Analysis: Ukraine's deployment to Sudan aims to show that it can fight Russia abroad whilst also indicating that Kyiv wants to create new allies in Africa.
Analysis: The war in Gaza and Israel's vow to seize the Philadelphi Corridor could see the remilitarisation of Sinai, threatening the 1979 peace treaty.
Analysis: Iran's attack was a show of military strength following Israeli and US strikes on its regional interests, but also a message to Iraqi Kurdish leaders.
Analysis: The killing of Saleh al-Arouri could foreshadow an Israeli assassination campaign against Hamas leaders across the region, and possibly beyond.
In-depth: Several bloody wars were fought between Egypt and Israel over the strategic peninsula, with Israel briefly building settlements there during its 15-year occupation.
In-depth: Netanyahu's strategy of thwarting a Palestinian state, deepening Israel's occupation, and embracing the far-right has been a disaster, with a divided Israeli society no longer willing to entertain his political survival.
Analysis: There are fears that Iran will expand its nuclear programme and abandon its self-imposed limits on the range of ballistic missiles if European countries maintain sanctions set to expire in October.
Analysis: Touring Azerbaijan and Cyprus, both countries with ongoing territorial disputes, may hint at Erdogan's foreign policy objectives as he enters his new five-year term as Turkey's leader.