Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladislav Heraskevich claims the International Olympic Committee has banned his helmets bearing images of war dead in his home country, a decision that “breaks my heart”. The 26-year-old wore the helmet during a Winter Olympics training session in Cortina and promised to use the event as a platform to draw attention to…
Fears of war between the US and Iran have increased after Tehran’s drone fire in the Arabian Sea, which threatens to escalate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and attempt a major drone attack on the US fleet. Armed with: USS Abraham Lincoln(Image: AP) Tensions are rising in the Middle East amid fears rogue elements of…
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said the government should start selling war bonds because Britain needs to “move very quickly” on defence spending. Under his party’s plan, members of the public could lend the government money in the form of a bond that would last for a period of two to three years…
Sir Keir Starmer has said that a trade war is “not the right way to resolve differences” within the coalition. During the Downing Street press conference on the Greenland crisis, the Prime Minister appeared to rule out the possibility of imposing retaliatory tariffs on the US. Politics Live: What will Britain do next on Greenland?…
getty images It may feel as if we’re back in familiar territory – the Duke of Sussex is about to take a case to a London court claiming newspapers use illegal methods to gather information. But in many ways, Prince Harry appears to be in a different place in his life. It appears that he…
Ukraine struggles to restore heat and power as temperatures drop to -19°C. Published on January 15, 2026.15 January 2026. Click here to share this article on social media. share Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said a state of emergency is being declared for Ukraine’s energy sector, as thousands of homes are left without heat…
At first glance, the announcement of 25% tariffs against any country that trades with Iran seems tantamount to Donald Trump escalating a global trade war. But China, India’s largest trading partner, has kept its response quite brief and quite mild. “There is no winner in the tariff war,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning, adding that…
