Politics
Germany’s former top neo-Nazi hunter now under surveillance as extremist
Hans-Georg Maassen, who until five years ago was responsible for protecting Germany against violent threats to its democracy, is now under surveillance by the security
EU leaders push for Ukraine funding agreement
European Union leaders on Thursday will try to persuade Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to join a plan to provide stable funding for Ukraine, but
Wife of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in prison
A Pakistani anti-corruption court has sentenced Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan to 14 years in prison each on charges of illegally selling state
Bukele on course for a landslide election victory in El Salvador
In less than five years, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has gone from a country infamous for its history of assassinations and gangs to a
Israel says commandos killed three militants in raid on West Bank hospital
Israeli authorities said commandos disguised as Palestinians killed three militants at a hospital in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin on Tuesday, one of
Pakistani court jails ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan for 10 years ahead of elections
A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced Imran Khan to 10 years in prison for divulging state secrets, his party said. It is the harshest sentence
Zelenskiy publishes his income in the name of transparency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made public his income over a two-year period as part of a campaign to promote transparency and root out endemic corruption.
Turkey rushes to seal Sweden’s NATO bid
President Tayyip Erdogan gave the go-ahead for Sweden’s membership after parliament approved it last week. Turkey is expected to send the final instrument of ratification
Israel denies attack on UN shelter in Gaza
The United Nations said on Wednesday that Israeli tanks struck a huge UN compound in the Gaza Strip sheltering displaced Palestinians, causing “massive casualties”, but
Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its prisoners of war
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of deliberately shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers for a prisoner exchange in what