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El sismo de magnitud 7,4 deja más de dos centenares de muertos en un país que lanza un despliegue urgente de bomberos, militares y vecinos
El nuevo lanzamiento eleva la tensión antes de las maniobras anuales entre Corea del Sur y EE UU. Expertos surcoreanos creen que podría tratarse de un arma nueva todavía en fase de desarrollo
El militar fue detenido por golpear a un policía ruso en un viaje de tren. Será trasladado a Estados Unidos para recibir atención médica después de que Putin aprobara el indulto por “motivos humanitarios”
Pyongyang vuelve a desafiar a Seúl, Tokio y Washington con un nuevo lanzamiento mientras sus proyectiles balísticos alimentan la ofensiva rusa contra Ucrania Leer
Los expertos apuntan que los cambios también buscan crear un contrapeso en el aparato del régimen, ante la creciente influencia de Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, que lidera las negociaciones con Washington Leer
Un helicóptero lanzó dos misiles contra la sala de máquinas del carguero panameño Leer
US President Donald Trump says the decision to make a plane switch in Turkiye after the NATO summit.
Angus Taylor and other Coalition members not supporting shadow housing minister’s target migration numbers, which would be the lowest figures since the mid-2000sFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has stood by his proposal to lower net migration to 180,000 per year in a wide-ranging speech where he lamented…
First responders, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and cropsFirefighters and residents of south Lebanon have accused the Israeli military of lighting wildfires in the region, as forested areas burned down in blazes sparked by Israeli bombing.Environmental groups said the fires in recent weeks were part of a longstanding Israeli practice of targeting Lebanon’s natural…
Anna Turley backs up Andy Burnham’s suggestion that affluent areas should house more asylum seekers in futureThe order of service for the funeral of Ann Widdecombe has been published, the BBC’s Michael Keohan reports. He says:She will enter Buckfast Abbey to ‘amazing grace’ just after 2pm.There will also be tributes from Sir Christian Sweeting and Ann’s nephew the Rev Roger Widdecombe.Donations have been requested…
President says Secret Service wanted him on ‘different plane’ due to threat as Democrats call for congressional briefingHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.President Donald Trump said he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat that he insisted didn’t scare him. Continue reading...
David Crowley defeats Francesca Hong for party’s gubernatorial candidate
The military operation was the first following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s dismantling of an office focused on mitigating unintended casualties.
What’s behind the defense pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.
Vice President Mike Pence on US-Saudi summit: ‘very real concern’ on F35 sales; criticizes Trump’s comment on Jamal Khashoggi killing News release jon.wallace 19 November 2025 The former vice president also expressed support for the US–UK ‘special relationship’ and for NATO and defended his 2017-21 administration’s record. 48th Vice President of the…
Chatham House hosts Black History Month exhibition ‘Standing Firm in Power & Pride: The Black Experience in Britain’ News release jon.wallace 30 October 2025 150 guests attended the opening reception for a remarkable exhibition showcasing the resilience, achievements, and struggles that shape Black British identity. Chatham House’s EDI Working…
Chatham House fellow provides evidence to UK Parliament Joint Select Committee on the National Security Strategy News release jon.wallace 27 October 2025 Senior Research Fellow Dr Marion Messmer provided evidence to the committee on 22 October. Senior Research Fellow Dr Marion Messmer provided evidence to a session of the UK Parliament’s Joint…
Chatham House launches Global Governance and Security Centre News release jon.wallace 12 September 2025 Launched on 9 September, the new Centre’s research and convening will explore how to improve global governance to inform a new international order. Chatham House launched its new Global Governance and Security Centre on 9 September, with an event,…
New presidents of Chatham House News release krousseau.drupal 3 September 2025 Valerie Amos and Theresa May were approved as Chatham House’s new presidents at the Institute’s AGM on 2 September. Valerie Amos and Theresa May have been appointed as new presidents of Chatham House, the international affairs think-tank.They will join former New Zealand…
UN General Assembly may see ‘the last attempt’ at implementing the two-state solution, says Dr Husam Zomlot News release thilton.drupal 2 September 2025 Speaking at Chatham House, Dr Zomlot asked the UK and other countries to view recognition of a Palestinian state as a first step. Dr Husam Zomlot, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the United…
General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE to join Chatham House as security expert News release krousseau.drupal 4 August 2025 Sir Richard will join Chatham House as a senior consulting fellow in September. Chatham House announced on Monday that General Sir Richard Barrons will join its International Security Programme as a senior consulting fellow. Sir…
