
POLITICS
President: Iran at ‘a historic turning point’
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran lies at a “historic turning point” after the lifting of sanctions, with his government working to open up the country to foreign trade.

President Hassan Rouhani says Iran lies at a “historic turning point” after the lifting of sanctions, with his government working to open up the country to foreign trade.

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson will be the third party US presidential nominee.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has joined David Cameron in the fight to keep Britain in the European Union.

Whistleblower Edward Snowden is echoing Bernie Sanders, after Donald Trump refused to debate him.

A Bahraini court extends the prison sentence of top opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman by five years.

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency says foreign assets at the country’s central bank have shrunk to the lowest level in four years.

Anti-refugee groups forced hundreds of foreigners from their homes on a French island.

Turkey says it is ready to join the US in a special operation in Syria only if Kurdish fighters are excluded from the offensive.

David Cameron should quit his position as the UK prime minister over his Brexit lies, MPs say.

At least 24 people are killed in bombing attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

The Syrian opposition’s lead negotiator resigns the ongoing peace talks with the government.

A new mass grave of 150 bodies is found in the recently-liberated city of Palmyra in Syria.

Israel is keeping prominent Palestinian academic Imad Barghouti behind bars despite a successful appeal against his detention.

Facebook’s privacy risks are bigger than those posed by governments, says Michael Hayden.

Iraqi commanders says their forces have entered Fallujah in a major victory against Daesh militants.

Hezbollah says it is not expecting an Israeli war on Lebanon this summer.

Undocumented immigrants in the US often get better care than the nation's military veterans, says Donald Trump.

Influential figures in the UK’s ruling party are angry at David Cameron for his failed migration policies.