The Italian frigate Thaon di Revel has boarded a second suspicious oil tanker in less than two weeks. After years of financial sanctions, Brussels is opening a new front at sea: the expanded Irini mandate allows European forces to inspect vessels suspected of helping Russia evade oil sanctions

A “gesture of friendship”, says the president, but one that suits Washington: without aid, Japan would defend its currency by selling Treasuries, of which it is the largest foreign holder

It gives in to pressure and publishes the photos of Aung San Suu Kyi. What (doesn’t) change

The crisis in the Spanish exclave has become yet another weapon in the sovereignist propaganda arsenal. Amidst fake news, geographical confusion and manipulation, from Trump to European political parties and right through to Moscow, the narrative of a besieged Europe is being fuelled

After some initial caution, Spain has called on the Moroccan government to investigate the influx of migrants. The semi-official response contains accusations against criminal organisations and the ‘occupied’ Ceuta

Twelve years on from the Islamic State massacre, the search for the ‘missing’ continues

The war that was supposed to bring Iran to its knees has ended up putting the United States under pressure. Amidst depleted missiles, shifting targets and increasingly active proxies, the US president is trying to halt a conflict he can no longer control

The course of the conflict with the United States does not appear to be loosening the regime’s ruthless grip on Iranian society: Tehran continues to punish young activists with the death penalty