
Ukraine: Coerced into a Corner?
It’s reported that Ukraine is right now facing intense diplomatic pressure and coercion from the Trump administration to end the war quickly.

It’s reported that Ukraine is right now facing intense diplomatic pressure and coercion from the Trump administration to end the war quickly.


Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for a second day on Sunday as sporadic protests broke out demanding India’s election chief quit, while a court ordered the release of “cockroach” movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders.

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said an “unidentified projectile” had targeted Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday, causing a fire. The incident came hours after the Iran-backed Houthis warned airlines and travellers to stay away from Saudi airports. David Smith, The…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Axios digital news outlet on Sunday that he was surprised by US counterpart Donald Trump’s announcement of a Ukraine-Russia “energy ceasefire,” but he would accept it whenever it begins. Our correspondent Gulliver Cragg tells…

Pope Leo said on Sunday that doctors had detected a small growth on his lung during a recent health check and he would be undergoing surgery this week to remove it, in the first health scare of the 71-year-old pontiff’s…

France on Sunday called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to reverse a decision to postpone legislative elections, originally set for 28 November. Abbas said on Saturday that due to “Israeli obstacles”, the vote would be held in September next year,…

Five candidates are vying to lead France’s social-democratic left in the 2027 presidential election, with a cyberattack disrupting the primary vote. Can the left unite behind one candidate? We discuss this with our guest Joseph Downing, Senior Lecturer in Politics…


Leaders of India’s online “cockroach” movement pledged on Sunday to continue their campaign against the election commissioner, hours after they were released from detention as authorities sought to thwart a major demonstration. Our correspondent Navodita Kumari tells us more.