7 h. ago US strikes against boats in Caribbean ‘disregard international law’, French minister says

G7 foreign ministers questioned Marco Rubio about the attacks on what the Trump administration claims are drug smugglersStakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the CaribbeanIs US preparing to attack Venezuela and how has Maduro regime responded?The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is facing questions from his fellow G7 foreign ministers about the legality of the US strikes in the Caribbean on ships it says it suspects of carrying drugs.The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, criticised the military operations, saying they could contribute to instability in the region, but his suggestion that the attacks were unlawful was also a rare criticism of the Trump administration. Continue reading...

Politics

12 h. ago Top diplomats will talk with Ukraine's foreign minister at the G7 meeting in Canada

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies are meeting Ukraine’s foreign minister in Canada as Ukraine tries to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have brought rolling blackouts across the country ahead of winter

Politics

24 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Top banker’s straight talk to Putin over troubled economy

Sberbank head German Gref gives unusually frank assessment; Zaporizhzhia situation has ‘significantly worsened’, says Syrskyi. What we know on day 1,358 Continue reading...

Events

27 h. ago Vladimir Putin's foreign minister launches raging attack on UK slamming 'weak' military

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has launched a raging attack on Britain, mocking the UK’s “weak” military and nuclear arsenal.

Politics

27 h. ago Britain to tighten restrictions on Russian gas exports – here’s why

Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) is set to face a ban on access to UK maritime services

Politics

35 h. ago Putin official launches raging attack on UK slamming 'weak' military

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov today returned from his mysterious absence to launch a raging attack on Britain, mocking the UK’s “weak” military and nuclear arsenal

Events

35 h. ago Putin's official Lavrov launches attack on Britain as he slams UK's 'weak' military

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has returned from his mysterious absence to launch a raging attack on Britain, mocking the UK's 'weak' military and nuclear arsenal

Events

38 h. ago Russia stands to gain very little from the bloody battle for Pokrovsk

Recently returned from the front lines near Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, world affairs editor Sam Kiley explains that Russian claims they’ve encircled Ukrainian forces are bogus

Events

39 h. ago Europe marks Armistice Day under shadow of war as Russia attacks Ukraine overnight – live

Belgium, France and Poland among countries commemorating first world war as conflict rumbles onUkraine’s military said about 300 Russian soldiers were inside the embattled town of Pokrovsk, and that Moscow had intensified efforts to get more troops in over the past few days, using dense fog for cover, Reuters reported.“Their goal remains unchanged – to reach the northern borders of Pokrovsk and then attempt to encircle the agglomeration,” Ukraine’s 7th paratrooper corps said on Facebook. Continue reading...

Events

48 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: battle for Pokrovsk ‘raging on’ as Russia claims advance on town to east

Kyiv says Moscow’s forces carrying out ‘fast manoeuvres’ in push for key city, while sides give conflicting reports of combat around Myrnohrad. What we know on day 1,357See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

Events

48 h. ago Revealed: Smirking Ukrainian refugee, 33, who sexually assaulted a woman in busy London station after fleeing war claimed he was 'stressed about the conflict'

Andrii Starovoitov, 33, launched his attack after joining the queue for the female toilets at London Bridge station just after 7pm on October 26 last year.

Events

57 h. ago Putin’s dancing daughter Katerina 'behind campaign to sink Sergei Lavrov'

Sources said the former high-kicking rock’n’roll dancer – whose married name is Zelensky – wants to oust Russia's foreign minister and end the ongoing war in Ukraine

Politics

58 h. ago UK’s new Foreign Secretary has met with Spanish Foreign Minister in London

UK’s new Foreign Secretary has met with Spanish Foreign Minister in London  Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation

Politics

59 h. ago Lavrov’s absence sparks speculation he has fallen from favour with Putin

The veteran foreign minister missed Tuesday’s security council session, and is not part of Russia’s G20 delegationFew things invite Kremlin-watching like the unexplained absence of a senior official.And Sergei Lavrov’s no-show from a key Kremlin meeting last week has inevitably set off speculation about what may be shifting behind the scenes. Continue reading...

Politics

65 h. ago Putin's DAUGHTER 'is behind campaign to bring down foreign minister Sergei Lavrov as she tries to bring an end to Ukraine war'

Last week, reports indicated that the president had sidelined Lavrov, 75, has been in charge of foreign policy for more than two decades.

Politics

3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Lavrov reappears, ready to offer Marco Rubio same demands

Ukraine answers Russia’s strikes on energy grid; Zelenskyy tells the Guardian that King Charles eased Trump tensions. What we know on day 1,356 Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago West Lothian veteran's charity hand over donation to help Ukrainian soldiers and civilians

ASA Scotland proudly donated £500 to Sunflower Scotland to support Ukrainian soldiers and civilians caught in the ongoing tragedy of war.

Events

4 d. ago Angelina Jolie's bodyguard forced on to the front line in Ukraine war

Angelina Jolie's driver-bodyguard, during a trip to Ukraine, confirmed he has been conscripted after officials stopped him while on the road with the famous star

Events

4 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia unleashes attack on energy infrastructure, triggering power cuts

Ukrainian minister says Moscow is ‘massively attacking’ grid; Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian troops gathering near north-eastern city. What we know on day 1,354See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Federal judge issues permanent ban on deployment of national guard troops in Portland – live

Judge Karin Immergut ruled that president Trump ‘did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard’ in response to ICE protests that were ‘predominately peaceful’Andrew Roth in Washington and Flora Garamvolgyi in BudapestViktor Orbán will visit the White House today as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading...

Events