Vladimir Putin’s welcoming remarks to Xi Jinping appear to have been a carefully crafted barb aimed at Ukraine and its allies, to make the Chinese president’s...
India will respond to any escalation from Pakistan “proportionally and in exactly the same light”, the country’s high commissioner has told Sky News. Weeks after 26...
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating a three-day ceasefire which was declared by Vladimir Putin last week and came into effect on Thursday....
US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the new pope. Senior cardinal Dominique Mamberti came out onto St Peter’s balcony to announce the new...
The Vatican has announced the first ever American leader of the Catholic Church – Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old...
India’s airstrikes on Pakistani-controlled Kashmir after last month’s deadly militant attack on the Indian-administered side of the disputed region have raised fears of a dangerous escalation...
Cardinals have failed to reach the required two-thirds majority in their first vote to choose a new pope in the Vatican. Black smoke emerged from the...
It’s hard not to view the motivating factor behind Vladimir Putin’s latest unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine as one of timing. Starting today, the three-day truce coincides...
Pakistan’s prime minister has pledged to retaliate after India’s deadly missile strike, saying the country will “now have to pay the price” for their “blatant mistake”....
The papal conclave is beginning, where 133 cardinal electors are tasked with choosing the new leader of the Catholic Church. The successful candidate will need to...
The conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor begins on Wednesday. The cardinals have assembled in Rome and will soon be locked away in the Sistine Chapel,...
For former US national security adviser John Bolton, my guest on the podcast this week, any allegations of Iranian state-sponsored terrorism are to be taken extremely...
Disney is to open a theme park and resort in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The American media and entertainment giant is linking up with Miral,...
Two Belgian teenagers who were found with 5,000 ants in Kenya have been given the choice of serving 12 months in prison or paying a fine...
Israel has said 24 hostages are alive in Gaza – after Donald Trump said there were 21. The US president told reporters on Tuesday that three...
Pakistan says it has been targeted in a missile attack by India. Three missiles were fired by India across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory, said Pakistani...
Friedrich Merz has become Germany’s new chancellor after winning a second vote in the country’s parliament. He unexpectedly failed in the first parliamentary ballot on Tuesday...
The writer of Conclave has said he believes the role of women in the Catholic Church will be a “big issue” for the next pope. Robert...
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth cancelled military aid to Ukraine without a direct order from Donald Trump about a week after he was sworn in as...
The UK and India have struck an “ambitious” trade deal that will slash tariffs on products such as whisky and gin. The agreement will also see...