Several EU member states called on Tuesday (21 May) for the bloc to start membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova by the end of June, but several technical and political obstacles remain for the decision to be taken. After the EU took the political decision to open accession talks with …

The political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, joined the funeral procession in Iran, as did the deputy leader of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem. Huge crowds of Iranians thronged the streets of the capital Tehran on Wednesday for the funeral procession of President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a …

A parade of top officials has ratcheted up their criticism of Israel, signaling deep frustration with the country’s anti-Hamas campaign. The Biden administration fears Israel is disastrously squandering its opportunity for victory against Hamas, losing its best chance to eliminate the group’s hold on Gaza and threat to the Israeli …