Syria begins first trial of Bashar al-Assad and allies after his ouster

Global military spending climbed to nearly $2.9 trillion in 2025, marking an 11th straight year of growth as rising insecurity and rearmament boosted defence budgets, researchers said on Monday. The United States, China and Russia accounted for $1.48 trillion, over half the total, SIPRI said.

Global military spending hit a record high in 2025. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) warns the trend is likely to continue — and carries additional risks.

Abbas Araghchi will speak with 'senior officials' in Moscow, Iran's Foreign Ministry says.

The suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting, widely named as Cole Tomas Allen, is a tutor with a degree in mechanical engineering who was opposed to President Donald Trump's policies, according to US media reports. In a manifesto sent to his family, the 31-year-old California man described himself as a "Friendly Federal Assassin" and apologised to his family and other "non-targeted people".