Government defends oil boss to head climate talks
By Esme Stallard
Posthumous UN honour for Irish soldier killed in Lebanon
Pte Rooney has been honoured with the UN's Dag Hammarskjöld medal.
Moroccans plan to make African-designed electric cars
Richard Hamilton
Soldiers charged over 2021 Channel migrant deaths
By Matt Murphy
Belgian aid worker freed in prisoner swap with Iran
By David Gritten
Turkey’s invasion of Syria continues
Turkey invaded northern Syria in October 2019. The invasion was aimed at creating a buffer zone between Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish militia, which Turkey...
Iraq’s political crisis deepens
Iraq's political crisis deepened in 2023. The country has been without a government since October 2021, when the election resulted in a hung parliament. The...
Syria war enters 11th year
The war in Syria entered its 11th year in 2023. The conflict has killed more than 500,000 people and displaced millions more. The war has...
Yemen war continues
The war in Yemen entered its eighth year in 2023. The conflict has killed more than 377,000 people and created the world's worst humanitarian crisis....
Iran nuclear talks resume
Talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal have resumed in Vienna. The talks are aimed at bringing the United States back into the deal, which...