The US wants this huge Iran-aligned group to disband, but with 240,000 personnel, an arsenal of weapons, and a $3.4bn annual budget, the PMF is closer to becoming an integral part of the Iraqi state

Several factors contributed to the Sudanese Armed Forces finally reclaiming the country's capital from the RSF paramilitaries who seized it two years ago at the outbreak of civil war.

As Syria takes this important step forward, the journey ahead remains fraught with obstacles but also hope

Tehran has long sponsored the Houthis in Yemen, which is the last member of Iran's 'axis of resistance' still standing up to Israel. Neither fully trust each other and never have.

Palestinians are beginning to dribble out of the battered enclave as Israel starts implementing its "voluntary migration" plan. Gaza is being ethnically cleansed before our very eyes.

The US and Israel want Tehran to completely dismantle its nuclear infrastructure, which it will not do. If they do decide to strike, Iran has limited options on how to respond.

Alongside the Syrians who ousted Assad in December were Chechens, Uyghurs, Arabs, Europeans, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Turks, and Albanians, to name but a few. What next for them?

The biggest outstanding questions we have about the Signal group chat scandal

Steve Witkoff, Trump's personal envoy to the Middle East, says US officials are "bridging the gap between the two sides" and was upbeat that a comprehensive deal could be reached by 20 April

The popular mayor of Istanbul, who has repeatedly beaten President Erdoğan's party in elections, was just days from being confirmed as the 2028 presidential candidate when he was detained. What now?