Striking stories of the human impact from global events including the climate crisis, US aid cuts and drone wars. The World Press photo of the year and two finalists will be announced on 23 April ...

As Israel attacks on Beirut continue, Abbas Araghchi points to announcement that says ceasefire includes Lebanon while JD Vance says US never promised that ...

Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democrat leader, will use pro forma session to try to pass measure requiring president to withdraw US forces from Middle East ...

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As Keir Starmer continues his Gulf visit, foreign secretary says laws of the sea prevent Tehran from charging for passage of ‘international transit route’ ...

Divisions between Washington and European capitals fuels concern over US commitment to peace deal As a ceasefire was declared in the Middle East, Vlodomyr Zelenskyy sought to draw attention to the war ...

Inclusion of Lebanon is significant difference in interpretation of truce agreed at 11th hour on Tuesday ...

The German cleric who sparked the Reformation - and profoundly changed Europe – saw music as a divine gift. He almost certainly didn’t say ‘Why should the devil have all the best tunes?’, but he ...

Beijing’s powerbrokers are being credited with winning Iran over, although one analyst says they were ‘pushing an open door’ ...

Tim Friede put his ‘ass on the line’ to help stop snakebite deaths – whose numbers appear to be rising amid the climate crisis ...

Secretary general says Trump ‘clearly disappointed’ with alliance as US media report White House is considering a plan to ‘punish’ some members ...