NATO vows 'absolute solidarity' with Romania over Russian drone

More climate records under threat as spring heatwave bakes western Europe

Western Europe faced another day of record-breaking temperatures Tuesday as a heatwave pushed the mercury well above normal levels for May. A so-called "heat dome" of warm air from northern Africa trapped under a high-pressure system over western Europe is behind the sort of heat not usually seen u...

Europe's population reckoning: How can the EU avoid falling off a demographic cliff?

It has been called Europe’s demographic time bomb: Older people are living longer, while younger people are having fewer children. Last year in France, for example, deaths outpaced births for the first time since the end of World War II, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to call for "demograph...

Russian drone launched against Ukraine crashes in Romania, injuring 2

A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people, Romanian authorities said Friday. In response to the crash in the city of Galati, NATO member Romania asked the alliance for a faster transfer of anti-drone ca...

Closer to war or to peace? US, Iran near deal on 60-day ceasefire

The ​United States threatened Thursday to target ally Oman if it helped impose a tolling system in the key Strait of Hormuz, warning of sanctions against all parties involved in such actions. The United States and Iran also accused each other of violating an ongoing truce following an exchange of...

Russian drone hits Romania apartment block, drawing NATO, EU outrage

A Russian drone struck an apartment building in NATO-member Romania early Friday, wounding two people in the latest spillover from the war in Ukraine and prompting strong condemnation from the Atlantic alliance and the European Union. NATO-member states bordering Ukraine or Russia, including Romani...

How far have the US and Iran got towards ending the Iran war?

The United States and Iran have reached ⁠an agreement to extend ​a ceasefire, allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and lift a US blockade and some sanctions on Iran, sources told Reuters, but the deal has not been finalised. An agreement would represent a big step towards ending a ​war...

Former RT France chief Xenia Fedorova fuels concerns over pro-Kremlin influence in French media

French officials and analysts are raising the alarm after former RT France chief Xenia Fedorova began appearing regularly on major conservative media outlets in the country. They warn that Kremlin-aligned narratives are gaining visibility ahead of crucial elections, testing the limits of free spe...

Live: NATO condemns 'Russia's recklessness' after drone hit apartment building in Romania

Live: Ukraine ready to support Romania in 'whatever way necessary', Zelensky says

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said that his country will support Bucharest "in whatever way necessary" after a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania. At least two people were injured, and a fire was ignited after the crash, according to local authorities. Follow our...

Russian drone hits apartment building in Romania near Ukraine border

Middle East war live: Israeli strikes put Lebanon's heritage sites in 'serious danger', Beirut says

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon are putting heritage sites in “serious danger”, warned Beirut's Minister of Culture Ghassan Salamé. "Bombings fell very close to the ruins of Tyre," he said, while adding that the Beaufort Castle was “directly hit”. Follow our liveblog for the latest upd...

Crackdown on culture: Israel censoring Palestinian voices

A United Nations commission, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have all separately concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war in October 2023. The cultural life of the enclave is also profoundl...

Gaza children with Down syndrome are still reckoning with the devastation of the war

The war in Gaza has especially affected the most vulnerable groups in the enclave; among them are children with Down syndrome. During the war, health and education services dedicated to them have largely collapsed, according to specialists and families. Many children with Down syndrome in the coast...

Iran: US base targeted in missile strike

Iranian state television on Thursday released images it said showed missiles being launched at an American air base from where earlier in the day a strike had been launched on Iran’s port ⁠city of Bandar Abbas. It is the most serious trade of fire since an April ceasefire began and comes amid o...

Talk to Russia? First, Europe needs to pick an envoy – and know what it wants to say

With the US bogged down in its war against Iran, Ukraine has been urging Europe to step up and play an active role in negotiations on bringing the Russian invasion to an end. But EU officials say the bloc first needs to be aligned on what it wants to say to Moscow – and who would be best placed...

Ukraine asks Trump for more US air defence help against Russian missile attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has written to US President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more American-made air defence ammunition to counter intensifying Russian ballistic missile attacks, Kyiv said Wednesday. The move came after a recent escalation in aerial attacks by both sides i...

