Politics

Russia warns of response against Finland and Baltic states over Ukraine drones

Russia’s security chief warns Finland and the Baltic states could face a response if they allow Ukrainian drones through their airspace amid rising tensions

Reparations ‘key to dismantling systemic racism’

UN rights chief Volker Turk has backed reparatory justice for colonialism and enslavement as African and Caribbean states press their long-running campaign

US-Iran talks in Pakistan reportedly near breakthrough

Hopes rise for a US-Iran nuclear deal as Islamabad mediates talks, with key disputes over uranium enrichment and stockpiles nearing a solution.

Lula says Trump policy creates problems for Americans

Brazil’s Lula warns Trump’s Iran policy has driven US fuel prices higher as the war disrupts oil supply through the Strait of Hormuz

Italy bank hostage crisis: Robbers hold dozens in Naples as police storm branch

Armed robbers took hostages inside a Naples bank, triggering a police siege and dramatic assault to free some 25 people

Hungary's incoming PM Peter Magyar pledges crackdown on critical media

Hungary's incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, plans to suspend national broadcaster MTVA, accusing it of airing propaganda for the Viktor Orban government