Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, issues warning after inspecting border fortifications against backdrop of rising tensions Raphael Rashid in Seoul Propaganda loudspeakers aimed at South Korea will be ready to restart within days along the entire border, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has said amid a worsening of…
Reports emerge of similar withdrawals in UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain amid concerns about a return to conflict with Iran after US midterm elections Jonathan Yerushalmy and agencies The US state department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia, as the gulf kingdom faces a barrage of…
Russia unilaterally frees Stephen Hubbard after US request while Steve Witkoff praises Putin as a ‘humanitarian’ Pjotr Sauer Vladimir Putin ordered the release of an American from a Russian jail as he met Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg on Wednesday for fresh talks on ending the war in Ukraine, amid increasingly close…
French president criticises leaders for spreading misleading information as country prepares for further protests this weekend Jon Henley in Paris Emmanuel Macron has accused Donald Trump and other foreign leaders of making “stupid comments” about France’s street unrest for political gain, as the country prepared for more protests this weekend. Speaking during a visit to…
Civilian casualties in Ukraine remain at record levels, with intensified Russian attacks in September continuing a pattern of harm in 2026 far exceeding previous years, UN human rights monitors in Ukraine said on Friday. The mission verified that at least 328 civilians were killed and 2,105 injured in September – 85 per cent more than in…
Police fire teargas in Paris and Limoges town hall ‘largely lost’ to fire – with officials blaming violence on ‘ultra-left’ Kim Willsher in Paris and William Christou More than 1,200 people were arrested in France on Saturday after protesters supporting high school students clashed with police, with some demonstrations later spiralling out of control as…
Swedish activist stands alongside French teenagers calling for investment to fix teacher shortages and crumbling schools Jon Henley in Paris The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined demonstrating high school students in France as the country braced for another day of nationwide protests over chronic teacher shortages, overcrowded classes and crumbling buildings. “Young people…
US president says agreement needed to lower American fuel prices, but move likely to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies Robert Tait in Washington, and Oliver Holmes Donald Trump was on a fresh collision course with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European allies after a stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel, upending…
Pakistani authorities insist marchers calling for former PM to be released from jail will not reach the capital Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi Imran Khan’s supporters have begun a march to Islamabad to demand his release from jail after efforts by the government to halt the protest failed. The march began in the former prime minister’s…
Minister says use of grenades has been stopped ‘until we know what happened’ as protests across France continue Jon Henley in Paris France is suspending the use of stun grenades by police at high-school demonstrations, the interior minister has said, amid mounting accusations of police brutality during a fortnight of protests marred by often violent…