Trump suspends Russia sanctions for 60 days as Zelensky row deepens
Trump says suspending sanctions on Russia keeps Moscow at the table, while Zelensky says US intelligence sharing resumed but warns of a 'historic mistake'.
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinian olive pickers in Turmus Ayya, torch vehicles
Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinian olive pickers in Turmus Ayya and set three vehicles on fire, with 136 harvest-season attacks recorded this month.
US probe into Ilhan Omar's immigration papers could aim at deportation
The raid on Ilhan Omar's home stems from a probe into her immigration papers, and one aim could be to strip her citizenship and deport her, sources said.
Global deforestation slows but Congo Basin losses soar, study finds
Forest loss fell 15pc in 2025 but the Congo Basin lost 2.4m hectares, a study found, as UN chief Guterres warned the world was off track on nature targets.
Trump rules out nuclear weapons against Iran, says war will end soon
Trump said the US would not use nuclear weapons on Iran and the 'mother of all bombs' is conventional, but warned it 'may have to go' after Pickaxe Mountain.
Explained: the Houthi missiles and drones hitting Saudi Arabia
From Iranian-derived ballistic missiles to copies of the Shahed drone, the Houthis have built an arsenal that keeps them hitting Saudi airports and oil sites.
India's Gen Z protests are the worst crisis of Modi's rule, analysts say
Youth protests over a voter roll revision that removed 130 million names are Modi's worst crisis since 2014, analysts say, as Delhi shut a park to stop a rally.
Ryanair and easyJet cancel thousands of winter flights over jet fuel costs
Ryanair and easyJet have cut thousands of winter flights, removing over a million seats, after European jet fuel prices doubled to $196 a barrel this year.
Fired FBI agents who investigated Trump sue Kash Patel
Nine former FBI employees who worked on the Trump classified documents case sued FBI Director Kash Patel, saying they were fired to settle a personal vendetta.
Pakistan at UN condemns Houthi attacks, demands end to Israeli settlements
Pakistan told the UN Security Council that Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia must stop at once, and demanded an end to Israeli settlements and settler violence.
Pakistan joins walkout on Israeli president at Asian summit in Baku
Pakistan, Turkiye, Iran, Kuwait and the Palestinian delegation walked out as Israel's Isaac Herzog began speaking at the CICA summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
UN warns Gaza is 'dangerously fragile'; commercial supplies stall
A UN envoy warned Gaza faces another winter in tents, with 1,500 killed since the ceasefire, as commercial goods deliveries stalled in a dispute over payments.
Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of encouraging Houthi escalation
Riyadh accused Iran of arming and encouraging the Houthis, who hit the presidential palace in Aden. Riyadh airport has been attacked 20 times this month.