
Friedrich Merz wanted to be the chancellor who explained the world to Germany. Instead, a single exchange with a terminally ill wo…

Kazakh oil matters more to Europe than it appears. Russia’s decision to halt supplies to Germany looks political – but Moscow has …

Shoplifting in Britain is rising, but the bigger shift is who is doing it. More middle-class consumers now see theft as low risk a…

The motive behind the car attack in Leipzig remains unclear after two people were killed and several others seriously injured. The…

The disconnect is widening: AI-driven gains are pushing Wall Street to record highs even as inflation and the Iran conflict weigh …

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has divided Gulf states into those benefiting from higher oil prices and those losing out beca…

The European Commission plans to access Google’s most sensitive user data. Officially, the aim is to promote competition. In pract…

Iran said on Monday it had forced a US warship to turn back before entering the Strait of Hormuz. A US official denied a report th…

The pace of Russia’s advance has been steadily declining since November 2025. In April, Moscow lost 116 sq km of occupied Ukrainia…

The Shiite militant movement has been entrenched in southern Lebanon since the 1980s. Against the backdrop of a showdown between m…

As peace efforts between Washington and Tehran remain stuck over Iran’s nuclear program, the US is sending military support to one…

Rising costs of benefits and youth unemployment are pushing Labour toward tougher rules, highlighting a widening debate over the s…

While Beijing relies on access to open sea routes, Moscow and Pyongyang are creating facts on the ground. The project illustrates …

The European Union is pushing for a unified definition of rape based on the principle that “only yes means yes”. However, because …

The church fire in Montenach appears to have been an accident. Yet it has revived a wider anxiety in France, where Christian sites…

The Kaliningrad region, on the Baltic Sea, has been part of Russia since the end of World War II. It lies between Poland and Lithu…

Meta’s new AI model moves a step closer to replacing human users and, combined with the Lazarus system, is fueling speculation abo…

A protracted conflict with no clear winner, rising oil prices and declining support at home. More than two months into the war wit…

Oil prices are rising despite the Emirates’ announcement that it is leaving the cartel, but the move could reshape the market once…

Investigations, prosecutions and cooperation with outside organizations – a new US Department of Justice report points to unequal …

Billions, star players and a global stage – yet no audience: LIV Golf’s potential collapse shows how far sport has already drifted…

Czech authorities have rejected a report by a Russian daily that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was barred from flying over Cze…

The United States will withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, widening a rift with European allies after President Donald Trump clash…

Journalists are working under increasingly difficult conditions worldwide, as violence, new laws and political pressure continue t…

Rice supplies are coming under pressure as the Iran war disrupts fuel and fertiliser flows and El Niño threatens harvests across A…

For the first time in a long time, something other than the actions of US President Donald Trump were affecting life on the financ…