US President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russia over its war in Ukraine, days after Congress sent the bill to the White House Signed on Friday, the legislation, known as the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, honours the late Republican senator who spent more … Read moreTrump signs sweeping Russia sanctions over Ukraine war
United States President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that Washington has entered into an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that gives the US “permanent control over security and all other needs”. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said, “At my direction, we worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to guarantee that … Read moreTrump claims deal with Denmark gives US ‘permanent control’ over Greenland
Germany has received its first F-35A Lightning II fighter jet, as the country accelerates a major military buildup and increases defence spending amid a broader push by European NATO members to strengthen their armed forces. The delivery on Friday is part of Germany’s effort to fulfil NATO nuclear-sharing duties and modernise its military after decades … Read moreGermany receives first F-35 jet from US as NATO boosts military spending
Sweden’s opposition leader has officially begun talks to form a coalition government after the country’s left-wing bloc won a slim majority in last week’s election. Magdalena Andersson, leader of the centre-left Social Democrats, was asked by Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlen on Friday to begin efforts to form a new government. Norlen’s request follows the resignation … Read moreSweden’s left-wing opposition leader begins efforts to form government
Reuters It’s been a little over 18 months since Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country’s relationship with the United States, based on over a century of tight economic and military cooperation, was “over”. Trade talks collapsing, tit-for-tat tariffs, and Donald Trump’s talk of making Canada a “51st state” have all fuelled this bitter … Read moreCarney gambles on the world’s biggest investors betting on Canada
PA Media Donald Trump was at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, County Clare, for the Irish Open during the second day of his visit to Ireland US President Donald Trump announced he will lift all tariffs on Irish whiskey at the end of his two-day visit to Ireland. He made the announcement before handing … Read moreTrump says he will remove all Irish whiskey tariffs as he ends two-day visit
Reuters Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for the pace of development to be slowed down There has been no shortage of warnings from AI’s top bosses about existential threats over the years. I attended the world’s first AI safety summit in Bletchley Park in November 2023 where the focus was on the most serious … Read moreQuestions mount over what an AI ‘slowdown’ would look like
A Russian drone has hit a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and top European security officials had passed through. No casualties were reported after the strike at Yahodyn, which hit the train’s engine. All the passengers had been evacuated, Ukrainian authorities said. Johnson and other European national security … Read moreRussia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station
While in Ireland attending a golf tournament at the golf course he owns in Doonbeg in County Clare, US President Donald Trump said the US will repeal a 10 percent tariff on Irish whisky, a duty that currently falls under those imposed on all European Union wine and spirit exports to the United States. “Everybody’s … Read moreUS will scrap Irish whisky tariff, Trump says
Alexander Zverev has crushed the dreams of the USA’s Ben Shelton and a partisan American crowd by winning the US Open men’s singles title in New York. The German won his second major championship and kept American men without a Grand Slam title since 2003, with a 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 triumph on Sunday. … Read moreZverev defeats Shelton in four sets to win his first US Open title