator […]

Opposition parties struggle to stay politically relevant as leaders ride wave of popularity during pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOpposition politicians across Europe, from cautious centrists to firebrand populists, have had to walk a tricky political tightrope over the past two months, as coronavirus has taken over the political agenda.How to stay politically […]

Farmers faced with worst plague in recent history say they have been left to fend for themselvesMir Gul Muhammad, a farmer in Balochistan province, was blunt. “The worst that we have ever seen, ever, in our whole life,” he said of the swarms of locusts that descended on his village of Gharok.“I cultivated around 50 […]