In recent years, Chinese official discourse has increasingly used the term “social governance” (社會管治) to describe policies in the Uyghur region (Xinjiang) of China. This seemingly neutral ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer "stands by" his decision not to join in with the strikes on Iran carried out by the United States and Israel. The UK leader was speaking in the House of Commons, as he ...

The conflict is escalating in the Gulf after the U.S. and Islrael’s attack on Iran and Iran’s subsequent retaliation — and observers are warning of oil price hikes across the globe with the effective ...

America might be wary of putting its boots on the ground in Iran, but the Kurdish forces they have supported in northern Iraq are rushing rapidly to build up a force on their border. Columns of ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

The conflict with Iran widened on Monday as the Islamic Republic and its proxies targeted Israel, Arab states and U.S. bases in retaliation for the deadly airstrikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he stands by his decision not to join the initial US-Israel strikes on Iran on Saturday, and said talks would be the best way forward. At a Downing Street news conference, ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sparked fury after suggesting that the US was forced into attacking Iran after being told Israel planned to launch strikes first. Joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran on ...

Russia and China have criticised the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, with Moscow saying it had seen no evidence that Tehran was developing nuclear weapons, and Beijing demanding an immediate halt to ...

President Trump took questions publicly for the first time since striking Iran as violence continues to unfold in the region. Days after Israeli airstrikes killed Iran's supreme leader, the country ...

Britain told Donald Trump to explain how his war against Iran is lawful after the US president launched another stinging attack on Sir Keir Starmer. In an unprecedented rift during a major, modern-day ...