Despite Andy Burnham’s recent charm offensive, America’s leaders will be among the last to know genuine secrets held by British intelligence because the White House is not trusted not to leak, explain...

Johnson and other signatories had a close call on Ukraine’s border with Poland - it’s all part of Putin’s plan even if it was a fluke, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The AfD and the Trump administration, with its special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are bound into a commercial friendship run out of the Kremlin by one man, writes world affairs editor Sam...

The Russian president didn’t like what Narendra Modi told him but India’s PM is trying to keep the global gang together, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

As a war correspondent, I worked with photographers who said the camera was a buffer between them and reality. It is much the same now as we snap and scroll, says journalist and author Phoebe Greenwood

Now is the time to impose real and immediate economic costs on Israel for its actions in Gaza and the West Bank, World affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

Despite four grinding years and Ukraine now successfully smashing Russia’s energy infrastructure, Vladimir Putin has no interest in trying to end the war for one key reason, Sir Bill Browder tells Sam...

Putin is rattled and Trump needs a win - this is the chance for Ukraine and her allies to force the collapse of Russia’s army and push back against its neighbour’s land grab, writes world affairs edit...

Ukraine’s campaign to force the Kremlin into paying vast amounts of compensation for Russia’s war dead has been undermined by Trump’s oil bonus for Putin, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

AI’s kill chain leaves an evidence trail in Gaza and Iran. Sam Kiley, world affairs editor, explains

Podcast Episode · World of Trouble · March 5 · 45m

In a harrowing dispatch from the frontline city of Nikopol – so close to Russian forces that few journalists have ventured there – World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley talks to children, parents and teacher...

As world leaders wring their hands over Ukraine, Sam Kiley in Kyiv meets a leading politician whose daughter Sophia was born just before the invasion and – alongside her parents and sister – is battli...

Trump may be very proud of his ‘Armada’ off the coast of Iran but the US president could look good, back a winner, and support his allies by leaving Tehran alone and helping Ukraine win instead, write...

Trump has backed away from using force against Greeland but that doesn’t leave Europe any safer, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and capture of its president mark the end of the West as we know it, warns world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and capture of its president mark the end of the West as we know it, warns world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Mark Kelly says description of alleged U.S. boat strike is ‘clearly not lawful’

Fiona Hill, a Russian expert and former White House adviser, who witnessed meetings between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, tells The Independent podcast World of Trouble’s Sam Kiley that the Russian...

Trump’s America is falling into autocracy and advocates for Russian victory in Ukraine – it’s time the West saw this and dealt with it. Sam Kiley, world affairs editor, explains how

Donald Trump’s justification for the killing of alleged drug smugglers on boats from Venezuela and his subsequent threat of invasion is nonsense - and dangerous in a world where international law mean...

Frontline medics and soldiers near Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine tell world affairs editor Sam Kiley how Nato is far from ready for war with Russia – and is training for a bygone era

Inside Ukraine’s start-up weapons industry rising from the ashes

The Hungarian leader and Donald Trump are no fans of democracy. Both are pro-Putin, and they have one point of friction, which will not ignite during their meeting in Washington DC. World affairs edit...

As Europe and the US ponder over what arms to send to help the war against Russia, Ukraine is forging ahead with homegrown missiles and drones made from carbon printers and lawnmower engines. World af...

Recently returned from the front lines near Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, world affairs editor Sam Kiley explains that Russian claims they’ve encircled Ukrainian forces are bogus

Donald Trump suggests Ukraine give up Donetsk province or risk being ‘destroyed’ by Vladimir Putin - he is wrong. Russia is making brutal but only incremental advances at an immense cost, reports worl...

Donald Trump suggests Ukraine give up Donetsk province or risk being ‘destroyed’ by Vladimir Putin - he is wrong. Russia is making brutal but only incremental advances at an immense cost, reports worl...

Trump has shown he loves to back a winner - especially one who uses American weapons - which means Zelensky must convince him that he’s the one to back with Tomahawk missiles, writes Sam Kiley in Dnip...

Trump didn’t bring peace to Gaza; he brought an Israeli ‘victory’ and Zelensky is heading to DC hoping to get the same level of military aid, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Kyiv

PTSD is a widespread injury that affects millions across the globe – none more so than those who are living in war zones, writes Sam Kiley, world affairs editor. On World Mental Health Day, he looks a...

PTSD is a widespread injury that affects millions across the globe – none more so than those who are living in war zones, writes Sam Kiley, world affairs editor. On World Mental Health Day, he looks a...

Donald Trump has been feted for his diplomatic role in the Gaza peace plan, but does the evidence stack up, asks world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Donald Trump may be frantically calling for an agreement between Israel and Hamas, but the latter has always created chaos and ridden its violent waves – and has little incentive to pursue peace, writ...

World affairs editor Sam Kiley joins RAF support patrols over Poland on what is effectively Nato’s eastern flank against Vladimir Putin’s Russia - and sees a war without end

Donald Trump’s plans for Gaza are doomed and mad. Don’t be conned by what appears to be widespread support for it, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

As the UK tries to stop the global talking shop being drowned out by US self interest, it becomes clear how far Donald Trump is from a shared vision, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley in New York

Honouring Donald Trump with a second state visit is a diplomatic strategic necessity for King and country, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

An immediate response to the attack by Palestinian militants in Jerusalem reflected the quiet heroism that Gazans show every day – but only extremists will benefit from the latest volley of violence, ...

Europe’s every move to try and force Putin into a peace deal is dogged by the US president’s flip-flopping on Russia, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Starmer and EU leaders may express outrage but they need to take more drastic action to help Ukraine beat Putin, writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

Trump’s call to the Moscow mid-session is bad news, Sam Kiley, world affairs editor, says