While the president remains the most dominant figure in the world, other leaders and institutions are pushing back more vigorously than at the beginning of his second term.

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Lawyer Baltasar Garzón, representing Chambers, said case against his client is ‘very strange’ as US requests extradition

FBI agents raided the Ibiza, Spain, vacation rental of 41-year-old James “Fergie” Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects worldwide, in the days following his arrest last month, the Guardian has learned.

Baltasar Garzón, a human rights lawyer representing Chambers, revealed the details in an exclusive interview. Chambers is wanted for extradition by the Trump administration for alleged financial support of Hamas, as well as other charges.

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Neither the Kremlin nor the CIA have commented on the visit

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Unannounced trip reported by US media is said to be Ratcliffe’s first known visit to Russia as CIA chief

The CIA director, John Ratcliffe, has made an unannounced visit to Moscow, US media reported, after flight data showed an American military aircraft flew to the Russian capital, where a US diplomatic motorcade was later spotted.

CBS News quoted sources familiar with the situation as confirming Ratcliffe’s trip, saying it was his first known visit to Russia as CIA chief. Axios separately confirmed the visit, quoting a US official.

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Ratcliffe’s purpose and meetings in Russia are not immediately clear but it marks the first known trip from a US spy chief since November 2021

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The 33-year-old was previously described as someone who was ‘not a fighter’

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The UK is providing Ukraine with the blueprints to long-range SCALP missiles, the prime minister announced in Kyiv

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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has expressed frustration over unsolicited beauty advice

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Kyiv has increasingly targeted online retail logistics centres, accusing them of providing support to the Russian armed forces

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Bad harvests and attacks on trade passages threaten to drive food prices higher.

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Ukrainian drones spark fire at a logistics hub belonging to online retailer Ozon, after weeks of attacks targeting Wildberries

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The mysterious collapse of a European cryptocurrency exchange helps to explain why the industry hasn’t shaken off its reputation as a magnet for criminals.

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Search for survivors continues with nine people still missing following two strikes on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih

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Andrey Kelin reportedly left his role in July

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Wildfires in Europe, Russian strikes in Kyiv, the Meta trial and swimming in Gaza – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists

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The US is engaged in a lawless quest to protect American and Israeli officials

The Trump administration has taken another step in its crusade against the international criminal court by imposing sanctions on two more senior ICC officials. The growing number of sanctioned jurists – now 13 – does not change the lawless nature of this quest.

Donald Trump and his henchman, Marco Rubio, want to make the world safe for US and Israeli war criminals. No one should let them.

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The suspect is accused of being a member of a team of Ukrainian divers that allegedly planted explosives on the pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022

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The Italian prime minister is leading what will soon be the longest-lasting government in the country’s postwar history. She shows herself by turns funny and fierce in a rare interview.

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Putin’s posturing is a poor attempt to scare off broader Western support for Kyiv, say experts. Suha Kidwai reports

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Crisis is the Kremlin’s ‘biggest domestic challenge’ since the outbreak of war against Ukraine, say experts

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Nine people, including two children, are missing following Russia’s attack on a Ukrainian mall, according to local official

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Ukraine increasingly contributes battlefield-tested designs and operational knowledge, while Britain can provide engineering expertise, industrial capacity, certification, capital and access to international markets

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Anti-corruption bodies continue to scalp high-ranking Ukrainian officials amid a widening graft probe. James C. Reynolds and Alex Croft report

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Analysts say that Putin could seize assets if cash is needed for his stalling invasion

Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies are investigating senior officials in President Zelenskyy's office

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Mykhailo Fedorov says Ukraine faces ‘systemic crisis of governance’

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Poland says it is activating a range of defensive measures in response to the strikes unfolding across the border

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Ukraine is projecting the conflict deep into Russian territory

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The withdrawals are causing liquidity problems in Russia, a senior finance official said

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The economist’s claims come as Ukraine has repeatedly attacked Russia’s oil refineries and largest retailer Wildberries this summer

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Nato has raised the alarm over the threat of a Russian attack amid repeated incursions by Moscow’s drones

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Lev Shlosberg was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Monday

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Ukraine has successfully targeted Wildberries hubs seven times in six weeks as part of a campaign to bring the war to Russia

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George Cottrell’s close alliance with Mr. Farage is back in the spotlight now that the Reform U.K. leader has returned to Parliament.

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The attack on the rocket fuel plant was part of what Moscow says was Kyiv’s largest drone attack of 2026

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Kyiv has been striking targets beyond enemy lines in recent months

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Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.

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A June heat wave in Belgium and neighboring countries exposed a lethal lack of readiness. That’s a risk as another wave hits Europe.

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French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.

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A June heat wave in Belgium and neighboring countries exposed a lethal lack of readiness. That’s a risk as another wave hits Europe.

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French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.

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Extreme temperatures and repeated wildfires are pushing infrastructure to the limit and testing the continent’s resolve.

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The continent’s railways and roads “were engineered for a climate that no longer exists,” one expert said.

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Another day of near record heat baked the continent on Friday, but temperatures could retreat to seasonal averages in the coming days.

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Russian official says suspect was acting ‘on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence agencies’. Kyiv has not publicly commented on the attack

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Russian authorities said Kyiv fired around 600 drones to the capital of Moscow

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Electric motorcycle sales are surging in Pakistan, as wartime prices accelerate the pivot away from fossil fuels in the developing world.

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Etna erupts often, but it usually doesn’t release this much ash, an expert said. Tens of thousands of travelers’ plans have been disrupted in the past week.

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Ukrainian drones have struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, marking the fourth attack in three days