Trump doesn’t want ‘wasted time’ with Putin as plan for Budapest meeting is called off

“I don’t want to have a wasted meeting,” Trump said. “I don’t want to have a waste of time — so we’ll see what happens.” His comments come after Russia's foreign ...

North Korea has fired ballistic missiles toward the east, Seoul says

South Korea’s military detected multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles launched from an area south of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, South Korea’...

NATO annual nuclear exercise 'Steadfast Noon' winds down in the Netherlands

The bulk of the drill was held in the North Sea, far from Russia and Ukraine, and involved military bases in Belgium, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands.

NATO's m...

Gaza ceasefire going 'better than expected,' US Vice President JD Vance says in Israel

The ceasefire was tested by renewed fighting on Sunday and accusations from both sides of ceasefire violations, but both Israel and Hamas have said they are commi...

Estimated €185bn needed to rebuild Syria after 14 years of civil war, World Bank says

Syria's civil war began in 2011 when mass protests against the government of then-President Bashar al-Assad were met with a brutal crackdown and spiralled into ar...

No Trump-Putin meeting in foreseeable future — this is why

Moscow has rejected the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine, stating that this idea contradicts the agreement reached by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alas...

Greek plan to ban protests at Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Athens sparks backlash

Opposition parties claim the move is an attempt to stop anti-government rallies from taking place at the site.

Greece's conservative government has proposed bann...

Former president behind bars: France grapples with Sarkozy’s five-year prison term

The unprecedented jailing of a former head of state exposed deep divisions over justice and the legacy of Nicolas Sarkozy’s years in power.

Former French Preside...

British drug-smuggling grandma to be sent home after 12 years on death row in Bali

Lindsay Sandiford, 68, was arrested after arriving in Bali in 2012 when Indonesian authorities found cocaine worth €2.1 million in her suitcase.

A British drug-s...

Poland detains eight over suspected Russia-linked sabotage, says PM Tusk

Two suspects were also arrested in Romania for allegedly depositing incendiary devices at an international courier company in Bucharest.

Authorities in Poland ha...

Austria deports first person to Afghanistan since Taliban takeover, sparking outcry

Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker said more deportations would follow, sparking criticism from human rights groups such as Amnesty International.

Austria has...

Would-be assassin given 21-year sentence for shooting Slovak PM Robert Fico

Juraj Cintula, 72, was found guilty of terrorism by a court on Tuesday over the attack he carried out on 15 May 2024.

A court in Slovakia sentenced on Tuesday th...

Fatal Lisbon funicular crash linked to faulty cable and maintenance failures

The derailment and crash of the Glória funicular on 3 September killed 16 people and injured 21 others. Most of the victims were foreign nationals.

The failure o...

Houthis release five detained Yemeni UN workers but 15 foreign staff remain confined to compound

Iran-backed Houthi rebels raided UN compound in Yemen's capital of Sanaa on Saturday and detained 20 staff in latest action against the organisation.

Houthi rebe...

Moscow's demands have not changed after Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, Kremlin says

The Kremlin has not changed its stance on its territorial demands from Ukraine, Moscow said, rejecting speculation that Russia might have scaled back its terms fo...

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi set to be elected as nation’s first female prime minister

Takaichi will replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic Party’s disastrous election ...

US appeals court ruling allows Trump to send troops to Portland

The verdict is the most recent step in a rapidly advancing case that started last month when the states of California and Oregon, along with the city of Portland,...

Trump says he doesn't think Ukraine can win war against Russia, but adds 'anything is possible'

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his reportedly tense meeting with Trump on Friday was "positive" even though he did not secure the Tomahawk missiles ...

Iraq says some US military personnel will stay due to Islamic State threat in Syria

Washington and Baghdad agreed last year to wind down a US-led coalition fighting IS in Iraq by this September, with US forces departing some bases where they have...

Sarkozy received by Macron at Élysée Palace before five-year prison term starts on Tuesday

A Paris court found Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy in connection with the alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign and setenced him to fi...

Germany's chancellor rejects calls to relax 'firewall' to work with German far-right AfD party

The far-right AfD party finished second in Germany's snap national election in February and polls since then have shown its support base continues to grow.

Germa...