Ex-Pentagon Advisor Says Russia’s Mideast Clout 'Very Strong,' While US Looks 'Ridiculous'

The US has been trying to maintain a facade of diplomacy amid the tectonic geopolitical shifts currently underway, while in fact blatantly continuing to push its own regional interests. This holds true for Washington’s stance with respect to the...

Johnny Depp's relaunch REVEALED: Truth about reprise of Captain Jack Sparrow role in Pirates Of The Caribbean reboot... the status of his romance with Amber Heard trial lawyer Joelle Rich... and plans for actor's own brand of rum

Depp hopes that his transformation will be fully 'complete' come the fall, with plans for big new commercial and film ventures...

World Championship should move from 'SMELLY' Crucible, insists snooker star - as he claims the practice room is 'like a garage' and 'no one looks after the players'

There have been increasing calls for a new location for the showpiece event, with Ronnie O'Sullivan among those, suggesting it could move to China or Saudi Arabia in the future.

England's stars will spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on 'military grade' security measures to protect their homes during the Euros after a spate of break-ins

They are set to spend around £250,000 on infra-red and night-vision cameras plus around-the-clock security for the duration of the tournament in Germany .

Conflicts push global military expenditure in 2023 to 'all-time high'

Global military expenditure saw its steepest increase in over a decade in 2023, reaching an all-time high of $2.4 trillion as wars and rising tensions fuelled spending across the world, researchers said Monday.

How Israel could respond to Iran’s drone and missile assault

Although the US has said that it would not take part in any retaliatory strike from Israel in response to Iran’s largely thwarted salvo over the weekend, the Biden administration’s “ironclad” support for the country could still prompt Israel to...

Ronnie O'Sullivan reveals how snooker players are 'pampered' with lavish banquets and chauffeurs in Saudi Arabia before claiming fans were 'too quick' to judge the Riyadh Season ball

Ronnie O'Sullivan says Saudi Arabia's involvement in snooker has made his life easier and claims fans were 'too quick' to judge after the Riyadh Season ball was introduced at last month's event.

How ancient hatreds are reshaping the Middle East and forging unlikely alliances. The rise of Iran - and its chilling proximity to a nuclear weapon - has driven old foes closer, explains STEPHEN POLLARD

For most of the time Israel has existed, Saudi Arabia has been its implacable foe. But now it is on the verge of becoming an ally. To understand why, you need to go back to the very roots of Islam.

Ancient hatreds are reshaping the Middle East and forging unlikely alliances, writes STEPHEN POLLARD

For most of the time Israel has existed, Saudi Arabia has been its implacable foe. But now it is on the verge of becoming an ally. To understand why, you need to go back to the very roots of Islam.

MoD official who took £70,000 kickbacks for commissioning military reports for Saudi Arabia is jailed for two-and-a-half years

Jeffrey Cook (pictured), 67, was managing director of the Airbus subsidiary GPT Special Project Management Ltd, whose sole business was working on the Saudi National Guard's communications.

How American forces destroyed 80 drones and six missiles launched at Israel from Iran and Yemen as Blinken engages in backroom diplomacy with Saudi Arabia, Joran and Egypt to stave off 'catastrophic escalation'

US forces, supported by US European Command destroyers, on Saturday and Sunday destroyed destroyed more than 80 Iranian drones, US Central Command said on Monday.

From the biggest structure ever built to history's most epic folly: Mohammed Bin Salman's $1.5tn futuristic megacity... will actually be more like Nottingham. As humiliated Saudi ruler is forced to downsize his dreams, TOM LEONARD looks at what went wrong

Imagine, if you can, a 105-mile long, pencil-thin horizontal skyscraper. It could have been the biggest structure ever built, but now risks becoming history's most epic folly.

Is this history's most epic folly? Mohammed Bin Salman's $1.5tn futuristic megacity... will actually be more like Nottingham as Saudi ruler is humiliatingly forced to downsize his dreams

Imagine, if you can, a 105-mile long, pencil-thin horizontal skyscraper. It could have been the biggest structure ever built, but now risks becoming history's most epic folly.

ANDREW NEIL: If 300 missiles and drones hit Britain, would we be sitting on our hands? Israel has a right to retliate... and loose talk about World War III is designed to intimidate it into doing nothing

Within hours of Iran's mass missile and drone attack on Israel, the consensus of the global commentariat was that Israel should refrain from retaliation.

ANDREW NEIL: Do what you must, Israel, after this appalling attack. Just don't lose your allies - not least Saudi Arabia and Jordan - in the process

Within hours of Iran's mass missile and drone attack on Israel, the consensus of the global commentariat was that Israel should refrain from retaliation.

Inside Iran's frightening £800m war chest after country launches drone attack on Israel

Israel said Iran launched 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and more than 120 ballistic missiles early on Sunday.

STEPHEN POLLARD: The Israel attack shows the catastrophic consequences of appeasement. The only way to secure peace is strength

Time and again, our leaders make the same mistakes. History should have taught them long ago that appeasement emboldens dictators.

Game Over? Persian Gulf Powers Reportedly Refuse to Give US Access to Bases for Anti-Iran Strikes

Going back to the Gulf War in 1991, the US has depended on regional allies for large-scale military operations across the Middle East. Now, as tensions between Israel and Iran rise and the US-led unipolar world order comes under strain, America’s...

British POW who was tortured with electric shocks, beaten and starved by Putin's troops in five-month ordeal while fighting for Ukraine wins lawsuit against Russia

Shaun Pinner's lawyers filed a suit to a judge in Solomyanskiy District Court in Kyiv in October, claiming that Russia owes him money for the way he was treated while a prisoner of war

What would open warfare between Israel and Iran look like? How tit-for-tat retaliatory strikes could spiral into full-scale conflict involving Tehran's proxy forces and long-range missile attacks... and drag America into another war

Any major military escalation between the two arch enemies is sure to subject citizens of both countries and their neighbours to yet more violence and misery

What would open warfare between Israel and Iran look like? How tit-for-tat retaliatory strikes could spiral into full-scale conflict involving Tehran's shady proxy forces and both sides trading long-range missile attacks

Any major military escalation between the two arch enemies is sure to subject citizens of both countries and their neighbours to yet more violence and misery