Politics

Bomb attempt near NYC mayor’s residence was ‘ISIS-inspired terrorism’

Two men have been charged over an “ISIS‑inspired” incident in New York after explosives were thrown during a protest over the Iran war

A New Crusade? Christian Zionism and the ‘Holy War’ gripping the Middle East

The US-Israeli war on Iran has roots in a cross of Christian Zionism and far-right Judaism

Trump calls Putin as Iran war escalates and US seeks way out of strategic deadlock

As the US-Israel war with Iran deepens, Donald Trump turns to Vladimir Putin for diplomatic leverage amid Middle East tensions, energy market risks, and weakening US influence

Putin reveals scale of Russian advance in Donbass

Russia has liberated almost half of the part of the Donetsk People’s Republic from Kiev in six months, Vladimir Putin has said

Ukrainian missile strike on Russia’s Bryansk kills six, injures dozens

A Ukrainian missile attack has “deliberately” targeted civilians, the governor of Russia’s border Bryansk Region has said

South Africans return home as Middle East conflict escalates

South Africa has advised its nationals to take “immediate advantage” of limited flights and leave the Middle East