Dick Cheney, the controversial power behind the Bush throne, dead at 84Cheney wielded rare clout in Washington for over three decades, becoming the most powerful US vice president ever.
Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning humanitarian and ex-US president dies aged 100Carter served just one-term in the White House, but became one of the most active former presidents in US history.
Henry Kissinger: Nobel Prize-winning ‘warmonger’ has died at age 100An ‘enigmatic realist’ who fled Nazi Germany, Kissinger is remembered for ending the US war in Vietnam, opening China.
Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch who ‘always put duty first’Monarch led UK royal family through often-difficult times and greeted generations of kings, presidents and despots.
Obituary: Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s ‘moral compass’Tutu, who died on Sunday at the age of 90, was considered ‘a thorn in the side of the apartheid government’.
Hopes high for Sudan’s peace deal, but challenges remainAnalysts point to track record of failed peace bids in Sudan, potential rebel spoilers, power plays and other pitfalls.
Legacy of Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah: Farewell ‘Mr Fix-It’Sheikh Sabah spent decades building bridges between rowing neighbours. His talents will be missed.
Call for justice in the US one year after Khashoggi’s murderFiancee of murdered journalist says Saudi crown prince’s statement on 2018 killing ‘pure political manoeuvre’.
US hits Chinese firms in ‘max pressure’ campaign on IranUS will teach foreign governments trading with Iran breaches American sanctions and comes at a cost, Mike Pompeo says.
Protesters demand ‘Justice for Jamal’ outside MBS charity eventThe Misk Foundation NYC event was dogged by controversy from the onset, with a venue cancellation, speakers pulling out.