China’s Xi visits Egypt’s el-Sisi: Why it matters

Saudi Arabia issues red alerts as heavy rain, hail and flash floods threaten regions

George Clooney: US government run by ‘least qualified people’

US actor George Clooney has described US President Donald Trump’s administration as a ‘kakistocracy’.

WHO chief warns Ebola response must ramp up to stem DRC outbreak

Number of people killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo from disease exceeds 3,000 amid response funding gap.

Dismissal of ex-US soldier Bergdahl’s conviction was invalid, court rules

Appeals panel says only military tribunals may assess court-martial convictions in blow to former Afghan war prisoner.

Israeli PM Netanyahu in Gaza, ‘we are not withdrawing’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel does not plan to withdraw from Gaza

China’s Xi urges new Middle East security framework during rare Egypt visit

Chinese, Egyptian leaders discuss the US-Israel war on Iran, which has prompted regional powers to rethink defence.