Zelensky says Ukraine needs US antiballistic missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged US President Donald Trump and the Congress to supply Patriot PAC-3 missiles and additional air defence systems to protect against Russian ballistic missiles in a letter obtained by The Associated Press, warning that deliveries are falling dangerously sho...

'Cosmonauts', 'Rivals' and Nicolas Cage's TV debut

Critic Dheepthika Laurent unpacks this month's TV releases, including the gripping Soviet space race drama told from the Russian side, "Star City", the return of the outrageously scandalous 1980s hit "Rivals" and Nicolas Cage stepping into his very first TV role in "Spider Noir"....

Lebanon: Massive fireball as Israel strikes city of Tyre

A massive fireball was seen rising into the air Thursday as heavy Israeli strikes pounded Lebanon's southern coastal city of Tyre. The strikes, which come as Muslims celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha, followed a warning by Israel that it had declared a new swathe of southern Lebanon a combat zon...

Russia looks to forced mobilisation after losing 500,000 soldiers in Ukraine

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, May 28, 2026: Papers discuss whether Russia could potentially invade Europe. But first, Spanish front pages cover the latest developments in the political corruption scandal that has hit the Socialist Party. Elsewhere, US President Donald Trump's renovation of the Lin...

Bolivia at 'breaking point,' president warns protesters

President Rodrigo Paz warned Wednesday that Bolivia was at a "breaking point" after nearly a month of protests that have caused shortages of food, fuel and life-saving medicine. The US-backed Paz, who took office six months ago amid the worst economic crisis here in four decades, is battling a grou...

US strikes Iran, drawing retaliatory attack on American base

The United States struck southern Iran on Thursday, drawing retaliation from Tehran against a US military base, in the most serious clashes since an April ceasefire began. The fighting, which drew in US ally Kuwait, threatened to jettison a fragile diplomatic push to forge a peace agreement and ope...

Israel strikes Tyre after declaring 'combat zones' in south Lebanon

The Israeli military said on Thursday it had begun new strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure around the southern Lebanese city of Tyre after issuing an evacuation warning to its residents. The sweeping warning – the first of its kind since an April 17 ceasefire – came as many Lebanese tried to ce...

Trump endorses Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of tense June poll

US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would support Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections, a vote that serves as a litmus test for the government of the South Caucasus nation which has recently shifted its alignment toward the West and dista...

Global temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030, UN says

The UN warned Thursday that global average temperatures would be likely to stay at or near record levels for the 2026-2030 period, with a 75 percent chance that the average temperature for these five years will exceed pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5C....

AI leaders soften warnings on job losses as industry reassesses impact

AI leaders including Jensen Huang and Sam Altman are moderating earlier warnings about mass job losses from artificial intelligence, suggesting that previous “doomsday” predictions overstated the near-term impact on employment. The shift comes as public concern over workplace disruption from AI...

Middle East war live: US carries out strikes in Iran targeting military site

The US military on Thursday conducted its second defensive strike this week against Iran after officials said they observed aggressive activity from the Iranian military. This comes shortly after US President Donald Trump threatened to "finish the job" if Tehran didn't agree to a deal. Follow our l...

Starmer and Tusk sign UK–Poland defence pact amid warnings over Russian threats

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk have signed a new defence pact aimed at deepening military and security cooperation between the two NATO allies. The agreement focuses on strengthening joint capabilities, cyber defence and coordination in response to growing con...

Where does Europe's far-right turn? Populists look to distance themselves from Trump

If the first thing Europeans think of when they fill up at the pump is Donald Trump's decision to attack Iran, it's little wonder that previously pro-Maga populists are quietly distancing themselves from the president of the United States. In fact, Trump actively campaigning for Peter Magyar's ri...

Iran war drives India’s cockroaches out, but can Modi crush them?

When an Indian student at a US university used AI to create the “Cockroach Janta Party (CPJ)”, a parody political party, it sparked a viral sensation, hitting the zeitgeist in a country that has been particularly affected by the Iran war. As India's youth circumvent bans to express their econom...