European Countries Urged Not to Abandon Syrians Applying for Asylum

Homeland Security overhauls asylum phone app — now it's for 'self-deportation'

The Trump administration has overhauled a cellphone app once used to let migrants apply for asylum

ABC News - 1d

Nato urges EU and Turkey to deepen ties

Secretary-general Rutte urges European leaders to put aside differences with Ankara to boost security co-operation

Financial Times - 14h

France has a nuclear umbrella. Could its European allies fit under it?

President Macron has aired the idea that France's deterrence force could be used to defend of other European countries.

BBC News - 5d

Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish-led SDF to integrate north-east region

Agreement recognises Kurdish rights as president Ahmed al-Sharaa seeks to achieve nationwide ceasefire. Syria’s government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) ...

The Guardian - 22h

With US leadership and European support we Ukrainians may at last have peace. But don’t let Russia off the hook | Andriy Yermak

Today’s Jeddah summit will be crucial. But so too is the need for European unity to counter Russian aggression now, and deter it in the future. Andriy Yermak is head of the Ukrainian presidential ...

The Guardian - 10h

Skirmish in Syrian Capital Raises Fears of Expanding Violence

The overnight clash in Damascus appeared to have been contained, but it has heightened concerns that the violence sweeping the country’s coastal region could spread.

The New York Times - 22h

Tories announce policy to deport all foreign nationals with criminal convictions

Policy would apply to those seeking asylum as well as anyone who had been charged with or convicted of immigration offences. All foreign nationals in the UK who receive a criminal conviction would ...

The Guardian - 21h

Europe Weighs Peacekeeping Role in Ukraine Amid Trump’s Embrace of Russia

The deeper discussion of a European force comes amid rising anger and dismay over President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies.

The New York Times - 1h

Syrian Government Signs Breakthrough Deal With Kurdish-Led Forces

The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip Syria’s coastal region.

The New York Times - 15h

UK to convene ‘coalition of the willing’ for fresh talks on Ukraine peace force

‘Virtual meeting’ to be held on Saturday with leaders from mainly European and Commonwealth countries

Financial Times - 1d

Activists demand an end to clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists

Activists gathered in central Damascus to condemn the killing of Syrian public security personnel and civilians in ongoing violence on the Syrian coast. Syrian forces have been clashing with ...

NBC News - 1d

Tories say rights act should not apply to deportations

Kemi Badenoch previously criticised how some foreign criminals and illegal migrants were using the act.

BBC News - 2d

US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal is in doubt, experts say

Malcolm Rifkind joins diplomats and analysts urging focus on European cooperation to replace Trident. Britain’s ability to rely on the US to maintain the UK’s nuclear arsenal is now in doubt, ...

The Guardian - 3d

Poland plans military training for every adult male amid growing European security fears

PM Donald Tusk says country needs army of 500,000 and backs withdrawal from treaty banning landmines. Ukraine war live: latest updates as Russia steps up attacks Poland’s prime minister, ...

The Guardian - 3d

Hungary's leader orders price controls on basic foods as inflation spikes

Hungary’s government is limiting the profit margin for grocers on a number of basic food items in response to growing inflation hitting consumers in the Central European country

ABC News - 6h

The left needs to abandon its miserable, irrational pessimism | Aaron Bastani

A hundred years ago the average person, in one of the the world’s wealthiest societies, could expect to live until 40. Now global life expectacy is 73. At the start of the millennium it was widely ...

The Guardian - 1d

Sweden is 'no longer a country that cannot be trusted'

Sweden and Finland's defence sectors are benefiting from their countries joining Nato.

BBC News - 5d

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests in coming decades

ABC News - 20h

A Syrian war monitor says the death toll rises to more than 600 in recent violence

ABC News - 3d

GB win three silvers on final day of European Indoors

Great Britain win three silvers on the final day of the European Athletics Indoor Championships to finish with seven medals.

BBC News - 2d

No European defence without Germany

The rapid action by Friedrich Merz in the face of Donald Trump’s disruption highlights how the continent’s leaders need strategy as well as spending

Financial Times - 3d

Jeremiah Azu wins European Indoor gold for Britain in men’s 60m

23-year-old takes title one week after becoming father ‘It’s a huge moment becoming a European champion’ It took 6.49sec of staggering power and fluency for Jeremiah Azu to win the 60m European ...

The Guardian - 2d

European leaders downplay skepticism from Trump about NATO solidarity

European Union leaders on Friday downplayed skepticism from U.S. President Donald Trump about solidarity among NATO members

ABC News - 4d

Colombia urges UN to remove coca leaf from harmful substances list

Foreign minister says legalisation of main ingredient of cocaine is only way to stop drug trafficking and violence. Colombia , whose president, Gustavo Petro, is a vocal critic of the US-led war ...

The Guardian - 22h

Iranian singer who urged women to go without hijab is lashed over alcohol conviction

Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcohol

ABC News - 4d

European leaders push defense spend amid uncertainty over Trump aid to Ukraine

European leaders have upped the ante on defense spending plans as they look to support Kyiv and fill a potential void of U.S. aid.

CNBC - 4d

Nine things about Lesotho - the country 'nobody has ever heard of'

Lesotho is called the kingdom in the sky - it is the only country entirely above 1,000m.

BBC News - 6d

Death toll in violence on Syrian coast rises to more than 1,000, war monitor says

A war monitoring group says the death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to ...

ABC News - 2d

Several civilians reportedly killed in Syrian clashes, U.S. and Russia call for U.N. meeting

U.S. and Russian diplomats have called for the United Nations Security Council to meet Monday amid escalating violence in Syria. Clashes between Syrian forces and loyalists of ousted President ...

CBS News - 1d

European stocks have crushed the U.S. — now a big bank is shifting its view

The year has started with a big rally for European stocks as the U.S. market struggles to remain above water. Now, HSBC strategists are changing their tune.

MarketWatch - 1d

Lutnick defends Trump tariffs: ‘This is the way you run the country’

Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick defended President Trump’s approach to tariffs, saying on Sunday the president is focused on stopping fentanyl from entering the country and is actively engaging with ...

The Hill - 2d

Klaebo notches first six-gold cross-country sweep

Norway's Johannes Hoesfolt Klaebo completing an unprecedented sweep by winning all six golds at the cross-country world championships.

ESPN - 3d

Zelensky urges tougher sanctions on Russia as airstrikes continue

Yahoo News - 3d

Syrians describe terror as Alawite families killed in their homes

Witnesses said the situation stabilised when security forces arrived following the violence.

BBC News - 2d

Syrians Demand Better Protection Amid a Spate of Kidnappings

When the new government took over, it dismissed the Assad regime police and other forces, leaving a security vacuum. Now, many residents fear going out after dark.

The New York Times - 1d

Syrian government agrees deal to integrate Kurdish forces

Agreement will bring a bigger swath of fractured nation under the control of Ahmed al-Sharaa’s administration

Financial Times - 22h

Russia orders two people connected to British embassy to leave country

Kremlin accuses individuals of ‘intelligence and subversive activities’ in what appears to be latest in tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions. Two people connected to the British embassy in Moscow have ...

The Guardian - 1d