Category: 4. World

The Kurds have an old and much repeated saying that they have “no friends but the mountains”. Once again, the adage is proven…

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26/01/2026 – 15:08 GMT+1

Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani urged the EU on Monday to proscribe Iran’s Islamic…

The United States’ attack on Venezuela marks a key watershed in the world order. We still cannot predict how this violation of another state’s sovereignty will ultimately play out. But it has called into question the global order that is…

BEIRUT — BEIRUT (AP) — Gas-rich Qatar on Monday announced investments in Lebanon worth hundreds of millions of dollars to improve the crisis-hit nation’s crumbling electricity sector and to continue support for the Lebanese armed forces and…

Trump’s defence blueprint

The Trump administration has released the unclassified summary of its long-delayed National Defense Strategy (NDS). The document attempts to reconcile three national security…

Negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are yielding apparent signs of progress, but major challenges remain on the path to a final settlement, a senior Kremlin official said Monday.

Talks between envoys from Ukraine, Russia…

At the Angelus, the pope prayed for Ukraine and urged renewed efforts to end the war.

Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that the Gospel “calls us to dare to trust,” warning that fear and excessive caution can leave Christians “paralyzed by…