Russia-Ukraine war
Doomsday Clock and the paradox of nuclear weapons
With more flashpoints around the globe, are we inching ever closer to Armageddon?
World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil
NEW Year’s Eve revellers will toast the end of 2025 on Wednesday (Dec 31) night, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and vain hopes for peace in Ukraine.
Trump-Zelenskiy talks yield no progress on Ukraine-Russia territorial issues
RUSSIA and Ukraine on Monday (Dec 29) remained far apart on territorial issues that are blocking a peace deal, despite progress on security guarantees for Kyiv at talks between US President Donald Tru...
Trump hails ‘a lot of progress’ in talks with Zelensky
Putin has continued to press his demands, including for Ukraine to cede territories in the country’s east
Jared Kushner is everywhere, from peace deals to big money deals
He is a linchpin of some of the biggest issues confronting the White House
For Trump, the hottest property on earth lies in the Arctic
A potential US-Russia deal shows the region’s rare earths and vast energy reserves are turning it into the next big geopolitical prize
EU set to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan
At least 15 of the 27 member states have to agree on plan to immobilise 210 billion euros worth of assets
Trump slams ‘decaying’ and ‘weak’ Europe
PRESIDENT Donald Trump blasted Europe as “decaying” and “weak” on immigration and Ukraine in an interview published on Tuesday, deepening a rift between the United States and some of its oldest allies...
EU close to deal on Russian assets, summit to go on until agreement: Costa
[DUBLIN] The European Union is very close to a solution to finance Ukraine in 2026 and 2027 that would have the support of at least a qualified majority of EU countries, the chairman of EU summits, An...
Macron urges Xi to step up efforts on Ukraine, rebalancing global trade
A large business delegation is accompanying Macron on his fourth state visit to China
