The Saturday Essay

The map that shows Russia’s ‘secret war’ with the West has now begun

Dinner with Putin is out – but Assad will not lack for luxury in Moscow exile

Prosecutors in New York City have officially charged Luigi Mangione with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

26 year old Luigi Mangione ID'd as person of interest in CEO shooting. Mangione now in custody in Pennsylvania.

Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider, was found not guilty in NYC subway chokehold case.

Police now questioning man in Pennsylvania in connection with UnitedHealthcare CEO killing.

Funding deadline

Speaker Mike Johnson will likely need the help of Democrats to pass a stopgap spending bill. Here's what House Dems want.

Terror designation

Can a terrorist group change its ways? That’s what experts are wondering about the insurgent group that led the overthrow of Syria's regime.

Asylum cases on hold amid fears of jihadists returning to Britain

Rupert Murdoch loses Succession-style legal battle over family trust

What now for Asma al-Assad – the former British public schoolgirl turned international pariah

Mince pie prices jump by 40pc in Christmas shopping blow

New York shooting suspect detained while reading in McDonald's

The Daily T — listen now

How Syrians toppled Assad and why Iran’s regime could be next