Politics

China is betting on an AI-powered army

The Chinese leadership is preparing the country for a new era of technological and strategic competition

Ex-Belgian diplomat faces trial over Lumumba assassination

Prosecutors have accused a former Belgian diplomat of involvement in the “humiliating and degrading” treatment of Patrice Lumumba

Israel's condoning of settler violence could spell end for last Christian communities in West Bank

Israel plans to destroy thousands of Christian homes in the West Bank as part of its settlement policy, an NGO head has claimed

Congolese president wins election by landslide

Congo’s electoral officials have declared President Denis Sassou Nguesso the winner of Sunday’s election with 94.82% of the vote

The Kremlin says US President Donald Trump is correct to criticize Prime Minister Keir Starmer

The Kremlin has backed US President Donald Trump’s rebuke of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as not being on the same level as Winston Churchill

MI5 apologizes and agrees to pay compensation to woman abused by neo-Nazi agent

Britain’s MI5 apologizes and pays compensation to a woman abused by a neo-Nazi informant, after admitting mistakes that misled courts and prolonged her case