The cargo ship Vezhen is anchored for inspection near the Swedish port of Karlskrona. Reuters

Sweden seizes ship suspected of sabotaging undersea cable

Baltic Sea cables have been damaged three times in as many months, as fears of Russian campaign grow

Europe

EU to ease energy, transport and financial sanctions on Syria

Europe

More than 8,000 social media accounts linked to people smuggling taken down

Europe

Alexander Lukashenko set to win seventh term in Belarus, exit poll shows

Europe

Italy resumes migrant transfers to Albania amid navy patrols

Europe

Elon Musk addresses German far-right AfD rally by video link

Europe

EU nears agreement to ease Syria sanctions

Europe
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva predicts more regional co-operation on trade and economic activities. AFP

Collaboration is best approach for global trade, says IMF chief

Kristalina Georgieva praises Saudi Arabia’s ‘friendly’ approach on last day of World Economic Forum in Davos

Economy

Ireland and the UK battered with record winds

Europe

‘Crazy’ ethical investing rules risk Europe’s security, says Nato chief Mark Rutte

Europe

Trump administration in contact with Syria’s new leadership

Europe

Massed drones can cover for the UK weapons shortfall, says former defence minister

UK

World must ‘wage war on woke’, says Argentina’s President Milei

Europe

Scores of schools shut in Hungary after bomb threats

Europe
A UAV is flown by a soldier as the British Army demonstrate the latest and future technology. Getty Images

Massed drones can cover for the UK weapons shortfall, says former defence minister

Ex-minister James Cartlidge tells The National technology from non-military companies should be harnessed to develop battle-winning weapons

UK

World must ‘wage war on woke’, says Argentina’s President Milei

Europe

Scores of schools shut in Hungary after bomb threats

Europe

Europe on high alert for undersea sabotage by Russian spy ship

Europe

Aga Khan: Spiritual leader and philanthropist dies aged 88

Affordable obesity drugs could bring seismic shift to health care, conference hears

Rohit fires back at critics ahead of Champions Trophy

CommentBy cutting USAid, is Trump really making America great again?

New exhibition demonstrates Beirut’s role as hub for abstract art

Gaza is forever Palestinian, war-weary residents tell Trump

Iranian ‘nuclear weapons test’ was actually earthquake

President Sheikh Mohamed discusses two-state solution with Saudi Crown Prince

Trump says US will ‘take over Gaza’ in big Middle East policy shift

Latest updatesTrump’s Gaza takeover plan widely condemned

Behind the scenes look at Dh10bn Dubai Exhibition Centre construction

Mashael Al Obaidan, right, and Dani Clos, the pilots of Team Aoki on the podium in Jeddah. Picture: E1.

Saudi female pilot soars in Jeddah as E1 makes a splash

World No 5 Elena Rybakina was knocked out in the fourth round of the Australian Open. Reuters

Abu Dhabi Open defending champion Rybakina takes aim at WTA over coach ban

A Palestinian former detainee is greeted by family and friends in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on Saturday. EPA

Fourth prisoner release sparks joy despite signs of their ordeal

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