As Israel-Iran tensions ease for now, there is palpable relief among Israel’s Western allies. But some accuse them of hypocrisy and double standards over failings to provide Ukraine with the same support. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines the evidence
Long before Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 last year, Benjamin Netanyahu had a lot on his plate. Politically his back was to the wall, with Israel riven by mass protests sparked by his far-right coalition’s attempt to push through judicial reforms that many Israelis believed would undermine the country’s democracy.
While last week’s Israeli airstrike killing aid workers in Gaza grabbed the headlines, it was another in Damascus killing Iranian commanders that has the potential to plunge the region into a wider conflict writes Foreign Editor David Pratt
As global agencies warn that millions are at risk of starvation, the US authorises billions of dollars in new arms, bringing accusations of hypocrisy, reports Foreign Editor David Pratt
They might have appeared to drop from the radar in recent years, but as Foreign Editor David Pratt reports, the threat from transnational jihadist groups has been growing steadily again away from the headlines
Its government gone, and armed gangs now running a “mini-mafia state,” the Caribbean nation faces it biggest political crisis in living memory. Foreign Editor David Pratt, who has visited Haiti over the years, charts its turbulent past and looks at what lies ahead
The combined domestic and foreign threat posed by Trump has become the mantra the US president will reiterate as he embarks upon his re-election campaign. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines whether it will be enough to convince the American people
Two years ago this weekend Russian airborne troops landed at Hostomel airport and while the outcome of the ensuing battle helped scuttled the Kremlin’s attempt to take over the country Ukraine's position today remains a perilous one reports Foreign Editor David Pratt from Kyiv
Arms production up, a key battlefield gain in Ukraine and the death of his most feared critic. The last few days have been good for Vladimir Putin writes our Foreign Editor, and some in the West are getting worried
With the Gaza border town now in Benjamin Netanyahu’s sights, Foreign Editor David Pratt looks at the terrifying implications for Palestinians faced with a new round of bloodletting and what it means for Israel’s relations with neighbouring Egypt and US ally
