EU leaders have agreed a huge rise in defence spending to counter Russia’s perceived threat

The US president has been holding court with world leaders in Washington DC – but what are the consequences?

The transatlantic alliance forged in the second world war is crumbling before Keir Starmer and David Lammy’s eyes

Moscow is buoyant – a direct call with Trump was precisely what Putin had been waiting for

The US and the UK have refused to sign a declaration on ‘inclusive and sustainable’ AI at the landmark Paris summit

The US president’s plans for the Strip suggest his pro-settler advisers are in the ascendant

Analysis of a mega poll shows Keir Starmer’s party would lose more seats than the Conservatives at a general election

Five years on from Britain’s departure from the EU, 55% of Britons think it was a mistake

The government has been criticised for supporting a third Heathrow runway, while it plans to reject calls to broaden the definition of extremism

Ireland and northern Britain have been battered by fierce winds

From exiting the Paris climate agreement to declaring a national border emergency, the US president made an explosive start in office

A Met Office report says that the rise in carbon dioxide emissions in 2024 is off track for limiting global heating to 1.5C

In his last speech, Anthony Blinken talks of the need to ‘forge a new reality’ in the Middle East

The prime minister has faced criticism from Elon Musk and Liz Truss

A reflection on the effect of the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris in 2015 and Jeff Bezos’s influence now on the Washington Post

The health secretary has revealed details of a new commission on the issue – but it won’t offer its recommendations until 2028

A battered and bloodied 2024 awaits the inevitable passing of time – and the return of Donald Trump

Keir Starmer confirms Peter Mandelson as US ambassador while giving councils £1.6bn to ‘get on with fixing potholes’

The former president of Syria fled to Russia a week ago

The end of the dictator’s regime is a strategic blow for Russia and Iran