Politics

‘We’ll find out’: Trump responds to Khamenei’s warning

US President Donald Trump has said the world would soon see whether Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was correct in his warning

The Ukraine knot: How gas transit tied up Russia, Europe, and Kiev in one conflict

How hydrocarbon routes shaped – and ultimately destroyed – relations between Russia and Ukraine long before the war

Kiev-backed suicide bomb plot thwarted in Russia

The Federal Security Service has reported thwarting a new Ukrainian plot involving an unwitting suicide bomber

Key Zelensky ally urges him to choose people over land

Vladimir Zelensky’s senior ally Vitaly Kim said ordinary Ukrainians would choose a ceasefire over territory

Epstein pitched ‘many opportunities’ in post-coup Ukraine to Rothschild exec

Disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein touted opportunities in post-coup Ukraine to Swiss businesswoman Ariane de Rothschild

Why the US hit pause on Iran

Missile defenses, alliance vulnerabilities, and fear of a wider war are shaping Washington’s restraint, even as pressure on Tehran continues