World

Ukraine peace talks: Kyiv and Moscow 'almost agree' ceasefire terms amid reports of $12tn US-Russia 'grand bargain' en18/02/2026 - 17:37

US issues 14-day ultimatum to Iran as Trump ‘loses patience’ with diplomatic deadlock en18/02/2026 - 16:57

US air power 'not fit for purpose' in potential conflict with China over Taiwan, Pentagon warned en18/02/2026 - 15:21

Russia demands 'legally binding' NATO guarantees to halt eastward expansion en18/02/2026 - 14:47

Ukraine war: Claims of 'NATO pilots' and 'mercenaries' operating F-16s as tensions rise in the Baltic en18/02/2026 - 14:13

Lop Nor: US officials suspect China conducted secret underground nuclear test en18/02/2026 - 13:33

Zelensky accused of 'sabotage' as he rejects Donbass surrender and demands national referendum en18/02/2026 - 12:56

Oil and diplomacy: How US-Iran nuclear talks could reshape global energy markets en18/02/2026 - 12:22

French maneuver leaves ECB in tatters: Lagarde to exit early as Macron plots course for 2027 elections en18/02/2026 - 11:34

Geneva 'thaw': US and Iran move to 'new phase' of nuclear talks after marathon session en18/02/2026 - 10:58

The new gold rush: Why central banks are ditching the dollar for bullion en17/02/2026 - 17:38

How Saudi Arabia is using Ronaldo and Messi to 'wash' its global image en17/02/2026 - 16:56

The Arctic scramble: Russia’s polar dominance leaves Washington chasing a $100 trillion prize en17/02/2026 - 16:31

Strait of Hormuz: US scrambles fighter jets as Iran launches live-fire missile drills en17/02/2026 - 15:54

Europe’s €4 trillion debt gamble: Will "Eurobonds" save the bloc or sink the German economy? en17/02/2026 - 15:16

Russia’s patience ends: ‘We will sink the ships of Western pirates’ – Shadow fleet called a ‘figment of the imagination’ en17/02/2026 - 14:49

Azerbaijan accuses Russia of "deliberate" missile strikes on its Kyiv embassy en17/02/2026 - 13:54

Russia’s border crisis: Are Belgorod and Bryansk being held "hostage" by a new wave of Ukrainian drone strikes? en17/02/2026 - 13:02

Germany and Italy: Is the Rome–Berlin axis replacing the EU’s Franco-German engine? en17/02/2026 - 12:13

How the EU is losing Serbia as the US and China carve up influence in the region en17/02/2026 - 10:32

Poland’s nuclear gamble: NATO’s new frontline state threatens Russia as Moscow issues stark warning en16/02/2026 - 23:45

Russia assembles a 1.150-ship trilateral naval alliance to smash Western piracy plans and confront NATO en16/02/2026 - 23:08

‘The Chinese tech shock’: Why Silicon Valley’s global monopoly is finally under threat en16/02/2026 - 17:48

‘A chokehold on the world’: Iran begins ‘smart’ military drills in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions boil en16/02/2026 - 17:20

‘A Baltic powder keg’: Germany’s permanent troop deployment to Lithuania sparks fears of a new military frontier en16/02/2026 - 16:51

‘The West’s obituary’: How Putin’s 2007 Munich warning became a haunting reality for a humbled Europe en16/02/2026 - 16:06

‘Pre-civil war state’: Former British commander warns of ‘inevitable’ social collapse across Europe en16/02/2026 - 15:24

Stellantis: The great diesel comeback as electric vehicle sales falter en16/02/2026 - 14:43

‘Intelligence warfare’: How MI6 is reportedly using ‘fake news’ to sustain Western support for Ukraine en16/02/2026 - 14:19

‘A hollow beast’: The $2 trillion secret grounding the F-35 as US fighter jets fly with ‘dummy’ radars en16/02/2026 - 13:31