As Israel launches retaliatory strikes against Iran, we consider whether this week’s escalation has come to an end. Then: the US vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution that would recognise Palestine as a full UN member state. Plus: why there’s a private funding effort for Ukraine in Slovakia, the latest film and TV releases and a report from Milan’s Salone del Mobile.
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EU takes the lead in the Red Sea
Hamas downplays US ceasefire optimism
Kyiv-Warsaw ties come under pressure
Why will Nikki Haley not drop out?
Washington responds to Navalny’s death
What to expect from the Conservative Political Action Conference
What’s next for Ukraine after the fall of Avdiivka?
What next for Russia’s opposition movement?
Ursula von der Leyen prepares for round two
Alexei Navalny dies in prison
Will Russia launch a nuclear weapon into space?
Erdogan in Egypt
How could the Indonesian election affect foreign relations?
Trump threatens international security
Ukraine gets a new military chief
Pakistan goes to the polls
Hamas proposes a ceasefire deal
Mexico’s president considers his legacy
Who is El Salvador’s self-proclaimed ‘cool dictator’?
Is India’s opposition coalition bound to fail?
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