Catherine Philp

Asim Munir, Pakistan’s military chief, is making a high-stakes pitch to earn his country a place at the international table by acting as a middleman

Tehran issued the US with a list of demands to end the war, including a plan to retain control of the Strait of Hormuz and charge ships a fee to enter

Saudi officials warn Washington its blockade may prompt Houthis to close the Bab al-Mandeb

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is powerful and well connected but experts warn he cannot deliver everything Washington wants and real power is with the supreme leader

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei may be the supreme leader but the country is being run by a form of military governance that makes compromise with Washington harder

As Soviet-era propaganda blares across the river and Ukrainian drones buzz above, people in Narva, Estonia, are caught between Russia and the West

Ukraine’s ‘inspirational’ fight has driven a surge in volunteers to the Estonian Defence League, as families swap Mother’s Day celebrations for military training

In Transcarpathia, Viktor Orban’s cosy relationship with Russia was seen as offering protection — but now he has been ousted, attacks have rocked the region

Last week’s missile strikes across the country claimed the lives of sisters aged 12 and 17 in Kyiv, three years after their father’s death on the front line

A crossing on the Belarusian border has become a vital link for Ukrainian families separated by war — but the route there is arduous and fraught with danger