In the House: Your catch-up on who addressed Chatham House events this summer News release sfarrell.drupa… 1 August 2025 Remarkable speakers visited Chatham House for speeches, panels, webinars, livestreams and other events during June and July. It’s been a busy summer at Chatham House, plenty to keep an international affairs think tank occupied. The…
President Zelenskyy visits Chatham House to discuss defence and reconstruction of Ukraine News release jon.wallace 23 June 2025 The president discussed Ukraine’s military position, his hopes for the NATO summit, and more. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Chatham House on Monday 23 June as part of a trip to the UK that included meetings with King…
Ukraine needs help against Russian missiles now. What more can allies do? Expert comment jon.wallace 28 July 2026 Recent air defence pledges won’t deliver interceptors for years. Europe could help now by providing fighter cover, or by delivering more offensive weapons. Will it act? Ukraine’s air defence faces a crisis. Russia’s missile and drone…
Will Ukraine’s Wildberries attacks force Putin to the negotiating table? Expert comment jon.wallace 28 July 2026 Drone attacks strike at the bargain between Russia’s state and business. But Russia’s business elites seem more dependent on the Kremlin than ever. Last week, Ukraine expanded its drone and missile attacks, striking warehouses belonging to…
The wishful thinking behind the war with Iran Expert comment jon.wallace 21 July 2026 Iran has survived war with the US by adapting its doctrine. The US must also change its thinking. Nearly five months after the United States and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran, it is becoming increasingly difficult to escape one conclusion: the…
Trump’s threats – and U-turn – on Hormuz fees further undermine US credibility in the Gulf Expert comment jon.wallace 14 July 2026 International law does not permit any country to appoint itself ‘guardian’ of other states’ rights and demand payment. The only realistic solution to the situation in the Strait is a return to negotiations. On 13 July…
Will the US–Iran ceasefire hold? Expert comment jon.wallace 22 June 2026 Both sides want to buy time. But other factors like midterm elections, Israel, and deep mistrust may intervene. Since the US and Iran signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) ending the war, much discussion has centred on the simple question of who won. There is…
The US–Iran memorandum of understanding nods to international law. Can that be taken seriously? Expert comment jon.wallace 19 June 2026 The memorandum restores the prohibition on the use of force, seeks a binding resolution at the UN to endorse a ‘final deal,’ and relies on multilateral institutions to implement it. But are the US and Iran really returning to compliance with international law? …
El presidente de Estados Unidos reveló que siguió las indicaciones de su equipo de seguridad y cambió de avión; el Air Force One partió con periodistas que desconocían que el mandatario no estaba a bordo
La agencia prevé invertir hasta US$20 millones en la compra de miles de “dispositivos conductivos de distracción y desescalada”, según un aviso del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS)
El incidente dejó varios heridos y abrió una investigación oficial; las autoridades analizan los registros de la aeronave mientras crece la presión sobre la compañía por sus antecedentes recientes en materia de seguridad
Después de 27 días de la victoria sobre Argentina en Nueva Jersey, Deportivo Alavés y Getafe abren el campeonato.En el ranking de federaciones europeas que la UEFA elabora en base a los resultados obtenidos en sus competiciones recuperó el segundo lugar y se mantiene detrás de Inglaterra.
Defensa de Ángel Aguirre presentó 31 pruebas para negar reunión donde recibió videos de Ayotzinapa; testigo lo ubica con Osorio Chong.
Auditores de la FAA iniciaron revisión a la Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil sobre el cumplimiento de normas internacionales de seguridad.
Samuel Pessôa responde a Renato Janine Ribeiro: visão de Pessoa sobre gasto social é positiva (objetiva), a do ex-ministro é normativa. Não existe incompatibilidade, mas impasse: se salário mínimo seguir subindo acima do PIB, haverá crise. No meu post anterior neste blog divulguei uma produtiva conversa com o pré-candidato a deputado federal pelo MDB de São Paulo, professor Marco Antônio Villa, sobre a necessidade…
Laura Fernández invitó a los presidentes de la Asamblea Legislativa y la Corte Suprema a una reunión para definir metas y responsabilidades sobre seguridad.
Un nuevo lanzamiento de un misil por parte de Corea del Norte eleva la tensión en Asia y ocurre justo antes de los ejercicios militares conjuntos de Estados Unidos y Corea del Sur.
‘La señora y el Minié: Pancha Carrasco y la patria en armas’ será presentada en la Feria Internacional del Libro
EE. UU. y 40 países advierten sobre los riesgos de las pruebas de misiles balísticos sin aviso previo tras un ensayo de China. Lea los detalles.
