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The European Council of 23 October 2025, like previous summits, saw the EU Member States reaffirm their determination to strengthen their defence capabilities in response to the Russian threat and gro...

French multinational is ordered to remove its website messages about aiming for carbon neutrality

Israeli PM dismisses claim despite Washington providing estimated 68% of country’s foreign-sourced weapons

U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s arrival in Israel marks Washington’s latest effort to stabilise a fragile ceasefire in Gaza and advance President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace framework.

The European Commission’s move to “simplify” the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is a shameful surrender to political pressure.

On Monday Hamas set free 20 alive hostages and later returned bodies of rest of the deceased hostages as per phase one of Trump’s 20-point peace plan.

Polish prosecutors have filed charges against two Russian citizens accused of spying for Russia’s FSB and involvement in a parcel bomb scheme, the national prosecutor’s office said on Monday.

Europol’s Operation SIMCARTEL dismantled a SIM farm used for 49M fake accounts and €5M in fraud.

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

Beijing has realised that reckless America First policies are alienating old and new friends alike, creating a vacuum it can fill, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

A Russian presidential economic envoy and key negotiator in Ukraine peace talks has proposed building an $8 billion undersea tunnel linking Alaska and Russia using Elon Musk’s tunnel construction comp...

'Sold my soul to the devil’: Fox News staffers blast network in explosive court filing

John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser-turned-adversary, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland on Thursday.

UNITED NATIONS, October 17 (IPS) - The US hostility towards the UN is threatening to escalate, as a cash-starved world body is struggling for economic survival.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump could significantly advance efforts to end the war with Russia.

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This report documents how weapons and military equipment intended for Mali’s armed forces were rerouted to the Wagner Group between 2021 and 2025, a practice that undermines global arms control regime...

Scientists believe the increase could be due to trees, oceans and peatlands absorbing less carbon because of heatwaves and drought

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.

Cyberattacks are targeting solar power systems, exposing how connected inverters and control platforms can threaten grid stability.

Europe’s reliance on US arms raises autonomy concerns, as security worsens and leaders aim to cut strategic and technological dependence

Taiwan has announced plans to roll out a new, multi-layered air defence system called “T-Dome”, aimed at improving the island’s response to potential aerial threats from China.

South Korea’s Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back told parliament on Monday that North Korea is “likely receiving various technologies” from Russia to advance its submarine program.

The Global Risks Report 2025 analyses global risks to support decision-makers in balancing current crises and longer-term priorities.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban secretly sent agents to spy on European Union institutions in Brussels for years, according to a report published by a Belgian newspaper.

Cropped explains the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight.

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With Babiš’s victory the Czech Republic looks set to join Hungary and Slovakia in refusing support for Ukraine

The Israeli army repeats threat to Palestinians to leave northern Gaza to the south and not to return to Gaza City.

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