Damien McElroy

Defence spending boost of £2.2bn on Wednesday to offset accusations of a return to austerity

Country as a whole is struggling to get a grip on its critical national infrastructure

High-security systems are in place but clients can walk in and out to Mayfair's hotspots with their jewels and precious accessories at any time

UN's Tom Fletcher is dismayed international negotiators cannot stop 'a 21st century atrocity happening before our eyes'

The continent will probably have to rely on American technology until it builds up its industrial base

As he prepares to host the US President, the British monarch seeks to wield his influence

Regardless of the new US administration’s motives, it is setting the old continent a test to assert its self-interest

The ceasefire talks should build on the principle of human dignity

A sense of the 'new playing field' is needed as global bank chiefs arrive in Dubai for annual global summit

Friedrich Merz now set to succeed Chancellor Olaf Scholz after collapse in centre-left vote and surge to far right

The Washington-Beijing dynamic has entered a new phase, perhaps leaving the period of upheaval behind

Pierroberto Folgiero says the combination of technology and rising risks is driving a boom in demand for new naval platforms

Volodymyr Zelenskyy used the security forum to rally support as Ukraine and Europe were excluded from Mr Trump’s negotiations

Foreign Minister says country will be ‘Syrian-led and Syria-owned’

Politician Sahar Albazar says Cairo should not entertain unrealistic proposals for Gaza