With permanent home finally open, the ICC must live up to its aspirations

Unclear whether Turkey is ready to take back migrants from next Monday under EU deal

Ayatollah says those who think discussions are the way forward are ‘ignorant or traitors’

France says there are reports of attacks on opposition forces

World leaders gather in effort to tackle desperate plight of millions of displaced Syrians

John Ging outlines humanitarian challenge ahead of London summit to raise money for Syria

Long-awaited negotiations to end the five-year war in Syria begin in Geneva today

Delivery of food packages follows international outcry over deaths from malnutrition

Reaction broadly positive as final agreement delayed after last-minute wrangling

Sri Lankan woman sentenced to death for adultery with another migrant worker

Pope, UN secretary general call for urgent action and global solidarity in face of crisis

French president to meet world’s most powerful leaders in search of support

UN’s Ban urges cooperation between Washington and Moscow in combating terror

Obsessive focus on particular Middle Eastern figures has only made them stronger

Talk of a third intifada may be premature, but violence can produce its own momentum.

Ban Ki-moon says visit to Middle East reflects sense of global alarm at escalation in violence

Irish diplomats’ work strengthens campaign for UN Security Council seat

US threatens to support UN sanctions if Salva Kiir backtracks on deal with rebels

UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon acts following claims of rape and murder

Ireland should accept its share of responsibility for ‘planetary emergency’