International reporting on politics, governance, conflict and major economic shifts outside the UK and US, with a focus on stories with cross-border consequences.
Jimmy Carter died on 29 December 2024 at the age of 100, ending the longest post-presidential life in US history. A short guide to his early life, his one-term presidency, the Camp David Accords, the Iran hostage crisis and the four decades of work that followed at the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity.
Marine Le Pen’s 2025 conviction included a five-year ineligibility imposed under France’s provisional-execution mechanism, even with an appeal pending. The European Court of Human Rights has now agreed to fast-track an application, a procedural development that could shape French electoral law before the 2027 vote.
Jan Marsalek, fugitive since June 2020, has moved in the public mind from corporate-fraud subject to a fully-fledged counter-intelligence story. We trace what has been confirmed, what remains speculation, and why the case is shaping policy on European fintech vetting.
Rafah is a city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, sharing the only land border between Gaza and Egypt. The full guide: geography, history, the border crossing, the 2024 ground operation, the ICJ provisional-measures order, the 2025 ceasefire and the 2026 reopening.
A unanimous Constitutional Court upheld the National Assembly’s December impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived martial-law declaration, removing him from office and triggering a 60-day window for a snap election.
A Paris court found the long-time Rassemblement National leader and 24 co-defendants guilty of running a parallel payroll funded by European Parliament money, imposing a five-year ineligibility that took effect immediately and threw her 2027 presidential ambitions into doubt.
In a 884-page report delivered to the Supreme Federal Tribunal, Brazil’s Federal Police accused the former president and 36 associates of plotting to overturn the 2022 election result, including by considering the assassination of his successor Lula and Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin.
A unanimous Supreme Court bench confirmed the conviction of former justice minister Cho Kuk for falsifying academic records to help his daughter into medical school, sending one of South Korea’s most prominent progressive politicians to prison.
A hidden-camera video of South Korea's then-first lady accepting a Christian Dior bag became one of the most-watched political TikTok clips of the 2024 election year, and helped end her husband's political career. We trace how the platform changed the story.
An accountability court in Islamabad handed the former prime minister and his wife Bushra Bibi 14-year prison terms over the sale of state gifts received during his time in office, the third of four convictions against him in a single week.
Russia's war in Ukraine has dominated G20 deliberations, with hosts India warning that the intense tensions will prevent a joint declaration. Antony Blinken, US secretary of state, said Russia's "unprovoked and illegitimate war" had destroyed the sum...
On Monday, China indicated it wanted to talk and find a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian situation, despite American concerns that Beijing would transfer weapons to Russia. On Telegram, Mayor Oleksandr Symshyshyn reported air-raid sirens in Kyiv a...
The French unions are conducting a day of widespread strikes and protests over President Macron's proposals to raise the retirement age, putting the reform agenda on the line. The official retirement age will increase from 62 to 64 thanks to a new me...
Since the beginning of the year, hauliers shipping products to the EU have seen new disruptions due to a fault in the UK's digital customs system and new requirements from the French government. Drivers travelling to ports in the first few days of Ja...
The largest round of layoffs in Amazon's history will result in 18,000 job losses, the company has stated. The e-commerce giant's brick-and-mortar locations, including Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go, will be particularly hit by the changes, chief execut...
The crisis-hit German gas trader Uniper, which owns seven power plants in the UK, has told shareholders that the company faces "potential collapse" unless they support a further state rescue of more than €50 billion (£44.6 billion). Before a pivotal ...
The US central bank has increased interest rates again in an effort to combat inflation, and they are currently at their highest levels since the global financial crisis. The Federal Reserve, or Fed, increased interest rates by 0.50 percentage points...
The UK, Italy, and Japan will work together to create a new artificial intelligence-powered fighter jet, according to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The collaborative company will aim to increase security ties and generate thousands of jobs in the U...
A prisoner exchange involving US basketball player Brittney Griner resulted in the release from US custody of Viktor Bout, one of the most notorious arms dealers the world has ever seen. When Griner was returning to the US from playing in Russia, ...
"Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction," the head of the United Nations has warned at the start of a high-level nature summit in Canada. In order to set goals for reversing the loss of nature, governments are convening in Montreal. We have...
For the past three years, the patience of one billion people in China has been stretched, growing thinner and thinner with every lockdown and round of mass Covid testing. Now, that patience has snapped. As thousands take to the streets in cities pro...
Writer E Jean Carroll is suing Donald Trump in the US state of New York for allegedly raping her in the 1990s. Ms Carroll, 78, is among the first to sue under the Adult Survivors Act, which came into effect on Thursday. The state law allows a one-yea...
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her policy towards Russia prior to the February invasion of Ukraine, saying she had run out of power to influence Vladimir Putin. She said she had tried to convene European talks with the Russian ...
The head of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has said after the collapse of rival FTX that no one can be protected from a “bad player” and announced plans for an industry ‘‘recovery fund” for struggling crypto firms. Changpeng Zhao (pictur...
