US Supreme Court justices questioned the legality behind a wide swath of Donald Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday, as they began hearing a landmark case that could uphold — or upend — the president’s economic agenda. Billions of dollars in customs revenue and a key lever in Trump’s trade wars are at stake, while the conservative-dominated...
Days before global leaders gather for the crucial climate talks at COP30 in Brazil, a stark new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has delivered a wake-up call – there has been progress on cutting greenhouse gases, but not nearly enough to avoid a hotter, riskier future. The 16th annual Emissions Gap Report paints a picture of a world inching forward on climate action yet hurtling toward temperatures that...
US President Donald Trump has claimed that Pakistan has been secretly “testing nuclear weapons”, alongside Russia, China and North Korea, the comments coming as Washington itself considers resuming nuclear testing after more than three decades. In an interview to an American news channel, Trump said several countries were covertly conducting nuclear tests while the US...
Britain was shocked by a mass stabbing attack on a train Saturday evening that targeted passengers as they traveled through central England on their way to London, in an incident Prime Minister Keir Starmer has described as “deeply concerning.” The attack left nine people in need of treatment for life-threatening injuries, one of whom was still fighting for...
The energy ministers of the Group of Seven nations (G7) have issued a joint statement condemning Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy system, after authorities in Kyiv described Moscow’s most recent barrage as akin to “nuclear terrorism”. In a Friday statement, the G7 energy ministers – representing Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United...
Iran appears to be stepping up the rebuilding of its ballistic missile program, despite the reintroduction last month of United Nations sanctions that ban arms sales to the country and ballistic missile activity. European intelligence sources say several shipments of sodium perchlorate, the main precursor in the production of the solid propellant that powers Iran’s mid-range conventional...
US President Donald Trump said Israel would lose “all support” from the United States if it proceeds to annex the West Bank, as White House officials heavily criticised a proposed Knesset vote on the matter, which they argue goes against Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. In an interview with TIME Magazine on October 15 that...
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (October 23, 2025) that Moscow would never bow to pressure from the United States or any other foreign power, and cautioned that it would deliver an “overwhelming” response to any military strikes deep inside Russia. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday hit Russia’s two biggest oil companies with sanctions in...
Donald Trump imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia for the first time in his second term, targeting oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft, sending oil prices higher by more than $2 a barrel. The president imposed the new measures as his frustration grows with Russian president Vladimir Putin over the war. The sanctions are a major policy...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has said Israel has a legal obligation to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip by the UN and its entities to ensure the basic needs of Palestinian civilians there are met. An advisory opinion from the UN’s top court also said Israel had not substantiated its...