Andy Burnham will need a “Moscow test” for his policies if he becomes prime minister, the former Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has said. Burnham, the favourite to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister, has previously said that new legislation must pass a “Makerfield test”, the constituency he was elected…
In recent days, there has been a dispute between the US and Iran over the issue of UN nuclear inspectors visiting sites in the country. On Monday, following talks in Switzerland with Iran’s chief negotiator, US Vice-President JD Vance said Iran had “agreed to invite IAEA inspectors back into their country”. The next day, Iranian…
PARIS — French Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pierre Schill, in the job since July 2021, has led the country’s land forces in a push toward higher readiness and preparation for high-intensity warfare, incorporating lessons from Ukraine while preparing for networked and drone-enabled conflict. In an interview ahead of the Eurosatory defense show here, which…
United States President Donald Trump has appointed businessman and federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence (DNI). Trump made Tuesday’s surprise announcement on social media that Pulte would replace Tulsi Gabbard, the former Hawaii congresswoman who has served as the director of national intelligence until recently. Trump said Pulte will keep…
William J. Pulte, Director of US Federal Housing FHFA, speaks to the press at The White House on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Sarah L. Voisin | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence will place the president’s housing agency attack dog…
SINGAPORE — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Asian allies on Saturday to ramp up military spending to counter China’s growing power and prevent its dominance in the region, warning of “rightful alarm” over its rapid military buildup. Hegseth, speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia’s premier forum for defense leaders, militaries and diplomats,…
Nearly half a million Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since 2022 — a death toll exceeding total American losses in World War II — the head of Britain’s top intelligence agency said Wednesday, relaying one of the highest fatality figures any Western government has put on Russia’s war in Ukraine yet. Russia is…
Gemini Co-founders Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss attend the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, U.S., Sept. 12, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters The move by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to vacate a consent order against the cryptocurrency exchange company Gemini Trust is “very unusual,” a former CFTC chair told…
The US president has accused some NATO countries of not doing enough to support the US-Israel war on Iran. Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says European leaders have “gotten the message” after United States President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw 5,000 soldiers from Germany. Trump has grown increasingly…
Palestine and Israel representatives had been lined up close together at the FIFA Congress in Canada. Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026 Palestinian football federation president Jibril Rajoub refused to stand alongside Israel FA Vice-President Basim Sheikh Suliman in a heated moment at the 76th FIFA Congress. Both men were called to the stand…
