Pope urges a 'new start' for peace in South Sudan Pope Francis has urged the leaders of South Sudan to make "a new start" for peace, warning that history would remember them for their actions, … World • 03 Feb
Longer-range rockets part of $2bn US pledge for Ukraine A new rocket that would double Ukraine's strike range in its war with Russia was included in a $2.175 billion US military aid package, the … World • 03 Feb
'Possible' to start Ukraine EU entry talks this year Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said after hosting a summit with the EU that it was "possible" to start official accession talks already this year. Ukraine • 03 Feb
Balloon an 'irresponsible act' Blinken tells China US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told a top Chinese official that it was "irresponsible" of Beijing to send a surveillance balloon over US … World • 04 Feb
Haley poised to challenge Trump for 2024 nomination Nikki Haley has moved closer to the widely-expected launch of her US presidential campaign - previewing a "big announcement" that looks certain to confirm her … US • 02 Feb
Putin draws parallels between WWII and Ukraine conflict Russian President Vladimir Putin leveraged a World War II commemoration to whip up support for his army's intervention in Ukraine, comparing the fighting to Nazi … World • 02 Feb
Israel carries out air strikes on Gaza overnight The Israeli military has said it struck Gaza overnight, hours after it intercepted a rocket launched from Gaza and following appeals from the US for … World • 02 Feb
Britain hit by 'Walkout Wednesday' national strike Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out over pay in the largest coordinated strike action for a decade, … UK • 01 Feb
Nichols funeral draws civil rights leaders in Memphis Hundreds of people have gathered in a Memphis church to bid farewell to Tyre Nichols, an African American man who died after being brutally beaten … US • 01 Feb
EU-Ukraine summit to take place in Kyiv - Ukraine PM Ukraine's prime minister has said that a Ukraine-European Union summit will take place in Kyiv on Friday, as the war-torn country battles to repel the … Ukraine • 31 Jan
