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Starmer Exit Timetable Threatens to Complicate EU-UK Reset Before July Summit
Keir Starmer's announced resignation timetable turns Britain's planned July EU-UK reset into a transition-management problem, with Andy Burnham likely to inherit sensitive files on trade, defence, youth mobility and post-Brexit economic confidence.
Europe
Corruption Verdict Sends Shockwaves Through Spain’s Ruling Party
Spain’s political establishment was plunged deeper into crisis on...
Defence & Security
Moscow Signals Retreat from ‘Anchorage’ Formula as Ukraine and Europe Hold the Line
A new statement by Yuri Ushakov, a senior aide...
Opinion
Analysis
Mark Galeotti’s Warning on Russia Deserves to Be Taken Seriously
In his latest Sunday Times analysis, Mark Galeotti offers...
Opinion
Why Britain Has Lost Faith in Keir Starmer
The spectacle unfolding around Sir Keir Starmer and his...
Opinion
Makerfield: The Right’s Civil War Could Deliver Another Dreadful Labour Prime Minister
The Makerfield by-election has become something far larger than...
Opinion
Modi Brings Stability to the G7 as Trump’s Unpredictability Clouds US Diplomacy
When Narendra Modi and Donald Trump meet on the...
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Starmer Exit Timetable Threatens to Complicate EU-UK Reset Before July Summit
Keir Starmer's announced resignation timetable turns Britain's planned July EU-UK reset into a transition-management problem, with Andy Burnham likely to inherit sensitive files on trade, defence, youth mobility and post-Brexit economic confidence.
Russian Fuel Shortages Turn Ukraine’s Refinery Campaign Into an Economic-Pressure Story
Reports of fuel shortages, price pressure and rationing across Russian regions suggest Ukraine's refinery campaign is no longer only a long-range strike story. It is becoming a test of Moscow's ability to manage domestic supply under wartime pressure.
EU Prepares Hybrid-Car Tariffs as China Trade Pressure Reaches Leaders’ Table
Brussels is moving towards new duties on Chinese plug-in...
Swiss Mercosur Vote Shows Europe’s Trade Deals Still Face Farmer and Climate Resistance
Switzerland’s lower house has rejected a trade agreement with...
Hormuz Reopening Eases Oil Pressure, But Europe Still Faces Gulf Deal Risk
Oil prices fell after tankers began moving through the...
China Rejects G7 Minerals Push as Europe Faces Strategic Supply-Chain Test
China has defended its export controls on critical minerals...
Human Rights and Social Issues
Pauline Hanson Reopens Australia’s Old Debate on Identity and Immigration
Australia's long-running argument over immigration and national identity has...
UK Doctors’ strike reprieve offers NHS breathing space, but deeper problems remain
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) has secured a...
Fatima Jabbe-Bio: London Borough Takes Back Social Housing Property Used by Sierra Leone’s First Lady
Southwark Council has confirmed that it has taken possession...
China’s Arrest of an American Scholar Signals a Dangerous New Phase
The arrest of American scholar Min Zin in China...
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Kyrgyzstan and China’s lending boom: how Bishkek became exposed to Beijing’s balance sheet
For much of the post-war period, the International Monetary Fund and the United States set the tone for sovereign lending and crisis support.
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Defence & Security
From Mass Repression to Nuclear Ambition: The Real Risk of Iran’s Regime, writes Hossein Amjadi
For decades, international debates about Iran’s nuclear ambitions have...
Arts
Voices of Friends 2025 Burabay, Kazakhstan November 29 – December 2, 2025
The fifth anniversary festival Voices of Friends Poetry &...
Culture & Society
Brussels Hosts Belgium’s First Ever Indian Film Festival
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From Back Channels to Hard Leverage: The Strategy the US Now Needs on Russia
Washington’s current handling of negotiations with Moscow over Ukraine...
Environment & ClimateSustainability
Cheap solar panels show Europe’s energy-security debate has reached household level
European households are turning to low-cost solar options, including balcony panels and solar fences, as energy insecurity returns to the foreground. The shift is small-scale, but it shows how geopolitical risk is changing consumer behaviour.
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Norway Presses EU to Recast Arctic Gas as a Security Asset
Norway is challenging the European Union to reconsider its...
Albania Resort Dispute Tests Foreign Investment and Environmental Governance
A planned luxury resort in Albania linked to Jared...
The Weather: Britain’s Favourite Topic Turns Serious as Drought Bites
Britain’s weather has always occupied a curious place in...
Drone strike on Ryazan refinery leaves city facing civilian and pollution risks
Regional authorities said three people were killed and 12...
440 ppm: Our Atmosphere Has Now Entered Unknown Territory
For decades, climate scientists warned that atmospheric carbon dioxide...
Fossil fuel dependence moves from climate issue to security question at Santa Marta summit
The Santa Marta conference in Colombia has placed fossil...
EU and Central Asian states renew water, energy and climate cooperation in Astana
Representatives of the European Union, Central Asian states and...
The Economics of Thirst: Can Water Forward avert a deepening global imbalance?
The announcement of the World Bank’s new “Water Forward”...
Science & Technology
Italian Astronaut Picked for Artemis III as Europe Gains Place in NASA Moon Architecture
NASA has named Italian European Space Agency astronaut Luca...
South Africa Battery-Minerals Plan Points to New Competition Over EV Supply Chains
South Africa is moving to bring electric-vehicle battery materials...
UK forces Google to give publishers AI-search opt-out as media bargaining fight widens
Britain’s competition regulator has imposed new rules on Google’s...
France-Israel Defence Show Dispute Turns Eurosatory Into Diplomatic Test
France’s decision to restrict Israel’s official participation at Eurosatory...
Blue Origin explosion strengthens SpaceX’s hand in tightening launch market
The destruction of a New Glenn rocket during a...
