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Dick Cheney, the controversial power behind the Bush throne, dead at 84

Cheney wielded rare clout in Washington for over three decades, becoming the most powerful US vice president ever.

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney looks on during the primary election night party of Republican candidate US Representative Liz Cheney in Jackson, Wyoming, US August 16, 2022 [David Stubbs/Reuters]

Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning humanitarian and ex-US president dies aged 100

Carter served just one-term in the White House, but became one of the most active former presidents in US history.

Former President Jimmy Carter answers questions at a media event

Henry Kissinger: Nobel Prize-winning ‘warmonger’ has died at age 100

An ‘enigmatic realist’ who fled Nazi Germany, Kissinger is remembered for ending the US war in Vietnam, opening China.

Former Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger, speaks at the George W. Bush Presidential Center's 2019 Forum on Leadership in Dallas, Texas, U.S., April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jaime R. Carrero

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.

Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving monarch in Britain's history [File: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters]

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’.

Tutu chided Israeli treatment of Palestinians, the United States-led war in Iraq and hardliners within his own church. The pursuit of peace took him to Cyprus, Northern Ireland and Kenya. [File: Mike Hutchings/Reuters]

Hopes high for Sudan’s peace deal, but challenges remain

Analysts point to track record of failed peace bids in Sudan, potential rebel spoilers, power plays and other pitfalls.

The deal could ease Sudan’s transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of military strongman Omar al-Bashir last year [File: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters]

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 murder

Fiancee of murdered journalist says Saudi crown prince’s statement on 2018 killing ‘pure political manoeuvre’.

Khashoggi

US hits Chinese firms in ‘max pressure’ campaign on Iran

US will teach foreign governments trading with Iran breaches American sanctions and comes at a cost, Mike Pompeo says.

Pompeo talks about Iran

Protesters demand ‘Justice for Jamal’ outside MBS charity event

The Misk Foundation NYC event was dogged by controversy from the onset, with a venue cancellation, speakers pulling out.

Protestors rally outside MBS ''rehabilitation’ event in NYC [James Reinl/Al Jazeera]