Lauren Williams

The story of a Russian massacre in the Ukraine town needed to be told. And like all images, context is important.

As the Lebanese people are left to pick up the pieces of the 4 August blast, few have faith in the state to help.

As Covid-19 threatens some of the world’s most vulnerable, power plays continue in northern Africa and Saudi Arabia.

New hostilities between Turkey and Syria mark another blow to the Astana process and further tragedy for civilians.

Yet the Kurds may gamble to play the two adversaries off against each other to finally achieve an independent state.

Tehran may further strike back over Soleimani, but it has freely carried out attacks across the region for a long time.

After a bad month, the regime in Tehran might be floundering, but it is far from falling.

Despite Turkey’s glaring betrayals, the US president gave Recep Erdoğan a glowing welcome last week in Washington.

A rare and unified anti-sectarian agenda could quickly unravel as religious identities and old grievances take hold.