Iran ‘must stop and eliminate’ nuclear enrichment, says US envoy Witkoff
Steve Witkoff previously suggested that the US is seeking to curb Iran's uranium enrichment programme, not abolish it.
Does Trump want a Gaza ceasefire before his Middle East trip?
Parsing through Donald Trump's Middle East agenda with Steven Cook from the Council on Foreign Relations.
US increases forces near Iran
In this episode of Project Force, @AlexGatopoulos looks the military threat that accompanies negotiations
Beijing pauses Boeing orders as trade war escalates
Boeing’s setback boosts competitiveness for rivals Airbus and COMAC in China.
Two years into Sudan’s civil war, what lies ahead?
Two years into Sudan’s civil war, civilians in Darfur are under siege as peace talks stall and violence escalates.
Russian journalists accused of working for Navalny jailed for ‘extremism’
Russian court sentences four journalists over alleged ties to former opposition leader’s banned anticorruption group.
Syria’s al-Sharaa meets with Qatar’s Emir in Doha
Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim al-Thani on his first official visit to Doha.
Mark Zuckerberg back in US court amid push to break up Meta
The last time the US Federal Trade Commission broke up a major corporation was AT&T, more than four decades ago.
Trump-China trade war: Which US companies could be worst hit
Tech companies, fashion firms and agribusinesses face body blows from Trump's eye-watering tariffs on China.
Severe sandstorms engulf southern Iraq
A severe sandstorm blanketed southern Iraq, causing airports to close down and hospitalising over 3,500 people.
The human cost of two years of war in Sudan
After two years of war in Sudan, millions of people are on the brink of starvation.
Israel has killed at least 71 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire, UN says
Death toll announced as Israel launches new attack in southern Lebanon, killing one person and injuring three.
Pakistan police bus bombing kills three
Three police officers were killed and 18 others injured in a remote-controlled bomb attack on a police bus in Pakistan.
Jordan says it thwarts plot that threatened national security
Sixteen arrested as authorities say they have foiled a plot that involved explosives and a drone factory.
Wave of ‘coordinated attacks’ targets French prisons
Antiterrorism office launches inquiry into attacks featuring gunshots and arson thought to be linked to drug gangs.
US employers abandoned their DEI commitments long before Trump took office
In 2024, CAIR registered the highest number of complaints of employment discrimination in its history.
Harvard’s $2.3bn gamble: What Trump demanded; how the university resisted
A month after Columbia buckled to Trump's demands, Harvard says it won't accept them. Here's how the battle unfolded.
Russian spy chief threatens Poland and Baltic States
Sergey Naryshkin’s comments likely to stoke concern that Russia could threaten other European states after Ukraine.
Columbia student arrested during naturalisation interview
A Palestinian Columbia university student, Mohsen Mahdawi, has been arrested under threat of deportation.
Pakistan accelerates deportation of Afghans: UN
Nearly 60,000 people have crossed back into Afghanistan since the start of April.