Iran’s Guards seize wartime power, blunting Supreme Leader’s role
Khamenei’s death ends one-man rule; no clear arbiter remainsMojtaba elevated, but reduced to assent, not commandIRGC and security…
UK will not back blockade of Strait of Hormuz, PM Starmer says
LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that whatever the pressure, Britain…
Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire renewed protests, sources say
Trump’s options include targeting leaders and security forces involved in crackdown, US sources sayStrikes on nuclear or missile…
Ukrainians face tough weeks as Russia targets power sector during freeze
Ukraine’s power system is under constant Russian attackNorthern and eastern Ukraine face coldest winter in yearsTemperatures set to…
Starmer and Xi hail a reset in ties, helped by large AstraZeneca investment
Item 1 of 8 Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of…
Storm Kristin kills at least three in Portugal, barrels into Spain
Item 1 of 3 People wait for a bus in the snow as storm Kristin hits several parts…
EU set to add Iran’s Guards to terror list after France U-turn
EU ministers likely to give political green light on ThursdayDecision means EU will join US in terror listing…
Six European economies vow to drive progress on stalled projects
Trump administration has ridiculed 27-member EU’s slowness to make decisionsBusiness as usual no longer possible, Germany saysSix countries…
Trump warns Iran to make nuclear deal or next attack will be ‘far worse’
Item 1 of 2 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech on energy and the economy, in Clive,…
Germany pushes for ‘two-speed’ Europe with new bloc of six leading economies
Germany proposes ‘two-speed EU’ to enhance decision-makingKlingbeil invites France, Poland, Spain, Italy, NetherlandsPlan includes capital markets union, defence,…
Russian strike on passenger train in northeastern Ukraine kills five, prosecutors say
Item 1 of 5 A war crime prosecutor and a police officer work next to a passenger train…
South Korea court jails former first lady for bribery
Item 1 of 5 A woman watches a TV broadcasting a news report on the sentencing trial of…