Defense

France’s Niger debacle marks end of an era in Africa

September 27, 2023 4:04 pm CET

Calls grow for Paris to rethink its relationship with African nations, including a military reduction in the restive region.

US soldier who went to North Korea heads home after trip through China

September 27, 2023 3:07 pm CET

King crossed the heavily armed border into repressive North Korea in July while he was part of a tour group.

Former Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian leader arrested amid mass exodus

September 27, 2023 1:33 pm CET

Azerbaijan confirms it has detained controversial Russian-Armenian billionaire Ruben Vardanyan.

‘Incomprehensible’: How the EU lost control in Ukraine grain fight

September 27, 2023 1:06 pm CET

The Commission sowed weakness in the spring, and is reaping the consequences in the autumn.

Netherlands to deliver first F-16 jets to Ukraine in 2024

September 27, 2023 11:47 am CET

Dutch defense minister says she estimates pilot training will take six to eight months.

If Canada is to be believed, India has gone rogue

September 27, 2023 4:00 am CET

As the long rope given Modi may just snap under the strain of recent accusations.

After Brexit, Britain and Europe embrace ever-closer union

September 26, 2023 10:00 pm CET

Rishi Sunak has fundamentally changed the nature of the post-Brexit relationship.

Canada’s speaker resigns after inviting man who fought in Nazi unit to Zelenskyy visit

September 26, 2023 8:46 pm CET

The move follows mounting calls to step down for embarrassing Canada.

UEFA to let Russian junior teams back into football competitions

September 26, 2023 6:48 pm CET

Football body says ‘children should not be punished for actions whose responsibility lies exclusively with adults.’

US envoy says Kosovo attack ‘coordinated and sophisticated’

September 26, 2023 6:32 pm CET

US ambassador warns of further escalation after shootout.

Poland seeks extradition of Ukrainian SS veteran who was applauded in Canada

September 26, 2023 6:11 pm CET

Applause for 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka was ‘deeply embarrassing’ for Canada, says PM Justin Trudeau.

Consensus builds for EU bank to finance shells and tanks

September 26, 2023 6:04 pm CET

The war in Ukraine has changed Germany’s thinking after it previously opposed the idea.

‘Dead’ Russian admiral may not actually be dead

September 26, 2023 3:21 pm CET

Naval commander Viktor Sokolov pops up in Kremlin meeting video.

UK’s Suella Braverman says LGBTQ+ persecution not enough for asylum claims

September 26, 2023 12:42 pm CET

British home secretary will tell a Washington think tank that 1951 UN Refugee Convention must be reformed.

New Nagorno-Karabakh crisis as fuel depot blast kills at least 68

September 26, 2023 10:38 am CET

Doctors in the breakaway region are warning they can’t cope with yet more gravely injured people.

‘We know we aren’t going back’: Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians face up to a life in exile

September 26, 2023 4:01 am CET

Fearing ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijan’s army, some refugees fear they may never return.

EU talks tough on trade in China as it looks to play defense

September 25, 2023 8:10 pm CET

Brussels increasingly is willing to ramp up measures to combat what it views as China’s unfair trading practices.

Ukraine says it killed top Russian admiral in Crimea missile attack

September 25, 2023 5:05 pm CET

’34 officers died, including the commander of the Russian armed forces,’ Kyiv says.

Russia puts international court’s top leadership on wanted list

September 25, 2023 2:48 pm CET

Moscow steps up retaliation against ICC after it issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.

Nazi-linked veteran received ovation during Zelenskyy’s Canada visit

September 25, 2023 8:40 am CET

House Speaker apologizes for leading tribute in Parliament: ‘This initiative was entirely my own.’

TikTok and Meta warned over Slovakia election lies

September 25, 2023 4:30 am CET

EU officials privately told tech giants to step up efforts to tackle pro-Russia propaganda in the Slovak election campaign.

What Labour’s foreign policy should look like

September 25, 2023 4:00 am CET

Reconnecting Britain is at the heart of what needs to be done — but the strategy of “how” needs more thought.

Deal ‘with the devil’: Meet the Cubans who’ve joined Russia’s war on Ukraine

September 25, 2023 4:00 am CET

Recent recruits reveal transcontinental draft effort between the two Cold War allies.

Zelenskyy seeks to rebuild bridges with Poles amid dispute over grain and weapons

September 24, 2023 2:42 pm CET

Eschewing political confrontation, Ukrainian president gives awards to two volunteers, thanking ‘all of Poland’ for its support for Kyiv.

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