The first thing Oleg Gordievsky did, having decided in July 1985 to defect, was to barricade the door of his Moscow flat. When the KGB men came for him, that would slow them down. He had once been ...

Europeans have focused more on investing in welfare and social services than defence - collective or otherwise - since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Why on earth ...

EU tariffs were announced in March in response to the Trump administration’s tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. PHOTO: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters Barriers to open trade are rising across ...

It’s mainly because Israel and Hamas have incompatible visions of how this war ends. Israel wants Hamas to relinquish power, and Hamas wants to retain control of Gaza. The sides were able to ...

But it is not losing significant ground elsewhere. It is, however, enfeebling Russia which is unlikely to be able to sustain its war against Kyiv indefinitely – even if the US stopped aid to ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. The small incursion targets the Belgorod ...

Scientists have warned there is a 'severe risk' of catching a cold this week as nine million people across Britain suffer from the virus. They issued the health alert as the recent icy weather ...

The deal, announced by the US, could lead to a halt in fighting in the Black Sea. But Russia has demands first.

UN Security Council meets to discuss war’s toll on children as MSF secretary-general slams ‘hollow’ ceasefire calls.

The comment followed Trump's phone call with NBC, during which he reportedly said he is "pissed off and very angry" about Putin's continued focus on President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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