As NATO leaders gather in Ankara today with Ukraine a focal point of the agenda, Russia continues to wage a campaign against the infrastructure of ordinary Ukrainian life, targeting fuel stations, destroying postal hubs and sending missiles into apartment blocks in the middle of the night. Over 150 gas stations have burned down in two … Read more
Frontier AI models are ‘fundamentally transforming’ offensive cyber capabilities, intelligence officials say. Published On 23 Jun 202623 Jun 2026 Cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology is poised to supercharge offensive hacking capabilities, and urgent action is needed to face up to the threat, US, UK, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand officials have said. “Frontier AI models are … Read more
BRUSSELS—The argument between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart at the White House sent relations between the two countries into a tailspin. It also caused serious damage to an alliance at the heart of the post-World War II order: NATO. Trump staked out a position that many European allies saw as siding with Russia’s autocratic … Read more
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have set up their own bloc, after leaving ECOWAS. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have come together to form the Alliance of Sahel States. Each is ruled by a military government – and that’s led to a split from the larger West African regional bloc, the Economic Community of West … Read more
7 March 2024, 16:43 GMT Updated 1 hour ago Image caption, Sweden applied to join the military alliance after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine Sweden has officially become the 32nd member of Nato after it completed its accession process in Washington. The handover of documents took place at a ceremony two years after Sweden applied … Read more