Italy summons Russian ambassador after TV host targets Meloni with stream of insults

Downing Street on Tuesday rejected claims that it pressured officials to fast-track the process to appoint Peter Mandelson as UK envoy to the US. Olly Robbins, who was fired last week over the scandal, told MPs that Prime Minister Keir Starmer had a "dismissive attitude" towards the security vetting process.

The impact of jet fuel shortages because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is starting to burn. Lufthansa has canceled 20,000 flights and experts warn more cancellations and price hikes are on the way.

François Picard is pleased to welcome Jad Shahrour. Communications Manager at Samir Kassir Foundation. Lebanon is at a geopolitical crossroads, where sovereignty, regional rivalries, and international diplomacy collide. Joining us from Beirut amid ongoing uncertainty, he places current negotiations with Israel within a broader struggle to reassert the authority of the Lebanese state. He emphasises the necessity of disentangling Lebanon’s national decision-making from external actors, while ackno

Al Jazeera’s Linh Nguyen explains Israeli drones above the skies in Lebanon, which critics call a "digital occupation."