Putin ally says Ukraine risks dragging West into war with Russia

State Duma speaker urges Western leaders to avoid catastrophe

Former Gambian minister jailed in Switzerland for crimes against humanity

The Federal Criminal Court finds Ousman Sonko guilty on several counts of intentional homicide, torture and false imprisonment

Slovak prime minister ‘in life-threatening condition’ after being shot

Robert Fico has turned the country’s foreign policy towards more pro-Russian views

UK curtails visas for international students, worrying universities

A report warns further restrictions on the graduate route will lead to job losses, course closures and a risk ‘that some institutions would fail’

BOE mulls rate cuts as wage growth exceeds forecasts but labour inflation abates

Regular wages, excluding bonuses, rose 6% in the first three months of 2024 compared with the same period in 2023

Putin demotes Cold War warrior and brings in younger allies

Former spy Nikolai Patrushev to oversee shipbuilding in Kremlin shake-up

Russia intensifies ground assault on Kharkiv

The advance could draw some of Kyiv’s depleted forces away from the east, where Russia has been slowly advancing

Catalonia president vows to quit politics after disastrous polls showing

Spain’s Socialists deliver a historic upset to Pere Aragones’ independence movement

France nets €15bn in foreign investment pledges

The presidency says the investments could lead to the creation of 10,000 jobs

Morgan Stanley to create 100 jobs at new European office in Paris

Bruno Le Maire unveils investments by US, German and Swiss firms ahead of President Macron's 'Choose France' event

Putin approves extra duties for defence and energy officials

Russian president retains finance and economy ministers

Russia marks victory in World War 2

President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia’s strategic forces are always in a state of combat readiness

Boeing cargo aircraft lands in Istanbul without front landing gear

Airport rescue and fire-fighting teams were scrambled before landing, but no one was injured

Russia launches biggest strike in weeks against Ukraine power grid

Missiles and drone attack causes blackouts in several regions

China and Serbia plan ‘shared future’ as Xi visits

Trip aims to strengthen ties with eastern European countries that are pro-Russia and large recipients of Chinese investment