Politics
The U.S. Justice Department released millions of Jeffrey Epstein files that named politicians and tech billionaires, prompting a Metropolitan Police probe into Peter Mandelson and Bill Gates’s denial.
Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. negotiators resumed talks in Abu Dhabi despite a massive Russian missile-and-drone attack on Ukraine, which Kyiv said targeted energy infrastructure.
President Trump urged Republicans to "nationalize" U.S. elections, seeking federal control of vote counting ahead of November midterms while repeating unsubstantiated fraud claims.
Israel's strikes killed at least 18 people in Gaza and Israel halted patient crossings at Rafah, Palestinian authorities said, while the military said it struck after soldiers were shot.
President Donald Trump publicly berated CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins in the Oval Office, calling her "the worst reporter" and criticizing her for "not smiling" over questions about Jeffrey Epstein.
Pedro Sánchez announced a plan to ban social media for under-16s at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Tuesday to protect children, prompting Elon Musk to call him "tyrant".
Colombian President Gustavo Petro handed U.S. President Donald Trump a list of major drug lords living abroad during a Tuesday meeting at the White House.
The brothers of Renée Good urged Congress at a Capitol Hill forum hosted by Democrats to rein in ICE enforcement after she was fatally shot by an agent in Minneapolis.
The U.S. military said it shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone that approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, ahead of planned U.S.-Iran nuclear talks.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer ordered release of vetting files on Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US amid questions about his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
NGOs and experts estimated that Iran's security forces killed between about 3,000 and 30,000 protesters during a nationwide crackdown, far exceeding official counts.
Human Rights Watch said in its annual report that the United States' return to power under Donald Trump intensified a downward spiral in human rights, threatening the rules-based international order.
The New START treaty between the United States and Russia expired, removing limits on their strategic nuclear arsenals and prompting warnings of a renewed arms race.
Polish authorities said Russia attacked the country's power supply, escalating the Kremlin's confrontation with NATO and prompting alarm among European security officials.
President Donald Trump signed a funding bill at the White House, ending a partial government shutdown and triggering talks over short-term DHS funding and ICE oversight.
Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND, said Russia's military spending was up to 66% higher than its official defense budget and had risen each year since the Ukraine war.
The UK government pledged £2 billion for NHS cancer services so three-quarters of patients in England would survive by 2035, amid warnings EU budget cuts risk de‑prioritising cancer.
EU and U.S. agreed to give Kyiv security guarantees, pledging to intervene within 72 hours of a Russian attack after a ceasefire, analysts warned it would burden Europe.
Friedrich Merz traveled to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE to deepen partnerships and discuss arms and energy deals, while Greens, SPD and NGOs urged him to raise human-rights concerns.
President Donald Trump met Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House, which Trump called "a fantastic conversation," helping to thaw tensions over Venezuela policy disagreements.
President Trump said India had agreed to stop buying Russian oil, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained silent and analysts said India was unlikely to cut imports.
Britain's House of Lords voted to back a school mobile-phone ban, sending the amendment to the Labour-led Commons, while a survey found most 16–18-year-olds opposed it.
Former general Roberto Vannacci quit the Lega in Italy and announced the Futuro Nazionale list and 2027 plans, prompting rebukes from Matteo Salvini and uncertainty in Fratelli d'Italia.
Families of victims of the Feb. 4 Risbergska school massacre filed complaints with Sweden’s Ombudsman, alleging police left at least two victims to bleed to death and provided false information.
President Donald Trump reinstated the African Growth and Opportunity Act, restoring tariff-free access for 30 African countries to U.S. markets through Dec. 31, 2026, retroactively.
President Donald Trump released on Tuesday a rendering of a proposed White House East Wing facade and ballroom, saying it would match the height and scale of the main house.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 53, the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was shot dead by four masked men at his home in Zintan, his advisers said; circumstances remained unclear.
The U.S. military shot down an Iranian drone near the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, officials said, while talks with Tehran continued.
AfD deputies in the Thuringian Landtag moved to unseat Minister-President Mario Voigt by proposing Björn Höcke in a constructive no-confidence vote, but Voigt was expected to survive.
EU lawmakers wrote to UEFA urging it to clearly condemn FIFA’s award of a "peace prize" to Donald Trump and to consider a coordinated boycott of the 2026 World Cup.
Three U.S. warships — USS Stockdale, USCGC Stone and USCGC Diligence — arrived off Port‑au‑Prince for Operation "Southern Spear," the U.S. embassy said, amid political turmoil.
The Carabinieri's health protection unit (NAS) reported that Italy's medical waiting lists were under siege from illicit intramoenia and fraud charging payments to unaware patients in its 2025 report.
Repubblica reported Pentagon officials threatened to withhold National Guard support from the Boy Scouts over inclusion policies protecting girls, disabled people and ethnic minorities.
French prosecutors asked a Paris appeal court on Tuesday to bar Marine Le Pen from holding office for five years, without immediate enforcement, leaving her 2027 candidacy uncertain.
Ulf Kristersson’s Brussels allies proposed shifting more authority to EU institutions, creating foreign-policy headaches for the prime minister ahead of this year’s election amid likely Sweden Democrats pushback.
Jorge Azcón, Aragón's president and PP candidate, said he would not rule out a coalition with far-right Vox but argued the party "did not provide stability."
The government issued a pay‑equity decree requiring transparency and sanctions for pay gaps exceeding 5%, which constitutionalist Azzariti said fit a pattern of reactive, illiberal decrees.
President Donald Trump signed a federal spending package in Washington, ending a partial U.S. government shutdown, after Democrats used the standoff to press for ICE reforms.
After nearly four days of a partial shutdown, the House voted to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security while Democrats pressed for ICE reforms that risked losing momentum.
Former minister José Luis Ábalos asked Spain’s Supreme Court to let him attend the Mascarillas case preliminary hearing by videoconference from Soto del Real, citing multiple health problems.
Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to give filmed depositions to a Republican-led House panel probing Jeffrey Epstein in late February, avoiding a threatened contempt-of-Congress vote.
Prosecutors sought five years of ineligibility and four years' imprisonment for Marine Le Pen in her Paris appeal trial, but did not request immediate enforcement of the ban.
