In the common perception, war means weapons, soldiers, and the struggle for territories, resources, and dominance. But there is another kind of war — one without explosions or gunfire — the information war. It is invisible, and its weapon targets not the body but the human mind. In the 21st...
Trump says he will meet Putin despite Kremlin’s refusal to talk to Kyiv
US president contradicts reports Putin meeting Zelenskyy was a precondition of a US-Russia summit Donald Trump has said he is ready to meet Vladimir Putin despite the Russian leader’s refusal to meet Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy – dispelling speculation that direct talks between the two warring presidents were a precondition of...
Russian football clubs given €10.8m in Uefa ‘solidarity’ funds since Ukraine invasion
Exclusive: Five Ukraine clubs failed to win similar payments due to allegedly being located in ‘zone of military operations’ Uefa has paid more than €10.8m (£9.4m) in “solidarity” funds to Russian football clubs since they were banned from taking part in European tournaments after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the...
Barclays follows HSBC in exit from banking industry’s net zero alliance
US banks have already pulled out of NZBA, the UN environment programme’s finance initiative Barclays has become the second UK bank to withdraw from a UN-backed net zero target-setting group, claiming that a wave of defections by international lenders meant it was no longer fit for purpose. It marks a...
Bank of England poised to cut interest rates on Thursday
Quarter-point reduction expected, with City investors predicting a three-way split among rate setters The Bank of England is poised to cut interest rates on Thursday despite a growing divide between its policymakers over the dangers to the economy from high inflation and rising unemployment. In a development that will ease...
The Baltic: Putin’s Battlefield for Influence
The Baltic Sea. The Baltics. Despite its relatively modest size, the region has long been a battleground of empires. Throughout history, it has seen the rule of Teutonic knights, Polish-Lithuanian nobles, Swedish kings, the Russian Empire, and later the Soviet Union.For Russia, the region has always held strategic significance —...
Ireland calls on Haiti to secure release of group kidnapped from local orphanage
An Irish missionary and three-year-old child are among eight people taken by gunmen who stormed the place Ireland’s foreign ministry has called on Haitian authorities to ensure “everything is done” to secure the release of a group of people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, taken by gunmen...
Man who lit cigarette from French war memorial flame faces legal action
A French minister has said she is taking legal action against an unidentified man who was filmed lighting a cigarette from a memorial flame at a major Paris war monument. The video of a man stooping to light a cigarette from the fire at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier...
Prince Harry among those criticised in report on dispute at Sentebale charity
Watchdog says all parties, including trustees, patrons and chair Sophie Chandauka, should not have had row in public The Charity Commission has criticised Prince Harry for allowing a row with the chair of his African charity to “play out publicly”, as the watchdog cleared him of racism. The prince was...
Miner Glencore decides against moving stock market listing from London to US
Company, which has reported 37% drop in profits, says switch would not present value for shareholders Glencore said its first-half performance was an “overall solid result, against a macroeconomic environment that was heavily influenced by US tariff policy uncertainty and tensions in the Middle East”. Nagle described the company’s performance...