Romania: US must not interfere in Tate’s case, say alleged victims

Four women who allege they were sexually abused by the social media influencer Andrew Tate have urged the US not to interfere in his case in Romania. The women said…

USA: Meta plans globe-spanning sub-sea internet cable

Meta has announced plans to build a 50,000km (31,000 mile) sub-sea cable across the world. The tech giant said Project Waterworth – connecting the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and…

UK: Starmer says US ‘backstop’ needed for Ukraine peace deal

Sir Keir Starmer has said any Ukraine peace deal would require a “US backstop” to deter Russia from attacking its neighbour again. Speaking after a hastily convened meeting with European…

USA: Hundreds fired at aviation safety agency

The Trump administration has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, according to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union, weeks after a fatal mid-air plane collision in…

Ukraine: The weapons supplies to Kyiv by its western alies

Concerns are rising that the US may no longer come to Europe’s defence, which could force European countries – including the UK – to increase their military spending. Since the…

Saudi Arabia: Russia won’t accept Nato troops in Ukraine, Lavrov says after talks with US

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said his country won’t accept peacekeeping forces from Nato countries in Ukraine under any peace deal, following high-level talks with the US in Saudi…

Middle East: Afghan families in Pakistan caught in crackdown

When Salima Ahmad* noticed a three-day gap between the expiry of her family’s visas and the date on a document proving that they had applied for renewals, her heart filled with…

Ukraine: ‘We will last six months’ if Trump pulls US military aid from Kyiv

Ahead of the emergency summit in Paris on Europe’s response to being excluded from US-Russia peace talks, Ukraine’s president warned of his country’s bleak future if US military aid is…

USA: Trump dispatches NY real estate dealmaker to solve global crises

When US President Donald Trump wanted someone to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin last week to open negotiations for a potential deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, he didn’t dispatch…

USA: Trump appeals to Supreme Court over firing of US agency boss

President Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to allow him to fire the head of an independent ethics agency that protects whistleblower federal employees. He has filed an…