The contest to succeed António Guterres as UN Secretary-General will shape how the weakened body handles a more divided world. Months of closed-door polling have failed to produce consensus on a candidate, and the prospect of prolonged deadlock poses uncertain yet serious risks for the organisation.
Iran has never had more Caspian friends, or needed them more. So why are its neighbours lining up pipelines and corridors that could leave Tehran more exposed than ever?
Yemen is not the only side of the Bab al-Mandab, across the water sits the Horn of Africa, which has been dealing with its own strife for the past decade. With the Houthis advancing, more eyes look toward East Africa
