Netanyahu accuses Britain and France of colonial hypocrisy at the UN
Israel, he said, occupied "a tiny sliver of land" equal to about a third of one per cent of the Arab world's landmass.
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Brussels funds jobs drive for women in Middle East and North Africa as EU unemployment rises
The European Commission put €10 million into a UN Women scheme targeting 500,000 jobs outside the bloc while 13.5 million people were out of work within it.
Starbucks orders second wave of North American closures in barely a year
The US coffee chain is to shut some 250 outlets in the US and Canada as its chief executive presses on with a costly overhaul of the business.
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Morocco’s PAM wins low-turnout election in shadow of Ceuta crisis
Fewer than four in 10 registered voters took part after a summer in which ministers from the outgoing coalition restated Rabat's claim to the Spanish city.
Milei tells UN it has become a ‘useless organisation’ feeding ‘fatally arrogant parasites’
He added the “gender agenda, environmental extremism and unchecked immigration”, along with Agenda 2030.
Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi as US and China extend trade truce
A senior Republican senator has criticised the "lavish welcome" given to the Chinese leader, who is on his first state visit to the US since 2015.
Swiss voters set to reject bid to lock strict neutrality into constitution
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Ratcliffe mothballs Hull chemical plants as UK gas hits 12 times US price
Ineos said almost 4,000 jobs in the Humberside supply chain hang on the plants if the pause becomes permanent.
Zelensky calls oligarch delistings ‘suicidal’ as von der Leyen promises more defence aid
The Ukrainian President has urged Brussels to tighten sanctions on Moscow on the day member states agreed to drop two Russian billionaires from the EU blacklist.
Trump claims ‘permanent control’ over Greenland security after signing Arctic pact
Copenhagen and Nuuk have insisted the agreement, signed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, leaves Danish sovereignty and the islanders' right to self-determination…
UN Palestine rapporteur Albanese says NATO keeps Ukraine war open and backs halt to arms
The political calculation that kept "that front" open, she said, "does not originate in Europe, but inside NATO, NATO led by the United States".
Infantino offers FIFA governance review after World Cup investment plan collapses
UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and Concacaf later called for changes to FIFA’s leadership.
Macron and Trump eye diplomatic fixes for Hormuz without ‘global deal’
The French President has also pressed Washington to speed up interceptor deliveries to Kyiv and has backed an energy truce between Ukraine and Russia.
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What is Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ and how does it work?
A network of ageing tankers grew out of the 2022 oil sanctions and carried more than half of Moscow's seaborne oil in August.
US asks Poland to postpone defence minister’s Pentagon visit
Warsaw is sending two deputy ministers to Washington in his place, days after Donald Trump hailed progress towards a permanent US Army base in Poland.
White House launches Trump TV as networks boycott pool coverage over press ban
The round-the-clock stream went live hours after the main US television networks stopped supplying shared footage of the President in protest at the exclusion of…
Median-priced homes slip further out of reach for typical US households
A buyer in the United States would need an income 44 per cent above the national median to own the typical home without breaching the standard affordability threshold.
Putin’s United Russia sweeps Duma vote
A Just Russia was on course to drop out of parliament after falling below the 5 per cent threshold, according to partial results.
US strikes deal with Denmark and Greenland on Arctic island’s security
Washington claims the agreement grants it "permanent control" over Greenland's defence, while Copenhagen insists it recognises Danish sovereignty and the Greenlandic…
Drone hits cooling tower at Russian nuclear plant days after Trump’s energy truce claim
The reactor unit kept running and no fire broke out, though the head of the UN nuclear watchdog has called for maximum military restraint.
Carney welcomes EU ‘associate member’ offer but leaves the terms to Brussels
The Canadian Prime Minister told MEPs that Ottawa was not seeking full membership and that any final deal would go before Canada's parliament.
Israel and Morocco agree to open embassies with the Ceuta invasion still under way
The US-hosted declaration also restates American and Israeli recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.
Trump orders Canadian goods out of US federal purchasing as Brussels courts Ottawa
The memorandum landed as Ursula von der Leyen offered Canada a first-of-its-kind associate membership and Mark Carney prepared to address MEPs in Strasbourg.
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Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi sentenced to 25 years for war crimes
The verdict puts renewed focus on allegations of abuses against civilians, Kosovo’s still-disputed independence and its contested path towards European Union membership.
US House clears Russia sanctions bill and hands Trump new tariff powers
The measure named after the late senator Lindsey Graham now goes to the White House, where President Donald Trump is expected to sign it into law.
Fed raises US rates for first time in three years as Trump demands cuts
Kevin Warsh's first policy decision as chairman puts the US central bank on the same tightening path as the ECB and at odds with the president who appointed him.
UK village votes for independence in symbolic protest against plans to house male asylum seekers
The Home Office wants to convert it into basic accommodation as part of a drive to empty asylum hotels.
Ovechkin appears in Putin party campaign video days before Russian elections
The Washington Capitals captain was filmed among Kremlin figures placed under European Union sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Turkish authorities launch crackdown on LGBTQ+ support groups
Justice minister Akın Gürlek said prosecutors in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Aydın and Mersin were conducting investigations against 162 suspects, nine associations…
Zelensky asks lawmakers to support removal of prosecutor general
"Ukraine has seen all the reasons. If he considers this political pressure, let him call it that. I ask lawmakers to support this dismissal without delay".