Patel held 12 secret meetings, including one with Benjamin Netanyahu, without informing Theresa May's cabinet.
One year since the 2016 presidential election, voting rights groups say voters face new barriers at the ballot box.
An inquest will look into the death of a mentally ill man who died in an Ontario prison last year.
Trade unions urge Gulf nations to follow Qatar's lead as UN's ILO dismisses complaints over foreign labour treatment.
Known colloquially as MBS, the prince is seen as pragmatic on domestic issues and keen on aggressively countering Iran.
An air, sea and land blockade imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt is now in its fourth month.
Spain's Constitutional Court has called Catalonia's unilateral independence declaration an 'attack on the rule of law'.
Tehran and Riyadh proxies struggle to assert control of Lebanese government after Prime Minister Hariri's resignation.
Government claims demonetisation is a success but opposition says the move caused job losses and economic slump.
In joint press conference with Iraqi counterpart, Qatari FM said Quartet actions 'backfired'.
Is an equitable recovery possible for Houston, or has the storm deepened the city's social and economic divide?
Tehran and Riyadh proxies struggle to assert control of Lebanese government after Hariri resignation.
Enveloped by a choking shroud of toxic smog, New Delhi has declared a public health emergency as Lahore is also covered.
Reports of Saudi keeping Yemen's president under house arrest raise questions over the coalition's aims in the war.
All the developments since the UN tightened sanctions on August 6.
How Palestinians serving long sentences in Israeli jails enable their wives to conceive in their absence using IVF.
All the latest updates following the establishment of a new anti-corruption committee in Saudi Arabia.
Ex-president of Kurdish Regional Government Masoud Barzani says he wants to resolve tensions with Baghdad with dialogue.
Four reasons why we should not take Saudi rhetoric against Iran at face value.
Ex-Philippine president charged with graft and usurpation of authority for approving operation that left 44 police dead.
On year after the US presidential election, White House correspondent Kimberly Halkett reflects on covering the presidency many didn't expect.
