Hegseth also raised issue with the financial contributions of allied nations and threatened to withhold dues if allies don’t meet their defense spending commitments. NATO allies

Andy Burnham wants to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer. First he must beat the far-right in a vote Thursday.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced Thursday that he is cutting all contact with Kaja Kallas, EU foreign policy chief, after comments.

RCP's Carolina Lumetta pressed Vice President JD Vance at a White House briefing on Thursday how the immediate sanctions waivers in the president's deal with Iran square with congressional review requirements under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act.

Lionel Messi joins Miroslav Klose as the top World Cup goal scorer of all time, as the 2026 tournament reshapes football’s historic scoring rankings.

Brazil’s Federal Police have executed search and seizure warrants targeting a high-ranking senator and ally of President Lula as part of a fraud and graft probe. Police found suspicious payments

A YEAR AGO Donald Trump quit the G7 summit in Canada on the first evening. So it was a sign of progress that this time, over three days in the French lakeside town of Evian-les-Bains, Mr Trump stayed until the summit’s end.

Israel has rejected calls to withdraw troops from southern Lebanon, which it invaded in March in response to rocket fire by the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia.