The Senate advances a bill rebuking Turkish attempts to drill for gas near Cyprus.

Japan's prime minister was in Tehran to deliver a message of rapprochement from the US president. But Shinzo Abe received a tough albeit respectful response of noncompromise from the Iranian leadership.

While one Democratic presidential candidate calls Trump's Iran policy reckless and another says the only reason there is a crisis is because of Trump, there are questions as to whether the issue will resonate with voters if no war takes place.

The US administration's latest sanctions targeting several Iranian officials, including the country's supreme leader, have drawn the ire of the government in Tehran.

For Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the low-level US-Iran tensions are a great opportunity to bolster his security image and to divert public attention from his legal imbroglio.

With its bid to mediate a Lebanon-Syria maritime dispute, Moscow is opening a new venue for engagement in the Levant.

The battle heating up between Itzik Shmuli and Stav Shaffir not only has to bear on the upcoming primary to lead Labor, but also on the question of who will lead the next generation of the party.

Turkey is trying to get a lawsuit thrown out filed by the demonstrators attacked by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security guards in a 2017 visit to Washington, DC.

“Da Begad?” and other initiatives have emerged in the Arab world to counter the daily rumors, fake news and manipulated images on social media and elsewhere online.

During the trilateral meeting of national security advisers from Russia, Israel and the United States, Moscow stressed Israeli security concerns but also called for acknowledging Iranian interests.

Cricket World Cup updates from the match at EdgbastonCounty cricket – live! Join Tanya Aldred for all the latestAnd feel free to email rob.smyth@theguardian.com 2.38pm BST 42nd over: New Zealand 166-5 (Neesham 60, de Grandhomme 42) A rare poor delivery from Afridi is flicked past short fine leg for four by Neesham, who is playing […]

West Indies batsman had said he would retire from ODIsGayle has not played a Test match since 2014West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has apparently backtracked on plans to retire from one-day cricket after the World Cup, as well as suggesting he might make himself available for a first Test appearance in five years. Related: Chris […]

The president spoke out against Jerome Powell, whom he has been at odds with over the chairman’s raising of interest rates Sign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.31pm BST With news coming yesterday that special council Robert Mueller will be testifying before Congress next month, Trump took his televised interview […]

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ICAEW tells MPs there could be ‘systemic’ impact on economic confidence if UK crashes outCrashing out of the UK at Halloween could result in a “flurry of profit warnings” from publicly listed companies in November, MPs have been warned.The Institute for Chartered Accountants for England and Wales (ICAEW) told MPs that this could have a […]

• United able to keep 20% sell-on clause for Wilfried Zaha • Ole Gunnar Solskjær keen to make further signingsManchester United are set to sign Aaron Wan-Bissaka for £45m from Crystal Palace, with the manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, adding a second signing who fits his desired profile of a young player with potential.The 21-year-old right-back […]

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A document seen by the New York Times suggests recordings by Neil Young, Cher, Martin Luther King and Groucho Marx could have been destroyed in the 2008 fireThe 2008 fire at a Universal Music Group (UMG) warehouse that destroyed a large number of master recordings is more serious than first reported, with another 700 artists […]