Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Poland to show more respect for Ukraine after agreeing to Warsaw’s demand that he return its highest state honour in a dispute that stretches back to the second world…
Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain in the early hours of Wednesday, and the United States launched strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, as tensions in the Gulf spiked amid an impasse in diplomatic efforts to end the war between Tehran and Washington that is now closing in on 100 days. Since the conflict began…
MILAN, Italy (RNS) – Amid a growing public rift between Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump — arguably the two most influential American-born figures in the world — Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Vatican on Thursday seeking to highlight common ground between the Holy See and the Trump administration. Rubio’s meeting with…
Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah intensified on Friday despite a newly extended cease-fire announced just the day before. The fighting cast doubt on the truce as Lebanon and Israel prepare for higher-level peace negotiations. President Trump announced the three-week extension of the cease-fire on Thursday after hosting Israeli and Lebanese diplomats at the White House….
Shorouk Express Drones flying over airports, commercial sites and other sensitive infrastructure in Europe is a growing phenomenon which EU leaders blame on Russia, and preventing the disruption they cause will prove a tough technical challenge, observers say. Detecting the drones, making them non-operational by jamming them, or even shooting them down, are all complex…
