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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would lift sanctions on Syria to offer it a chance for “greatness” after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, as he cast himself as a peacemaker in the Middle East.

On a state visit to Saudi Arabia primarily aimed at securing billions of dollars of investment, the billionaire president took aim both at the US left and right who he said had intervened in the region in the guise of “nation builders” but “wrecked far more nations than they built”.

Trump renewed his…

The UK has joined calls for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to address the escalating humanitarian situation in Gaza, ministers confirmed in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Anadolu reports.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the UK will “make representations very actively” at the session, voicing strong concern over Israel’s recent decision to reduce the number of aid distribution points.

Lammy emphasized that the UK is engaging closely…

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday that no one can dictate Paris’ position on recognizing a Palestinian state, urging the Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the use of brutal force in Gaza and instead focus on diplomacy and negotiations for a ceasefire, Anadolu reports.

“No one will dictate France’s position. France will do it because France believes in a lasting political solution for the region, in the…