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European countries vow to pay more for NATO
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European countries vow to pay more for NATO

Fares Garabet 30, Jun 2025
US President Donald Trump stands next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as NATO leaders pose for a group photo at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
Politics

Trump scores NATO win as members agree to spend 5%

Omer Onhon 26, Jun 2025
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech as US WWII veterans look on during the US ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II "D-Day" Allied landings in Normandy, France, on 6 June 2024. SAUL LOEB / AFP

Biden draws flimsy parallels between Ukraine war and WWII

Despite Biden using the occasion marking 80 years since D-Day to praise Kyiv's "bravery" in fighting Moscow, the two wars have little in common—except maybe how Russian forces were underestimated.

Sami Moubayed 10, Jun 2024
Moderates must come to terms with the fact that right-wing populism is a major force in European politics and adapt accordingly.   Eduardo Ramon_Getty Images

The rise of right-wing populism in Europe

For decades the far right sat on the periphery of Western politics, dismissed as angry skinheads or deluded neo-Nazis by the centrist mainstream. No longer.

Christopher Phillips 09, Jun 2024
Vermeer's painting "The Mistress and the Maid" is shown at an exhibition of 28 works by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer in Amsterdam, Netherlands on February 6, 2023. Reuters

Vermeer’s enduring appeal for filmmakers

If you missed the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of his work in Amsterdam, this documentary is the next best thing

Jordan Hoffman 06, Jun 2024
A soldier fires a missile from the Ukrainian army's Grad missile system towards Russian positions near Bakhmut. AFP

Does Ukraine war escalation have an endgame?

Ukrainian determination remains undimmed but Western arms delays, battlefield changes, and a swing in momentum means that the grinding stalemate some predicted has not come to pass.

Omer Onhon 06, Jun 2024
Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, delivers a speech on energy policy in northwest Glasgow on May 31, 2024, ahead of the UK general election on July 4, 2024. ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP

Six key issues that could determine the UK election

Candidates' positions on the economy, NHS waiting lists, immigration, education, housing, and criminal justice reform could determine who wins, although Labour is the frontrunner by a healthy margin

Con Coughlin 03, Jun 2024
Sebastiao Salgado/nb pictures.com

Sony World Photography Awards: Snapshots of the apocalypse

The images in this year's exhibition belie the air of reliable permanence. They show that the world is changing and at an alarming pace.

Bryn Haworth 20, May 2024
Axel Rangel Garcia

Volodymyr Zelensky: Ukraine's wartime president faces uncertain future

The actor-turned-president's term ends on 20 May and new elections will not take place, prompting questions—especially in Russia—about the legitimacy of Zelensky continuing in office

Con Coughlin 19, May 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing, China May 16, 2024. Reuters

Vladimir Putin meets his big brother in Beijing

Russia's leader wants to strengthen his "no-limits" partnership with Xi Jinping

The Economist 15, May 2024
Rescuers inspect a residential building damaged during a Russian missile attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 14, 2024. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

Putin zeroes in on Ukraine win with Kharkiv offensive

The latest Russian push in northeastern Ukraine reflects Moscow's determination to take advantage of Western dithering and seize the initiative on the battlefield

Con Coughlin 15, May 2024
Eduardo Ramon_Getty Images

UK local polls: Labour and Tories bleed support from their respective bases

Labour's support is down by eight points since last year because of its support for Israel's war on Gaza, and Conservative voters are increasingly switching to the right-wing Reform party

Con Coughlin 11, May 2024
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Emergency workers check the damage caused to a building from an Iranian missile strike in Beersheba in southern Israel on June 24, 2025. John Wessels / AFP
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Counting the cost of the Israel-Iran war

24 June 2025

The recent Israel-Iran war is not just a regional flashpoint; it is a mirror reflecting the fragility and interdependence of the modern global economy

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Shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire points to unfinished business

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Behind the bombs: the Israel-Iran cyberwar

25 June 2025

Images of rocket trails, explosions, and destruction were broadcast worldwide, but a quieter war in cyberspace was also being waged, and it was no less important

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Zohran Mamdani: New York City's first Muslim mayor?

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