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Putin’s ‘Davos’ haunted by war and stagnation despite swank of influencers
An assortment of internet celebrities and Trump allies are expected in Russia as Putin attempts to put a gloss on his country’s stalled growth and military setbacks in Ukraine.
- Guy Faulconbridge
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Revealed: The secret suburban life of Britain’s greatest Cold War spy
The local publican thought he was a retired scientist. There was little to give away that the quiet and convivial gentleman was in fact Oleg Gordievsky.
- Samuel Montgomery and Timothy Sigsworth
- Opinion
- Kevin Rudd
What next for Rudd? He’s steeling himself for his grandest ambition
Kevin Rudd has been so right about many of the great matters of our time. His tragedy is that he alienated some of the very people he most needed to fulfil his ambitions.
- Peter Hartcher
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
Trump has a new target in Europe – and there is a price for speaking up
When the leader of a key US ally told us exactly what he thinks about how things are going in the war with Iran, it didn’t go down well with a furious US president.
- David Crowe
- Analysis
- King Charles III
King Charles just told Trump exactly what he needed to hear – but it may not be enough
The King used the power of the podium at the US Congress to deliver a clever message to the American people – but the US president is unlikely to listen.
- David Crowe
- Updated
- Middle East at war
US to send delegation to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will travel to Islamabad this weekend, the White House has confirmed.
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Trump’s madcap folly emboldening this ‘axis of upheaval’
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, dubbed the CRINKs, have been bolstered by their shared determination to challenge the US-led world order.
- Peter Hartcher
It’s not me, it’s you: Italy’s Meloni is not the only one seeking distance from Donald
The US president once called the Italian PM “a very special person”, but relations have soured.
- David Crowe
Trump has an Achilles heel, and the Iran war has exposed it
America’s standing is at a low ebb – not just because of the way the US president has prosecuted the war on Iran, but because of how he’s pursued all foreign policy.
- Michael Koziol
‘That’s a crime’: George Clooney slams Donald Trump over Iran war threat
The actor was speaking to students when he condemned the US president’s warning that a “whole civilisation” would die if Iran did not meet his demands.
- Kayla Olaya