The Narrative War
The US president has issued a stark warning to a US ally, in a sign of rising tensions over Strait of Hormuz....
Warning comes as Western Europe experiences a heatwave, with temperatures reaching highs not expected until the summer....
Southern Lebanon empties out under bombardment as Red Cross warns of worsening crisis....
Ireland are set to play Israel in home and away Nations League matches, but there has been pressure to boycott games....
Children with Down syndrome struggle with devastation of war in Gaza...
The US strikes near Bandar Abbas as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz; Iran reports no casualties or damage....
US launches 'defensive' strikes on an Iranian military site as the Revolutionary Guard retaliates against a US airbase....
Bolivia’s president has warned protesters “time is running out” amid a weeks-long standoff....
The US president warns that Oman, a US ally, 'will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up'....
New legislation aims to integrate banks into Russia's air defences using jamming systems and trained employees....
Anger of EU states won't help smooth the way for Brussels to mediate a ceasefire, an idea Putin now says he accepts....
Canadian Prime Minister Carney has said he wants to diversify from the US which has threatened to annex Canada....
The International Monetary Fund warns that Iran war could trigger a spike in global debt levels....
Amid growing risk of spillover from the Ukraine war, the Baltic states could seek de-escalation channels through Minsk....
'Stopping this Ebola transmission depends entirely on humanitarian access,' said Tedros, the WHO chief....
Crackdown on 50 firms is rooted in Bishkek's own worries of being sanctioned, say analysts....
EU launches fertiliser plan as Strait of Hormuz disruption fuels food security fears....
Israeli strikes kill 31 in Lebanon as attacks intensify and displacement orders spread....
Iranian officials said the latest US strikes only validated their scepticism and resolve to stand firm on demands....
Gaza Palestinians will mark a third Eid under war-like conditions, with a shortage of food and joy....
UN Secretary-General Guterres said he was “deeply concerned” after Russia announced plans to strike Ukraine....
Revolutionary Guard says 'enemy weakness' means new fighting unlikely but adds it's ready to repel any attacks....
Trump gov't plans to make about 20 tonnes of plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads available to US power firms....
Moscow's envoy accuses Washington of failing to honour commitments under the 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement....
PM Nikol Pashinyan, who deepened ties with US, faces challenge from pro-Russia parties in upcoming parliamentary polls....
The pontiff presented his encyclical at the Vatican alongside AI experts....
EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper says Russia’s threat to diplomats and foreign citizens is an 'unacceptable escalation'....
Temperatures near 44°C test worshippers’ endurance as the annual pilgrimage unfolds under the shadow of war....
Russia and Ukraine have been at war since February 2022 and have not yet agreed on a peace deal....
Campaigners warn the right to protest is being put under pressure by the arms industry....
