Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday praised Ukraine’s foreign intelligence service for the killing of top Russian military figures since the start of the war. Zelenskyy did not make any…
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Europe leads global defence spending rise, awakening to security deficit
Europe led a record international rise in defence spending last year, according to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). European expenses rose in real terms by…
US peace deal: Germany asks Ukraine to reject Trump’s proposal
Germany’s defence minister, Boris Pistorius, said that Ukraine should not cede all territory occupied by Russia in a peace deal proposed by President Donald Trump. Newwsmen reports that the US…
Saudi Arabia, Qatar to settle Syria’s outstanding debt to World Bank
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have announced that they will settle Syria’s debt to the World Bank totalling roughly $15m, according to a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency, in…
Trump questions Putin’s desire for peace after meeting Zelensky at the Vatican
Donald Trump has questioned Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war in Ukraine following his meeting with the country’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral. Posting…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints aide as PLO deputy
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a close aide as vice president, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said. Hussein al-Sheikh was named “deputy [vice president] of the PLO leadership,” Wasel…
Trump backs off threat to fire Fed Chair Powell, as stock market surges
United States President Donald Trump has backed off his threat to fire the head of the US Federal Reserve, after his broadsides against the central bank boss prompted a plunge…
Musk to reduce Doge role after Tesla profits plunge
Tesla boss Elon Musk says he will cut back his role in Donald Trump’s administration after the company’s profits and revenues plunged during the first three months of the year.…
Haiti heading to point of no return, total chaos – UN warns
The United Nations, UN, special representative to the troubled Haiti has warned that the country is approaching a “point of no return” leading to “total chaos.” Rampant gang violence has…
Francis was a vocal critic of the powerful, his influence felt far beyond faith
Over 12 profoundly consequential years for the Catholic Church, Pope Francis steered it into uncharted territory and did so in ways that will resonate long into the future. The pontiff…
