Belgium corrects US on âpeace boardâ claim
The European nation has not joined the Trump-chaired panel despite being on the list of members, the foreign minister has said Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot has denied that his…
January 2026
Putin and Zelensky âwant to make a dealâ â Trump
The Ukrainian leader has repeatedly ruled out any territorial concessions to Russia US President Donald Trump has said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraineâs Vladimir Zelensky âwant a…
Fyodor Lukyanov: âHappy vassalâ is the most honest phrase at Davos
How relations with Brussels have changed since Trump came to power Western Europeâs complete and voluntary dependence on the US was never really discussed because it was simply assumed. It…
Trump disinvites Canada from his âpeace boardâ
The US president has changed his mind following a public spat with Prime Minister Mark Carney US President Donald Trump has rescinded an invitation to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney…
US House rejects resolution restricting Trumpâs power to attack Venezuela
Republicans have blocked the Democratic-led push to bar the president from using force without congressional authorization The US House of Representatives failed on Thursday to pass a Democratic-sponsored war powers…
FBI arrests anti-ICE activists over Minnesota âchurch riotâ
Federal agents have targeted the protesters who disrupted a Sunday service in St. Paul The FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security have arrested three anti-ICE activists who invaded…
France warns of âmasculinist threatâ from US
More than 80% of French women have experienced sexism, and Donald Trump might be to blame, the High Council for Equality has asserted The French government is failing to tackle…
Hamas agrees to disarm â media
The Palestinian militants have reportedly struck a deal with the US Palestinian militant group Hamas has agreed to surrender its arms in exchange for free passage out of Gaza for…
âPeople do not feel truly safeâ: Gazaâs nightmare is far from over
After more than 100 days of ceasefire, a fragile calm in the enclave brings relief but also deep uncertainty More than one hundred days have passed since Israel and Hamas,…
Zelensky is âa man in a desperate positionâ â Orban
The Hungarian PM has accused the Ukrainian leader of being âunable or unwillingâ to end his countryâs conflict Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has derided Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky as…