El actor mexicano solicitó la ortotanasia, término utilizado para que la enfermedad siga su curso natural, de manera cómoda y sin dolor posible
Netanyahu agradece la postura tomada por De la Espriella, mientras que países como Egipto y Arabia Saudí aseguran que la decisión viola el derecho internacional
Geopolitics and cost of living crisis have cost Europe’s largest travel company €60m so farHolidaymakers are waiting until the last minute to book their trips because of the continuing uncertainty caused by the war in Iran and the cost of living crisis, according to Tui, Europe’s largest travel company, which said the war had cost it €60m (£51m) so far.In the weeks after the outbreak of war at the end of February,…
The new president is a former judge on the European Court of Human RightsSpanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares visited Ceuta earlier today, as he insisted that Madrid had it all under control despite “the most unique and complex” border arrangements there.He said Spain was in direct dialogue with the Moroccan authorities on how to prevent another border crisis. Continue reading...
Semblanza de Aleksander Ceferin, presidente de la UEFA y gran protagonista en la crisis que divide a la FIFA y presiona a Infantino.
José Saturnino Cardozo no está de acuerdo con una situación que suele pasar en Herediano. Además, expuso un problema en el fútbol de Costa Rica.
La maquinaria especializada, desplegada a tiempo en Colombia, ha sido una de las grandes diferencias con Venezuela, donde en algunas zonas pasó una semana antes de que enviaran retroexcavadoras
El futuro de esta institución del Kremlin se cuela en la campaña electoral de la capital alemana, con el SPD y Los Verdes exigiendo su clausura
El país inició en abril juicios contra Asad y otros funcionarios, juzgados en persona y en ausencia, acusados de atrocidades cometidas durante la guerra civil, que estalló tras la brutal represión por parte de las antiguas autoridades de las protestas prodemocráticas Leer
Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwavesUK heatwave live – latest updatesJust 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within a key government department tasked with protecting the environment and maintaining food security, a freedom of information request has revealed.The officials make up 0.3% of staff within the Department for Environment, Food…
AI agents ran simultaneous reconnaissance and break-ins in display of new phase of cyberwarfare
Trump-Putin meeting on Ukraine: Early analysis from Chatham House experts News release sfarrell.drupa… 16 August 2025 Chatham House analysts give their initial reaction and insights after US President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage on Friday. US President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday…
Can negotiations between Venezuela’s government and opposition succeed? Expert comment jon.wallace 11 August 2026 Two initial meetings sent a worrying signal and Venezuelans are frustrated. The US must apply real pressure for talks to make progress. This time was supposed to be different. There have been more than a dozen previous failed efforts at…
US refusal to renew USMCA trade deal brings uncertainty for Mexico. But the treaty is far from dead Expert comment LToremark 14 July 2026 The US–Mexico–Canada agreement now faces a decade of annual reviews. But the fact that the treaty will remain in place during negotiations is the most important outcome. On 1 July, the US announced it would not…
Britain’s next prime minister faces deep foreign policy challenges – whether Burnham or another Expert comment thilton.drupal 19 June 2026 Whoever is leading the country must deal with a fundamental shift in the UK’s most important relations – with the US and Europe – in an increasingly dangerous world. The UK will have a new prime minister after Keir…
Macron’s Evian summit shows the limits Trump places on the G7 Expert comment jon.wallace 19 June 2026 France achieved as much as could have been expected at its G7 Summit, but this was well short of what the world needs. A new approach is needed. French President Emmanuel Macron appears to have had two goals for France’s Evian G7 summit which…
En comunicación con LN+, Andrés Repetto profundizó sobre el impacto del sismo en el Gobierno; el mandatario colombiao coordinar los resates ante una crisis logística sin transición previa
En diálogo con LN+, el especialista profundizó en las características del fenómeno natural que sacudió el lunes a varios distritos colombianos; los rescatistas actúan contrarreloj en medio de la emergencia nacional
La decisión se concretó luego de la asistencia humanitaria israelí por los sismos de junio y consolida el giro en la política exterior tras la salida del poder de Nicolás Maduro
El Departamento de Estado rescató la Doctrina Monroe, trazó un puente entre la histórica política de influencia de Washington y la agenda exterior de Trump
Un juez bloqueó temporalmente el nuevo impuesto a las segundas residencias de lujo, pero la alcaldía apeló, mientras el caso es revisado; el presidente dijo que explora “facultades legales para evitar este desastre”
Compararon la eficacia de la inteligencia artificial versus la atención humana.La primera es superior en la entrevista clínica, el diagnóstico y el tratamiento.Es el primer paso hacia una potencial herramienta para atender pacientes.
