Today: November 12, 2026
Today: November 12, 2026

NATO

Political|World

NATO will not hold summit in Tirana next year, Albania's Rama says

NATO will not hold a summit in Albania next year despite previous plans to do so, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Thursday.

Political|World

US envoys meet with Putin in Moscow on Ukraine talks, then head for Dublin to see Zelenskyy

U.S. envoys have met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin and then headed to Ireland to talk with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Washington seeks new momentum in peace efforts

Europe|Political|World

European security should be decided with Europeans, around 40 countries expected to say

A group of about 40 countries is expected to say on Thursday that any matter affecting European security should be decided with the Europeans, according to a

Europe|Political|World

Nordic countries to work towards common defence deal

The Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland will work towards establishing a common defence deal in order to boost NATO's overall

Europe|US

Russia, Ukraine reach deal on prisoner swap as US says lack of trust holds back talks

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators agreed to a major prisoner exchange at two days of peace talks in Abu Dhabi that ended on Wednesday, but US mediators

Europe|Political|World

Russia says military-to-military contacts with Britain are possible if London reaches out

Russia's Defence Ministry would be willing to speak with its British counterpart if London reached out, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said

Europe

Russian diplomat says Moscow could conclude non-aggression pacts with NATO member states

A senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Moscow could conclude non-aggression pacts with NATO member states as part of a new security architecture for Europe being

Political|Science|Technology|World

Baltic nations, Finland issue overnight drone warnings as Russia, Ukraine exchange strikes

NATO scrambled jets overnight after at least four drones strayed into the airspace of the Baltic states during Ukrainian strikes

Europe|Political|World

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he is pleased with messages from US envoys on diplomatic efforts to end war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he was very happy with messages he was getting from the US in terms of moving towards a

Arts|Business|Economy|Entertainment|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Science|Technology|World

Ukraine peace talks restart after 9 months. What makes them different this time?

Ukraine peace talks restart after 9 months. What makes them different this time?

Arts|Technology

Ukraine urges US to speed up interceptor deliveries as Russia targets power grid

Ukraine's foreign minister said he had urged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday to accelerate deliveries of interceptors as Russia ramps up attacks on

Europe|Political|World

US attempts new peace push at first Russia-Ukraine talks in nine months

Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for their first peace talks since February as US President Donald Trump's envoys launched a

Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World

EU's von der Leyen pledges €50 million to speed up security hub in the Black Sea

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged €50 million ($56 million) on Tuesday to help Bulgaria and Romania expedite the launch of a Black Sea maritime security hub

Economy|Europe|Technology

Italy sees planned F-35 fighter jet spending rise by €7.3 billion

Italy's government is seeking parliamentary approval to increase planned investment in F-35 fighter jets by €7.28 billion ($8.17 billion), lifting the programme's overall cost

Europe

US Air Force relocates aircraft from a base in England because of a threat, US official says

An American official says the U.S. Air Force has relocated aircraft from a base in eastern England because of a threat

Europe|World

Russia sees European security framework as main thrust of Ukraine talks, delegation source says

Russia believes the main thrust of US-brokered peace talks on Ukraine should be seeking agreement on the main elements of a post-war security framework for

Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

Russia and Ukraine hold first peace talks for nine months, Trump envoy says gaps have narrowed

Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for their first US-brokered talks since February, after President Donald Trump suggested last

Political|World

Trump says US seeing 'strong inclination' to end Russia's war in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington was seeing a "very strong inclination" towards ending Russia's

Interview|Political|World

EU's Kallas: Russia 'pretending' to negotiate on Ukraine while 'bombing civilians'

The EU's foreign policy chief said on Monday she saw little sign of Russian goodwill to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, adding Moscow had already signed

Election

He fought France's far right for half a century. Now Mélenchon eyes a 2027 runoff with Le Pen

Jean-Luc Mélenchon is 75 and he's betting his last shot at France’s presidency on a generation young enough to be his grandchildren

Election

French presidential hopeful Melenchon pledges minimum wage rise, retirement at 60

Jean-Luc Melenchon, the hard-left French presidential hopeful, will pledge to raise the minimum wage

Uncategorized

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Russian forces plan new strikes on energy targets, bridges, infrastructure

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that intelligence showed that Russian forces were planning new strikes against key targets and the Ukrainian military was braced for a

Americas|Europe|Travel

Rubio will venture to France on first post-midterm foreign trip to face questions on Trump policies

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first international trip since the midterm elections that dealt the Republicans a severe blow

Europe

Trump teases ‘big, beautiful’ European security deal after meeting Putin envoy

Trump teases ‘big, beautiful’ European security deal after meeting Putin envoy