A man holding Saudi Arabian and Iranian national flags. /Getty Editor's note:Guy Burton is an adjunct professor at Vesalius College, Brussels. The article reflects the author's opinions, and n
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address in Manezh, Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. /VCG Russia supports strengthening the role of the United Na
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A mother prepares food for her children with cereal she received from a World Food Programme (WFP) distribution site in Maiduguri, Nigeria. /WFP At least 155 million people faced crisis levels
The sixth round of China-Germany inter-governmental consultations. /China's State Council Editor's note:Gu Xuewu is a tenured professor of political science and international relations at the
File photo of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh. /Getty Iran on Thursday welcomed a "change of tone" from Saudi Arabia that could clear the way to a new era of cooperatio
Inside Ms. Sadat’s Beauty Salon in Afghanistan’s capital, Sultana Karimi leans intently over a customer, meticulously shaping her eyebrows. Make-up and hair styling is
Tigray people, who fled due to conflicts and are taking shelter in Mekelle city of the Tigray region, in northern Ethiopia, receive food aid distributed by the United States Agency for Internatio
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action meeting held to discuss the full implementation of the Iran nuclear deal and the return of the United States to the deal in Vienna, Austria, April 15, 2021.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action meeting held to discuss the full implementation of the Iran nuclear deal and the return of the United States to the deal in Vienna, Austria, April 15, 2021.
Negotiators in Vienna have begun drafting proposals for the United States and Iran to return to compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, officials involved in the talks s
Meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna, Austria, April 15, 2021. /Xinhua Editor's note: Bobby Naderi is a London-based journalist, guest co
An elderly resident receives a dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine at the Muscat Health Center in Khan Yunis, Gaza, March 15, 2021. /Getty Editor's note:Guy Burton is an adjunct professor a
A screenshot from the online virtual meeting on sexual violence in war-torn regions. /China Central Television A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the international community to adopt an in
A crude oil tanker is seen at Qingdao Port, Shandong Province, east China, April 21, 2019. /Reuters Oil prices settled higher Tuesday on strong Chinese import data, but the rally was capped by
An attack on one of Iran's most sensitive nuclear facilities has threatened to unravel President Joe Biden's diplomatic efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal -- and t
Oil prices climbed on Tuesday as data from China showed the world's second largest oil consumer's import growth surging and on tensions in the Middle East after the Yemen-based Houthi movement said i