The UN has bad news for global growth as Middle East crisis continues
As the Middle East conflict drives up energy costs and clouds outlooks, the UN warns the world economy faces one of its weakest years since the 2008 financial crisis —…
Everything you need to know about Stephen Colbert’s final show and the end of The Late Show
This Thursday marks the end of an era for The Late Show – a beloved US cultural touchstone which is about to disappear. Here’s everything you need to know about…
Botero sold first work for two packs of cigarettes: now up for auction in Bogotá
‘La Plegaria’ (1949), the watercolour Fernando Botero once traded for two packs of cigarettes at the start of his career, is to be auctioned in Bogotá with over 120 Latin…
Pro-Kremlin actors launch large scale disinformation campaign targeting Armenia’s elections
For several months, Armenia has been the target of a wide-ranging Russian disinformation campaign ahead of its parliamentary elections in early June. Researchers say the operation is among the most…
Exclusive: Hungary signals readiness to sanction Russia’s Patriarch Kirill
A “mini” sanction package is set to be discussed by EU ambassadors this week, targeting around ten individuals who were previously protected by Viktor Orbán’s government and a handful of…
US planning to reduce commitment to NATO – including in wartime
The US is due to announce a reduction in the capabilities it makes available to NATO, part of the Trump administration’s previously signalled pivot to priorities outside of Europe. The…
‘We have other countermeasures ready’ if US disrespects EU trade deal, says top negotiator Lange
EU lawmakers approved the controversial Turnberry Agreement after Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on European cars. EU trade chief Bernd Lange called it Europe’s best shield against Trump-era trade shocks,…
Xi tells Putin it’s ‘imperative’ to stop conflict in Middle East – but not Ukraine
The current international situation is “complex and volatile, with “unilateral hegemony running rampant”, the Chinese president said as he welcomed Vladimir Putin to Beijing on Wednesday morning. Read More
Vilnius airport shuts and NATO jets scrambled after drone warning
“Immediately seek shelter in a safe place, take care of your close ones, await new recommendations,” a message sent to people in the country’s capital read. Read More
Tripoli court acquits 31 Gaddafi-era officials of crushing 2011 Libyan uprising
A Tripoli appeals court has acquitted 31 former Gaddafi regime officials of suppressing the 2011 revolution, closing a case that resulted in multiple death sentences in 2015. Read more at…