Lindsey Hilsum , International Editor

Trump advisers have long touted a shadowy exiled cult as an alternative to the Iranian government. The Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) has had a very active propaganda wing for years, but now they have influence at the highest level. They also have a secretive camp in Albania. Lindsey Hilsum went to investigate.

The most comprehensive report yet for the UN into the war in Yemen has found appalling failure to protect civilians. 

Britain has decided to end a scheme funding Syrian opposition groups, saying the situation on the ground was making it too risky to carry on. Emergency humanitarian relief will continue, as the last pockets of rebel territory face an imminent onslaught from President Assad’s forces. Jan Egeland, who chairs the UN taskforce on humanitarian access…

It is the last battlefield in Syria’s seven-year war: Idlib province, where almost three million people fear an onslaught by regime forces backed by Russian bombers. Today Britain promised new emergency aid, including health clinics and new technology to warn of impending airstrikes. But the US has withdrawn $200m worth of funding for projects in Syria.

Almost 50 people have been killed and scores wounded after a suicide bomb attack on students preparing for university exams in the Afghan capital Kabul. It comes at a time of increased tension in the country, with Taliban forces conducting a wave of attacks on military bases and in the eastern city of Ghazni. We speak to…

As Turkey’s currency plummets to record lows, President Erdogan has blamed the United States, accusing Donald Trump of waging “economic war against the entire world”. The Turkish lira has lost around 40 percent of its value against the dollar this year, but the financial crisis reached meltdown on Friday after the US doubled tariffs on…

In Pakistan, results are coming in following an election closely fought between former cricket star Imran Khan and the party of Nawaz Sharif, who’s been prime minister three times, but who’s now in prison on corruption charges. Unofficial results on local TV shows are claiming an early lead for Mr Khan, but amid allegations of…

Diplomacy on Twitter, two of the world’s most powerful men making agreements behind closed doors, institutions like Nato and the European Union under attack from their closest ally. A quarter of a century ago we were all talking about the end of history. Now, with Trump and Putin in charge, it is the end of…

It was late on Sunday night when President Trump took to Twitter with a verbal attack on Iran’s leader Hassan Rouhani. Tweeting entirely in capital letters, Mr Trump vowed to respond to any threat from Iran with dire consequences – a warning echoed today by his national security adviser John Bolton, who said any negative…

The UK has announced that it will send 440 more troops to serve in Afghanistan, bringing the total number of its troops there to more than a thousand. The government made the announcement ahead of discussion at NATO about its military deployments in Afghanistan, which continues to be plagued by Taliban attacks. The extra troops…

Ethiopia and Eritrea have officially ended their “state of war”, declaring a new era of friendship and peace. Leaders from both countries embraced on the tarmac of Asmara airport and agreed to resume trade, economic and diplomatic relations. A border war at Badme broke out between the two countries in 1998, leaving some 80,000 people…

Women across Saudi Arabia have been celebrating being able to drive for the first time after the world’s only ban was overturned – describing it as a historic moment, finally abolishing a glaring symbol of repression. But despite the euphoria, some female activists who campaigned against the driving ban are still in jail.

Markets have tumbled for a second day after President Trump threatened to impose more tariffs on Chinese goods worth $200 billion. In response, Beijing has accused the United States of “blackmail” and warned it would take “comprehensive measures”. That could affect major US companies operating inside China and the global economy.

China has accused the United States of launching a trade war, after President Trump declared he would impose tariffs of 25% on Chinese imports worth $50 billion. Beijing immediately threatened to respond in kind, to defend its national interests. This was after the US imposed steep tariffs on steel and aluminium from Canada and the…

How does today’s meeting compare with other peace summits between world leaders? Think Nixon in China, or Reagan and Gorbachev. But North Korea is not a great power, just an impoverished country with a nuclear weapon and a history of cheating on diplomatic deals. So was this the beginning of a real shift in world…