German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the US to apply more pressure on Russia to end its three-year-old war on Ukraine. “You know that we gave support to Ukraine and that we are looking for more pressure on Russia,” Merz told US President Donald Trump at the start of their meeting on Thursday at … Read moreTrump, Merz discuss trade, NATO spending and Russia’s war on Ukraine
The United States was once Ukraine’s most important ally – supplying arms, funding and political cover as Kyiv fought for its sovereignty. But today, Washington is losing interest. President Donald Trump, more at home on the golf course than in a war room, is pulling away from a conflict he no longer seems to care … Read moreThe US has checked out. Can Europe stop Putin alone?
Getty Images France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children, health and family minister Catherine Vautrin has said. The ban will come into force on 1 July and will include beaches, parks, public gardens, outside schools, bus stops and sports venues. “Tobacco must disappear where there are children,” Vautrin … Read moreFrance to ban smoking on beaches, parks and near schools
Getty Images In the fourth year of its full-scale invasion, Russia is still making billions for its war on Ukraine by selling fossil fuels abroad Russia has continued to make billions from fossil fuel exports to the West, data shows, helping to finance its full-scale invasion of Ukraine – now in its fourth year. Since … Read moreHow the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine
What: UEFA Champions League final When: Saturday, May 31, 9pm (19:00 GMT) Where: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany Who: Paris Saint-Germain (France) vs Inter Milan (Italy) How to follow our coverage: We’ll have all the build-up from 5pm (15:00 GMT) on Al Jazeera Sport. The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League season concludes at the dazzling Allianz Arena … Read moreUEFA Champions League final: PSG vs Inter Milan – Start, team news, lineups
Across the UK, pro-Palestinian protests in reaction to the war in Gaza have placed universities’ response to human rights concerns under the spotlight. But concerns about links between Britain’s higher education institutions and human rights abuses are not limited to one area. A new investigation by Freedom from Torture has found that UK universities are … Read moreUK universities are at risk of training torturers
Reuters Diego Garcia is the location of a UK-US military airstrip Sir Keir Starmer is due to sign a deal handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on Thursday. Under the terms of the deal Mauritius would gain sovereignty of the islands from the UK, but allow the US and UK to continue operating a strategically … Read moreUK to sign Chagos deal with Mauritius
Getty Images Italy has approved a law that tightens the rules for people with Italian heritage to get passports. Previously, anyone with an Italian ancestor who lived after 17 March, 1861 – when the Kingdom of Italy was created – qualified to be a citizen under the ‘jus sanguinis’, or descendent blood line law. Under … Read moreItaly tightens rules for Italian descendants to become citizens
The footage is blurry. The framing is unsteady. And at one moment, another cellphone pokes into view to capture the scene. But the video has nevertheless gone viral in Peru for one big reason: It captures a goofy, off-the-cuff moment with the new head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV. On Sunday, the newly … Read moreA pontiff from Chiclayo: How Peru is reacting to Pope Leo XIV
British retailer Marks & Spencer estimates that a cyberattack that stopped it from processing online orders and left store shelves empty will cost it about 300 million pounds ($403m). The company said in a business update (PDF) on Wednesday that disruption from the “highly sophisticated and targeted cyber attack,” which was first reported around the Easter … Read moreUK retailer M&S puts cyberattack cost at $400m as disruptions continue