Spain will push for the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's defense during the G5+ (Weimar+) summit held Monday in Madrid, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares announced.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, Albares said Russia must (...)
BOLOGNA — Saudi Arabia launched its national pavilion at the Bologna International Book Fair 2025, which runs from March 31 to April 3 at the Bologna Fiere Exhibition Center in Italy.
The pavilion is organized by the Commission for Literature, (...)
King Charles III briefly returned to hospital on Thursday after experiencing temporary side effects from his ongoing cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said.
The 76-year-old monarch has since returned to Clarence House, where he continues to work (...)
This is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two, and a lasting one. As one expert puts it, "Trumpism will outlast his presidency". But which nations are equipped to step to the fore as the US stands back?
At 09.00 one (...)
The plan devised by High Representative Kaja Kallas to raise up to €40 billion in fresh military support for Ukraine failed to gain the necessary political traction during a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday, throwing its viability into (...)
The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, has died at the age of 105.
Hemingway, who was originally from Dublin, joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a teenager before World War Two.
At 21, he was a fighter pilot in the (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Ambassador to the United States and Honorary President of Saudi Special Olympics Princess Reema bint Bandar welcomed on Monday the Saudi Special Olympics team members upon their arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in (...)
Defense ministers from Europe's five largest military nations—France, Germany, Britain, Italy, and Poland—met in Paris on Wednesday to discuss a new security framework for Ukraine in response to the US-Russia rapprochement.
French Defence Minister (...)
Meat, dairy and sugar grown in a lab could be on sale in the UK for human consumption for the first time within two years from now, sooner than expected.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking at how it can speed up the approval process for (...)
France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom announced their support on Saturday for an Arab-backed plan to rebuild Gaza, calling it a "realistic path" to reconstruction and humanitarian recovery.
In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of the (...)
A British man detained in India for six years without trial over a high-profile corruption case must be released on bail, the Delhi High Court has ruled.
Christian James Michel, an arms consultant, is accused of bribing Indian officials to win a (...)
European leaders agreed on Sunday to "do the heavy lifting" to defend their continent as they convened in London to discuss ways of bringing an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that any peace agreement to (...)
Leaked audio instructions by Greek rescue co-ordinators have cast further doubt on Greece's official version of events in the hours before a migrant boat sank along with up to 650 people onboard.
The Adriana went down in the early hours of 14 June (...)
The British Army has said it is ready to deploy to Ukraine if requested by the government.
This week, 2,500 UK troops from the Army's high readiness force, the First Division, have been taking part in a large Nato exercise in Romania — on a training (...)
Sir Keir Starmer has said any Ukraine peace deal would require a "US backstop" to deter Russia from attacking its neighbor again.
Speaking after a hastily convened meeting with European leaders in Paris, the prime minister repeated that he would (...)
Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "ready and willing" to put UK troops on the ground in Ukraine to help guarantee its security as part of a peace deal.
The UK prime minister said securing a lasting peace in Ukraine was "essential if we are to deter (...)
The external borders of the European Union registered more than 120,000 cases of pushback by national authorities against irregular migrants in 2024, according to a new report by a group of nine human rights organizations.
The report, released on (...)
US President Donald Trump doubled down on his extraordinary push for more balanced trade, ordering on Thursday that agencies should investigate plans for new reciprocal tariffs that could boost America's revenue — but could also ignite a global (...)
ROME — Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif held official talks with Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi in Rome on Friday.
Prince Abdulaziz emphasized that the meeting was in line with the directives of Custodian of (...)
India's biggest news organizations are seeking to join a lawsuit against OpenAI, the US startup behind ChatGPT, for alleged unauthorised use of their content.
The news organizations include some of India's oldest publications like The Indian (...)
EU leaders on Monday didn't appear to have coalesced around key options to boost common spending in defence, calling for the European Commission to first explore ways they could increase their own national investments in the sector.
Leaders urged (...)
Khaby Lame, the world's most popular TikTok personality, has been appointed as UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
The 24-year-old Senegal-born influencer, who never says a word in videos watched by millions of followers, addressed the youth in his native (...)
US President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico has raised concerns around the world about a possible global trade war.
And the European Union is watching particularly closely as Trump has already signaled his (...)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she has been placed under judicial investigation over Italy's surprise release of a Libyan citizen who had been wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
In a video message shared on (...)
RIYADH — The Council of Ministers on Tuesday reaffirmed Saudi Arabia's support for Syria and Lebanon and their peoples. The Cabinet session, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, pledged its backing for the (...)