Sobretaxa de 25% atingiu 18% das exportações brasileiras. Setores como pesca, couro e máquinas foram mais afetados, enquanto itens isentos (aeronaves, café) ajudam a amortecer impacto. Brasil busca novos mercados e estuda a Lei de Reciprocidade. A conclusão da Seção 301 pela imposição da sobretaxa de 25% incidente sobre as exportações brasileiras para os Estados Unidos não foi uma surpresa. Alegações de concorrência…
Continúan los operativos de rescate para tratar de encontrar a las cerca de 200 personas que aún permanecen desaparecidas
El anuncio, impulsado por la nueva tutela de EE UU sobre Caracas, no supone el restablecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas, que rompió Hugo Chávez
La Fiscalía ha retirado los cargos contra los cuatro acusados de vandalismo
El presidente del Instituto Nacional de Geofísica y Vulcanología de Italia (INGV),Fabio Florindo, explica las peculiaridades de este fenómeno que ha dejado ya cerca de 240 muertos: "Desde 1950 solo se han producido dos fenómenos similares en esa zona. No hay pruebas que permitan establecer una relación entre este terremoto y los que afectaron a Venezuela". Leer
La medida impedirá que Medicaid y CHIP cubran bloqueadores de la pubertad, tratamientos hormonales y cirugías de afirmación de género Leer
Te explicamos el fenómeno que provocó el terremoto magnitud 7,4 que sacudió el occidente de Colombia.
Según fuentes de medios de EE.UU., el presidente fue reubicado secretamente en un avión diferente al Air Force One para evitar una amenaza iraní al volar desde Turquía a EE.UU.
En enero de 2009, el presidente Hugo Chávez rompió las relaciones diplomáticas con Israel, luego de años de continuo deterioro.
Trump-backed candidates both win and lose: Results from Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Carolina and Alabama.
World's largest contract electronics maker forecasts strong growth in 2026 amid AI boom.
Air Force One was still carrying journalists and top aides, who remained at apparent risk of an Iranian strike.
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan which has exposed tensions between the two.
New reports reveal the US President hid in a catering truck to switch planes over an alleged bomb plot in July.
Exclusive: Horace Mason, 74, who has lived in Sweden for 25 years, faces being deported after court rulingA 74-year-old British man who has been living in Sweden for 25 years who needs round-the-clock care for dementia has been given 10 days to leave the country after he lost a post-Brexit migration court case.The deportation order comes after a Swedish court ruling in July that the government’s drive to reduce…
Lawsuit challenges executive order targeting international criminal court for investigating Israeli crimes in PalestineFour prominent US human rights organizations have accused the Trump administration of using its “crippling” sanctions regime against the international criminal court (ICC) to undermine global efforts to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity.In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday,…
State’s Democratic lieutenant governor bests Angie Craig in another election contest pitting a progressive against a moderatePeggy Flanagan, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor, won the Democratic primary for US Senate in a race centered on immigration enforcement after the Trump administration crackdown turned deadly and destructive earlier this year.Flanagan ousted congresswoman Angie Craig in yet another example of…
Rare joint exercises raise concerns over Beijing’s more assertive conduct in disputed waters
L’ancien patron de la sécurité intérieure palestinienne à Gaza, qui vit aux Emirats arabes unis, s’est imposé en médiateur du plan de paix américain et cultive ses relations avec les rivaux et successeurs potentiels du président Abbas, son éternel rival.
If President Trump moves ahead with 50 percent tariffs on a wide range of Canadian products later this month, some companies may only survive by relocating to the United States.
Russia released Robert Gilman on “a humanitarian basis,” President Trump said. Mr. Gilman’s family had said he was in dire physical condition.
As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.
President Trump was part of a particularly elaborate deception last month, boarding one jet before being spirited away to another.
Israeli forces continue to occupy buffer zone in effort to dismantle Hezbollah’s infrastructure, with restrictions drawing parallels to those in the West Bank.
The Trump administration is following in the footsteps of authoritarian regimes by weaponizing global banking rules against its enemies.
Seldom before has the U.S. government intervened so actively in the economy.
With his Gaza plan dead in the water, he should refocus on preventing the next conflagration.
About a dozen journalists traveling in a separate section of Air Force One with no access to the president were unaware of the switch
El Presidente Trump confirmó bajar del Air Force One tras viaje a Turquía porque el Servicio Secreto se lo pidió tras detectar una amenaza.
Primarias en 6 estados de EU dejaron triunfos de candidatos apoyados por Trump y avances demócratas; sigue disputa en Minnesota, Wisconsin.
La Unión de Gobiernos Locales aseguró que desde junio trabaja junto con instituciones del Gobierno en una estrategia para atender a las personas habitantes de calle. La declaración surge tras el reclamo del alcalde de San José, Diego Miranda, quien pidió a Laura Fernández una mayor intervención del Poder Ejecutivo en la problemática.
Playa Hermosa de Garabito recibirá un evento internacional de surf, donde un padre y su hijo competirán por Costa Rica.
Venezuela e Israel acordaron reanudar los servicios consulares y la cooperación técnica. Descubra los detalles del acercamiento tras años de ruptura.