Wars and conflicts

Iran says still open to diplomacy as war with US hits six months

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (centre) visiting an art exhibition dedicated to the victims of Minab School, which was destroyed in a US attack at the beginning of the war, in Tehran, on Aug 28.

Thailand’s southern insurgency leaves villagers trapped in a cycle of fear

Thai soldiers manning a checkpoint in Cho Airong district after an attack on a telecommunications tower in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on Aug 23.

Iran war diplomacy turns towards reopening Strait of Hormuz

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Aug 27.

Authorities in Ukraine’s Kherson tell residents to leave

Intensifying Russian attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson risk cutting electricity and heating supplies for an extended period for residents.

Six consequences after six months of war in Iran

People walking past an anti-US billboard on a street in Tehran, Iran, on Aug 3.

Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies in detention

Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic at his appeal in The Hague on June 8, 2021. He was serving a life sentence and his appeal was rejected.

Qatar PM visits Tehran to pursue mediation efforts

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani (left) met with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Aug 27.

News analysis

After six months, the Iran war has reached its endgame – a costly stalemate

Supporters of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei holding an anti-US rally in Tehran on Aug 26.

Car bomb kills Russian army officer outside Saint Petersburg, reports say

Ukraine has carried out a string of assassinations of Russian military officials since Moscow’s full-scale invasion began in 2022.

No surrender, no exit: Six consequences of six months of war in Iran

Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, remains a revered figure around whom Iranians rally.

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