Politics

Former Trump strategist defends ties with Epstein

Steve Bannon has insisted his ties with Jeffrey Epstein were strictly professional after newly released files revealed extensive contact

Germany rebukes Macron over defense spending

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has rebuked French President Emmanuel Macron for failing to back “strategic autonomy” with cash

Hungarian opposition made ‘secret pact’ with EU on Ukraine

The pro-EU Tisza Party is following “Brussels’ orders” and could drag Hungary into the conflict with Russia, Viktor Orban has said

India and France Announce ‘Special Global Strategic Partnership’

India and France have signed 20 agreements covering defense, trade, and critical minerals

US Senator Lindsey Graham hailed Israel’s defense industry

The wars of the future are being planned in Israel, US Senator Lindsey Graham has said

Putin aide urges retaliation to ‘Western piracy’

Russian presidential aide Nikolay Patrushev has urged a military response to Western attempts to stifle the country’s sea trade

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died at his home at the age of 84

US secretly deports migrants to African state

The US has reportedly deported migrants to Cameroon as part of third-country deals that a recent Senate report described as “opaque”

Abducting Cuba's president ‘wouldn’t be very tough’

Donald Trump has commented on a possible operation to abduct Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel

Muslim nations condemn Israel over West Bank land grab

Israel's decision to designate large swathes of the West Bank as "state property" is a "grave escalation," a group of Muslim nations says

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan denied medical care in prison

The Pakistani authorities have not allowed family members to meet Imran Khan despite his health issues, Naureen Niazi has said

Poland Scraps ‘Gender Training’ Course for Military

The Polish military has scrapped a new gender training course after it faced a widespread backlash