Western leaders continue to discuss possible military action in Syria after a chemical attack killed dozens of people in the formerly rebel-held town of Douma last week.
The Islamic State is facing its “end game” in Mosul, the defence secretary has said.
A volunteer force that provides humanitarian aid in the worst of conditions, the White Helmets are the target of some very caustic conspiracy theory.
Militants from the Islamic State have launched a counter-offensive in an attempt to repel the Iraqi military from Falluja, while upwards of 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the city.
Next month, Tony Blair will step down from his role as peace envoy for the Middle East Quartet, at a time of conflict in Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Yemen and the prospects for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians at an all-time low