6 h. ago Yvette Cooper issues sanctions against Russia amid accusations of ‘information warfare’

The Foreign Secretary said Russian agencies are responsible for "vast malign online networks" disseminating disinformation across Europe

Economics

9 h. ago Yvette Cooper counters Trump criticism of Khan and praises Europe’s ‘strength’

The Foreign Secretary defended Sir Sadiq Khan’s record in City Hall after the president branded him a ‘disaster’ and a ‘disgusting mayor’.

Politics

13 h. ago Donald Trump criticises European leaders and renews attacks on Sadiq Khan

The US president addressed subjects such as immigration and the Ukraine war in a wide-ranging interview.

Politics

17 h. ago We asked critics from authoritarian regimes what they wish they’d known sooner. Here’s what they said

Critics from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey offer advice to the US about what they’ve learned about authoritariansDonald Trump makes no secret of his admiration for strongmen like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán or El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele. Last month, he praised Orbán’s hardline stance on immigration and urged European leaders to show more “respect” for the president; earlier this year his administration struck a deal with Bukele to send more than 200 detained migrants to a notorious, maximum-security prison in El Salvador.Many international organizations, experts and historians have sounded the alarm about the United States heading in a similar direction as these authoritarian regimes. Continue reading...

Culture

28 h. ago UK is under attack from Putin’s cyber army, warns Yvette Cooper

Foreign secretary issues stark warning over Russian president ‘flooding’ Europe with cyber attacks and urges the UK and EU to band together – as Starmer holds crisis talks with EU leaders over Ukraine’s future

Events

29 h. ago UK on frontline of new information war as Russia floods social media with fake videos

In a speech in London, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will sound the alarm over hostile actors flooding social media with doctored videos to undermine support for Ukraine

Events

33 h. ago Trump turns on Europe: will he pull support for Ukraine? | The Latest

Donald Trump has loomed large over Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with European leaders, after the US president took aim at the Ukrainian leader once again. It comes in the wake of a new White House national security strategy that has caused fear in Europe, but drawn praise from the Kremlin. Lucy Hough speaks to our Europe correspondent Jon Henley. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Moscow praises Trump's new 'national security strategy' which warns mass migration will leave Europe 'unrecognisable within 20 years' and does not cast Russia as a threat

The Kremlin publicly embraced the sweeping 33-page report, which outlines the US president's vision for the world and sets out dramatic changes to American priorities.

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46 h. ago Zelensky to huddle with European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump’s new security strategy

Zelensky to huddle with European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump’s new security strategy  CNN

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46 h. ago Zelensky meets European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump’s new security strategy

Zelensky meets European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump’s new security strategy  CNN

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3 d. ago Yvette Cooper vows to take on 'dirty money' funding crime in UK and war in Ukraine

The Foreign Secretary warned dodgy funds were being used to fuel not just crime in the UK, but also Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and it needed an international effort to stop it

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4 d. ago The Liz Truss Show: Former PM claims she will confront ‘deep state that tried to destroy me’ in new programme

Ex-Tory leader says she wants to spark ‘Trump-style counter-revolution’ to defend Western values

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5 d. ago The Liz Truss Show: Former PM promises to confront ‘deep state that tried to destroy me’ in new programme

Ex-Tory leader says she wants to spark ‘Trump-style counter-revolution’ to defend Western values

Politics

5 d. ago Inside the climate group working everywhere but DC: ‘You can still have huge wins’

Climate Cabinet supports candidates in state and city races as the federal government ignores the climate crisisWith a president who has called climate change a “hoax”, refused to send a delegation to international climate talks, and packed the federal government with former fossil fuel industry employees, this can feel like a dark moment for climate action in the US. But shifting one’s focus to local and state law makes for a very different outlook.Analysts have estimated that 75% of the commitments that the US made at the Paris climate agreement – which Donald Trump pulled the nation out of as soon as he took office – can be reached entirely without federal support. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Europeans accuse Putin of faking interest in peace after talks with US envoys

Ukrainian and European officials are accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of faking interest in peace efforts

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7 d. ago White House suddenly drops ‘Oval Office logs’ claiming to show Trump’s 12

By releasing the logs, the White House is attempting to counter a narrative that Trump is slowing down with age

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7 d. ago Trump tells Honduras ‘there will be hell to pay’ as presidential vote count stalls

Intervention is latest by US president whose preferred candidate, Nasry Asfura, is locked in ‘technical tie’Analysis: Trump’s counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’Donald Trump has accused officials in Honduras of “trying to change” the result of the country’s presidential election, as the release of vote counts was paused with two rightwing candidates locked in a technical tie.The virtual vote count had been slow and unstable before it was interrupted around midday on Monday. The electoral court said a technical problem was to blame and insisted the manual count was continuing. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago UK slams Gaza aid delays as tents for displaced take months to arrive

The Foreign Office said 1,100 UK-funded tents will finally be delivered to Gazans displaced by the war

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8 d. ago Brother of Scot jailed in India blasts meeting with Foreign Secretary as 'one of the most disappointing'

The family of Jagtar Singh Johal say theurt hopes dashed after “devastating” talks with Yvette Cooper.

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8 d. ago Meeting with Foreign Secretary disappointing, says detainee’s brother

Gurpreet Singh Johal met with Yvette Cooper on Monday to talk about his brother, Jagtar Singh Johal.

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