The results of the 2021 election showed him winning nearly 99% of the vote

Ukrainian president publicly acknowledges Kyiv’s assistance to US and its allies fighting Iran

Adnoc chief says nearly 230 vessels sit loaded with oil and ready to sail

The protests stem from soaring petrol and diesel prices, which have reached approximately 193.9 cents and 218.9 cents respectively at filling stations

Kyiv and Moscow decide not to trade attacks from tomorrow evening to Sunday midnight

Netanyahu approves direct negotiations with Lebanon after the deadliest strikes in single day

While the IDF launched its largest strikes yet on Lebanon, The Independent heard from Lebanese Britons, who were distraught to hear there would be no ceasefire for their families

While Trump was pounding Iran with bombs, the UK led a secret operation against Russian spy subs in the Arctic. It is a sign that Starmer is focusing on where the threat to the alliance really lies, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Israel’s controversial leader appears increasingly isolated both domestically and on the world stage

A hard-won pause between the US and Iran is already under strain, threatening to pull the region and the world into a far deeper crisis, chief international correspondent Bel Trew writes