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UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base in Britain was "highly likely" to have been coordinated in Iran,

October 12, 2026

Business|Economy

Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain

President Donald Trump on Monday defended a diesel oil deal he made with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained the agreement appears to

October 12, 2026

Economy|Europe|Political|US|World

Kyiv says Russia hits energy targets despite Trump ceasefire announcement

Russia hit at least six energy targets during a night and morning of deadly airstrikes across Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on

October 12, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Diesel diplomacy

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Diesel dominated another weekend of noisy geopolitics, with confusion

October 12, 2026

Asia|World

China imposes sanctions on Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties

China on Monday placed sanctions on Paraguay's communications minister and the foreign minister of Belize over their countries' ties

October 12, 2026

Europe|Political|World

EU adopts nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia

European Union foreign ministers have adopted nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia's military-industrial complex, the bloc's foreign policy chief, Kaja

October 12, 2026

Uncategorized

Trump’s US-Russia diesel deal draws bipartisan criticism

October 12, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|MidEast|Science

After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping

October 11, 2026

Economy|Finance

Middle East war, high debt levels to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok

Finance officials from around the world will gather in Bangkok this week under the shadow of a widening war in the Middle East, the biggest-ever energy

October 11, 2026

Political|World

Neither Putin nor Trump wanted to hang up first, Kremlin aide says after 'very friendly' call

A conversation on Friday between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump was "very substantive and friendly" and neither leader wanted to be the first to end the call

October 10, 2026

Economy|Europe|Political|US|World

Germany sticks to Russia sanctions after Trump announcement on diesel

Germany said on Saturday it would maintain sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine following US President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration had

October 10, 2026

Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court, hours after former judge wins Nobel

US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its

October 09, 2026

Europe|Political|World

ICC urges members to make sure it can continue despite US sanctions

The International Criminal Court on Friday strongly rejected the sanctions imposed on it by the US government and called on its member states to make sure it can continue

October 09, 2026

Crime|Political|World

Leading pro-Kremlin war blogger detained in Montenegro and ordered to leave country

October 09, 2026

Europe

Former German Chancellor Schroeder celebrates Putin's birthday at president's home

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder helped celebrate Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday at the leader's home, the Kremlin said on Thursday.

October 09, 2026

Economy

UK announces new round of Russia sanctions targeting financial services, 'shadow fleet'

Britain's Foreign Office announced on Thursday new sanctions targeting individuals and entities it said were involved in the production or transport of Russian oil,

October 08, 2026

Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Britain says consulate in Jerusalem to remain open as a UK mission

British foreign minister Ed Miliband said on Thursday its Consulate General building in East Jerusalem, ordered to close by Israel, would remain open as an independent and

October 08, 2026

Arts|Europe|MidEast|World

What's happening with Britain's Jerusalem consulate?

Britain said on Thursday its nearly 200-year-old consulate in Jerusalem would continue operating on a smaller scale and be renamed as the "UK Mission" in the city, after Israel

October 08, 2026

Americas|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

British diplomats to remain at scaled-down mission in Jerusalem

Britain and Israel announced on Thursday that the nearly 200-year-old British diplomatic mission in Jerusalem would

October 08, 2026

Uncategorized

US opens direct talks with Myanmar's generals, reversing years of isolation

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October 08, 2026

Once shunned, Myanmar's military-backed leader gets red carpet welcome in Malaysia

Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Malaysia on Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as the military-backed leader once

October 07, 2026

Europe|Political|World

Putin warns Russia is prepared to use ‘all weapons,’ including nuclear, to protect Kaliningrad

October 02, 2026

Arts|Finance

Iran readies harder retaliation if attacked as diplomacy faces long odds

Iran is preparing a broader and more forceful response if the United States resumes large-scale military attacks, sources said, while continuing a diplomatic

October 01, 2026

Arts|Asia|Economy|MidEast|World

Iran indicates it's received an official US response to its latest offer on ending the war

Iranian officials say they have received an official U.S. response to Tehran's own proposal to end the seven-month war, which U.S. President Donald Trump rejected days earlier

September 30, 2026

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