Sanctions on Russia: Escalation and impact
Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Western governments significantly expanded sanctions targeting Russia’s finance, e...
U.S. President Donald Trump has landed in Arizona ahead of a large memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Glendale for Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist who was fatally shot on a college campus.
The service is being held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, a venue which seats over 60,000. Organizers are braced for massive crowds, more than 100,000 people have registered, and overflow space has been made available.
Trump is joined by Vice President JD Vance and other senior Republicans. Speaking to reporters before departure, Trump described the coming event as “a very tough day,” calling Kirk “a great man” whose influence on young conservatives was “amazing.”
Security is extremely tight. The State Farm Stadium has been cleared with “TSA-level” screening and the memorial has been designated a Special Event Assessment Rating Level 1, the highest tier for national events.
Erika Kirk, Kirk’s widow (recently named CEO of Turning Point USA), is expected to speak, as are other high-profile conservative figures. Turning Point USA has asked attendees to dress in red, white, and blue.
The event has significance beyond the personal loss: it underscores growing public concern over political violence, free speech, and the role of activism on college campuses. Trump is expected to use the memorial as both tribute and political messaging.
Italy said a fond farewell to the Winter Olympics on Sunday with an open-air ceremony in the ancient Verona Arena that celebrated art and sporting achievement at a Games lauded as a model for how to stage such events.
The United States and Iran will hold a new round of nuclear negotiations in Geneva on Thursday as part of renewed diplomatic efforts to reach a potential agreement, Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi announced on Sunday.
Further Iran-U.S. nuclear talks are scheduled in Geneva on Thursday (26 February) as diplomacy resumes over Tehran’s nuclear programme following earlier mediation efforts. But will the talks move Iran-U.S. negotiations closer to a deal, and what should be expected from the meeting?
Mexican authorities said on Sunday that Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho and head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was killed during a military operation in the western state of Jalisco.
Syria has secured a $50 million financing package from the World Bank to support transport infrastructure projects as the country advances its economic recovery efforts, Syrian media reported on Sunday.
Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Western governments significantly expanded sanctions targeting Russia’s finance, energy, trade and technology sectors. The measures built on restrictions first imposed in 2014 following Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea.
Britain imposed its largest package of sanctions on Russia in years on Tuesday (24 February), marking the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, as London also announced fresh military and humanitarian support for Kyiv.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 10% global tariffs have come into effect, hours after the Supreme Court blocked many of his sweeping import taxes in a 6–3 ruling. Allies around the world are weighing possible retaliation, while markets brace for further upheaval.
Torrential downpours have triggered deadly mudslides and widespread flooding in southern Peru, leaving at least seventeen people dead - including fifteen killed in a military helicopter crash - as hundreds of districts across the country remain under a state of emergency.
The U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, has been banned from meeting members of the French government after not showing up at the Foreign Affairs ministry, where he had been summoned over comments on the killing of a French far-right activist last week, diplomatic sources said on Monday.
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