Nearly a week into a new and widening war in the Middle East, some of the U.S.’s closest allies in the region and beyond are trying to contain it.

Nearly a week into a new and widening war in the Middle East, some of the U.S.’s closest allies in the region and beyond are trying to contain it.

The BBC’s Ione Wells reports from the country and speaks to recently freed opposition politicians about the government’s future and relations with the US.

The US president has claimed the Cuban authorities “want to make a deal so bad”.

The move followed Wednesday’s sinking of another Iranian warship by a U.S. submarine. Australia confirmed three Australians were on that submarine.

Some residents in the Beirut suburb of Dahieh have left their homes amid ongoing air strikes by Israel.

Ten years after Colombia’s peace deal, former FARC commander on the election campaign trail is discovering that winning ballots can be tougher than waging war.

It is the latest country to curb young people’s access to digital spaces to try and protect them from abuse.

Iran fired missiles toward Israel Friday, Israeli officials said, after Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and hit Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight.

President Trump hasn’t spelled out how he wants the Iran war to end. But ending the military campaign too early could mean losing leverage over what comes next.

An elementary school in southern Iran was one of the first sites hit when the U.S. and Israel launched their attacks against Iran. More than 170 students and staff were killed. Who’s responsible?

Israeli airstrikes hit the capitals of Iran and Lebanon Friday, as Iran launched new retaliatory attacks in the Middle East.

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with former NATO Ambassador Kurt Volker about the role of the alliance in the U.S.-Israel-Iran war.

Washington and Caracas moved to restore diplomatic ties, as President Trump touts Venezuela’s post-Maduro transition as a model for regime change in Iran.

Russia watches from the sidelines as its partner Iran comes under attack, but the Kremlin anticipates a windfall with rising oil prices.

The employees were in two cars carrying $80m (£60m) worth of cash between Austria and Ukraine.

The body of Piper James was found in January surrounded by dingoes on the island of K’Gari.