Jordan Pettitt – WPA Pool/Getty Images The US state visit takes place at a time of “very unusual” political tensions “It’s high risk, high stakes and high opportunity.” That’s how a royal source describes next week’s state visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the United States. There is genuine jeopardy in this … Read moreKing’s ‘high stakes’ visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign
Getty Images Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance. Reuters quoted a US official who said an internal Pentagon email had suggested measures for the US to punish … Read moreNato says ‘no provision’ to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
Reuters Jared Kushner (left) and Steve Witkoff (right) will be flying to Pakistan on Saturday morning Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday morning, the White House has said. “The Iranians want to talk,” White House press secretary … Read moreTrump’s envoys Witkoff and Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks
A UK government unit responsible for documenting Israel’s possible war crimes during its genocidal war in Gaza has been shut down amid funding cuts, the Guardian has reported. The London-based newspaper on Thursday reported that cuts within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have forced the international humanitarian law cell to close. The move … Read moreUK to end project tracking potential Israeli violations
Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar has announced plans to overhaul state media and called for the country’s president to resign, as he moves to form a new government following his party’s landmark election victory. Magyar’s Tisza (Respect and Freedom) party won a landslide victory in Sunday’s election, ending right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16 years … Read moreHungary’s Magyar urges president to quit, vows to overhaul state media
Italy’s decision to suspend a defence agreement with Israel has more symbolic value than concrete consequences, but it is an unprecedented move by the Italian government and reflects deep unease over its longtime ally’s actions in the Middle East, analysts say. On Monday, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy would not renew a memorandum of … Read moreWhy has Italy’s Giorgia Meloni suspended a defence pact with Israel?
France international Hugo Ekitike is set to miss the FIFA World Cup 2026 after rupturing his Achilles tendon in Liverpool’s Champions League defeat by Paris Saint-Germain. French newspapers Le Parisien and L’Equipe reported the news of the 23-year-old’s injury on Wednesday. The striker has scored 17 goals in all competitions this season for Liverpool since … Read moreFrance’s Ekitike to miss World Cup after Liverpool Champions League injury
United States President Donald Trump has attacked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of his main European allies, over her unwillingness to join the war on Iran. “I’m shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong,” he said in an interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera on Tuesday. The interview … Read moreTrump turns on Meloni, saying she lacks ‘courage’ over US-Israel war on Iran
British police have arrested seven people on suspicion of supporting the banned group Palestine Action at a protest near a Royal Air Force (RAF) air base in eastern England used by United States forces. The five men and two women arrested at a peace encampment just outside the Lakenheath airbase had gathered with other activists … Read moreUK police arrest seven protesters near RAF base used by US
The leaders of Ukraine and Syria have pledged greater security cooperation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Kyiv offers its military expertise to governments across the Middle East region amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. Zelenskyy held talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Sunday, in his first trip to the Syrian capital since … Read moreUkraine and Syria to cooperate on security, Zelenskyy says