What does Le Pen's presidential bid mean for relationship with Bardella?
French hard-right leader Marine Le Pen has decided to run for president despite her conviction on embezzlement charges and she is counting on her political heir Jordan Bardella to run alongside her, casting him as her future prime minister. But how…
Bowen: For all his bluster, Trump has no better option than talks with Iran
Donald Trump’s latest pronouncements on Iran and the chances of a negotiated agreement have to be taken seriously, as he is after all the president of the United States. This is what he said at the Nato summit in Turkey. «I don’t want to deal…
Why the Damascus blasts during Macron’s visit are a blow to al-Sharaa
It was a historic visit, the first by a Western head of state, signalling Syria’s emerging integration into the international stage after the isolation, sanctions and brutal violence of the Assad era. But the morning after President Emmanuel Macron…
Two girls seriously injured in German school attack.
Two 13-year-old girls have been seriously injured and a 16-year-old suspect arrested after an incident at a school in Upper Bavaria, Germany. Police said a major operation was under way in the area of Welfen-Gymnasium secondary school in the small town…
REPLAY: Macron addresses Ukraine, Greenland at NATO summit
French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters on the sidelines of the NATO summit that he «doesn’t believe» the US would seize Greenland following earlier comments by US president Donald Trump. He also addressed the war in Ukraine and Iran.…
German doctor jailed for killing 15 of his patients
A German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients. A court in Berlin on Wednesday found the 41-year-old man, named only as Johannes M. in line with German privacy rules, guilty of murdering 12 women…
Le Pen taking ‘a gamble’ in decision to run for president
France’s Marine Le Pen hit the campaign trail on Wednesday fresh off her announcement she would run for president despite an embezzlement conviction. But she is taking a big gamble on whether her last-ditch appeal against Tuesday’s judgement…
Adeniyi Adeyemi: Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu orders probe into alleged fake agency
Nigeria’s president has ordered a corruption investigation into allegations that a fictitious government agency was set up within his own office, complete with public funding worth $950,000 (£700,000). According to the presidency, the letter from…
From Spain trade to Greenland threats: Key points from Trump’s NATO comments
US President Donald Trump lashed out at NATO allies Wednesday at a summit in Ankara, as the fallout from his war with Iran threatened to overshadow the key gathering. Trump declared the Iran ceasefire was «over», then took aim at NATO allies who failed…
Trump says ceasefire is ‘over’ after US and Iran trade strikes
Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused the US of breaching their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on this issue, and others, including the attacks in southern Iran and «violating Iranian adjustments in the Strait». «The era…