Trump-Zelenskyy meeting: Can the US president force Moscow into ceasefire?

When Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Washington on Friday, they are expected to discuss how to force Moscow into negotiations: either the Kremlin agr...

Trump critic and ex-national security adviser John Bolton criminally indicted

The case, the third against a Trump adversary in the last month, will also unfold against the backdrop of concerns that the Justice Department is pursuing the pre...

Trump threatens Hamas with military action if bloodshed persists in Gaza

In a social media post, Trump said he had limited patience for the killings that Hamas was carrying out against rival factions inside the devastated territory, th...

Trump says he will meet Putin in Hungary in bid to resolve Ukraine war

With a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal holding in Gaza, Trump said he's now turning his attention to bringing the war in Ukraine to an end.

US President Dona...

Former guard at US embassy in Norway convicted of spying for Russia and Iran

Prosecutors said the 28-year-old man handed over details about the embassy's diplomats, its floor plans and security routines, Norwegian state broadcaster NRK rep...

Italy court blocks extradition of Ukrainian to Germany in Nord Stream pipelines blast case

The explosions ruptured the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which carried Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea until Russia cut of supplies at the end of A...

Israel holds memorial ceremony marking anniversary since 7 October Hamas-led attack

President Isaac Herzog offered an apology to the victims on behalf of the state of Israel, acknowledging that the attacks had "fragmented" lives.

Israel marked t...

Poland's president signs off on new zero income tax law for parents with two children

The bill, presented by Karol Nawrocki in August, removes the income tax obligation on families earning up to 140,000 zloty (€32,973) a year.

Poland's president h...

China presents a daily threat to UK security, MI5 chief says after spy case collapse

The espionage case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash collapsed after government officials refused to testify under oath that China posed a threat to ...

Dozens injured as Russia launches barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles across Ukraine

Zelenskyy slammed the attacks as Russian terror and intimidation and called for further pressure to force the Kremlin to the negotiating table to end its ongoing ...

Faulty engineering led to 2023 implosion of Titan submersible, NTSB report finds

The catastrophic implosion of the OceanGate "Titan" submersible killed all five people on board as it was diving to explore the wreck of the Titanic.

Faulty engi...

Uruguay becomes first country in Latin America to decriminalise euthanasia

Officials hailed the law's passage as reinforcing Uruguay's reputation as among the most socially liberal nations in the region.

Uruguay’s senate passed a law de...

Madagascar coup leader Randrianirina set to be sworn in as president

Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who led a coup in Madagascar, will serve as president for up to two years before holding elections. The African Union has suspended...

French government on the brink of collapse as PM Lecornu faces two no-confidence votes

With the left and far-right united against him, freshly reappointed PM Sébastien Lecornu faces the prospect of his government's collapse.

French Prime Minister S...

Doctors are facing a burnout crisis. Will AI help or hurt?

Experts say artificial intelligence can support health workers, but if it is too complicated, hospital doctors will only have more work to do.

The World Health S...

Can any countries be exempted from their obligations under the EU's controversial migration pact?

One of the key questions around the Migration and Asylum Pact, adopted by the European Union in May 2024, is which countries will be able to avoid part of their o...

Tomahawks for Ukraine: Game changing weapon or leverage over Moscow?

Fresh off the Gaza ceasefire deal, Donald Trump is about to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the possibility of selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. Both...

Reporters turn in access badges, exit Pentagon in protest against new reporting rules

News outlets were nearly unanimous in rejecting new rules imposed by the Defense chief that would leave journalists vulnerable to expulsion if they sought to repo...

Israel receives remains of two more hostages as Hamas says time needed to reach others

The forensics team that received the bodies said some arrived still shackled or bearing signs of physical abuse.

Israeli authorities said on Wednesday that they ...

Trump says US conducting CIA covert operations inside Venezuela

Trump said the administration “is looking at land” as it considers further strikes in the region but declined to say whether the CIA has the authority to take act...

Doctors Without Borders closes its emergency centre in Haiti's capital due to surge of gang violence

Haiti has been plagued by worsening gang violence since the 2021 assassination of its then-President Jovenel Moïse and armed gangs control most of the capital Por...