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The European Commission floated a plan last week to phase out all Russian gas imports by the end of 2027.

The plan, unveiled on Tuesday at the end of the Group of Seven summit in Canada’s Kananaskis resort, would immediately ban new contracts to buy Russian gas. It would allow existing short-term contracts to run their course by next June, and cut short any long-term contracts at the end of 2027.

“To achieve peace through strength, we must put more pressure on Russia to secure a real…

When Israel launched its onslaught on Gaza following the October 7 attack, it presented the public with two main objectives: destroying Hamas and freeing the hostages. Over time, the inherent contradiction between these goals became increasingly obvious; the fire-and-brimstone assault on the Strip not only failed to advance the hostages’ release, but actually directly and indirectly led to the…

United States President Donald Trump could significantly expand his travel ban list in the next few weeks to include 36 more countries, 26 of which are in Africa, US media reports say, citing internal government documents.

With 10 countries already included on Trump’s initial list, citizens of 36 of Africa’s 54 nations could now be banned, fully or partially, from entering the US if the new list takes effect. This would make Africa the most-banned region of the world when it comes to…

Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemns ‘vandalism’ after activists spray red paint into engines of two Voyager planes.

Pro-Palestinian activists have broken into a Royal Air Force base in central England and claimed to have damaged two military aircraft to protest against the UK government’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza.

The campaign group Palestine Action said two members entered the RAF Brize Norton military base in Oxfordshire, spraying paint into the engines of the Voyager…