News outlets are pressuring the White House to impose new sanctions, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says Western media outlets are attempting to obstruct peace negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Speaking during a daily call with journalists, Peskov referenced unspecified “multiple leaks” in the media. “Many media outlets are…
Igor Krasnov has arrived in Vientiane as part of his Southeast Asian tour Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov arrived in Laos on Tuesday evening to discuss enhanced cooperation between law enforcement agencies. The two countries have maintained close ties since Soviet times, with Moscow historically supplying Laos with weapons and technology. During his visit, Krasnov…
Kemi Badenoch has only been Tory leader for about 10 minutes, but insiders are briefing against her already. The confected kerfuffle about her private Jag risking national security stinks of frenemies on the move and is only the latest in a drip-drip of undermining allegations. Meanwhile even her supporters complain of her agonising slowness in…
My Tutor at Cambridge, a deeply civilised man, didn’t believe in democracy. He greatly admired the Master of the college for his wisdom and insight, and thought that the country would be better off under that kind of paternalist rule than with its current form of government. The fellows of the college, he once told…
Crouched low on the ground, three Lithuanian militiamen were studying a map and debating where to direct a drone. Around them, men in dark camouflage fatigues lay prone with their rifles aimed outwards. From the pine trees clustered around them to the unmanned aerial vehicle buzzing overhead, the scene felt reminiscent of Ukraine’s eastern battlefields….
“This lecture is forbidden by radical opinion,” shouts one protestor into a hijacked microphone, as the mob fills the lecture theatre. “Forbidden! Forbidden!” answers the crowd, determined to prevent the Jewish geneticist Professor Mangel from delivering a talk titled “Do Rats Have ‘Families’?” It could have happened last week — but this scene is taken…
Joe Biden was born to be a politician. Cass Sunstein, the legal scholar and former Obama administration official, recently recalled nine different experiences with Biden or anecdotes he had heard over the years. Among these was the time in 2022 when he joined a meeting between Biden and Emmanuel Macron at the White House. Sunstein…
Multiple people reportedly sustained gunshot wounds inside the Brass Mill Center in Waterbury, Connecticut Several people were wounded in a shooting inside a shopping mall in Waterbury, Connecticut, on Tuesday, police said. The shooting occurred at the Brass Mill Center on Union Street at approximately 4:40 p.m. “All victims were transported to local hospitals and…
Latvia’s foreign minister has cited security concerns amid rising visa approvals for Russian tourists Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze has called on EU member states to stop issuing Schengen tourist visas to Russian citizens, claiming they pose a threat to the bloc’s internal security. Since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, the EU…
The US leader has recently made some harsh remarks toward Moscow, which the Kremlin has attributed to “emotional overload” US President Donald Trump has suggested that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is “playing with fire,” without elaborating on what exactly he means. In recent days, Trump has increasingly criticized the Kremlin over what he perceives…
Lithuania is seeking reparations over the migrant crisis at its border that it blames on Minsk Lithuania is seeking over €200 million ($227 million) in damages from Belarus over a migrant crisis that Vilnius says was deliberately orchestrated by Minsk, local news agency BNS has reported. The crisis began in 2021, when Belarus emerged as…
The bloc has continued to import billions of dollars’ worth of oil, gas, and uranium from its eastern neighbor, according to the German tabloid The EU’s sanctions against Russia are not working, German tabloid Bild has reported, citing substantial energy export revenues that Moscow has continued to rake in despite Western attempts to curb them….
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly asked finance ministers not to mention the oil price cap in a joint statement US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requested the omission of “explicit language” on lowering the price cap for Russian oil from the joint statement of G7 finance ministers last week, the Financial Times has reported, citing officials…
New Delhi has granted approval for developing a stealth aircraft as it pivots toward reducing dependence on defense imports Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the “execution model” for developing an Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) with an investment of $175 million. The Aeronautical Development Agency will spearhead the program through industry partnerships, according…
Beijing traditionally marks Japan’s 1945 surrender with commemorations in September Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China to attend events marking the 80th anniversary of its victory over Imperial Japan in World War II, Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has said. Shoigu made the announcement on Tuesday during talks in Moscow with Chen Wenqing, the…
Lángos, the deep-fried dough that holds a special place in Hungarian cuisine, is making waves far beyond the Carpathian Basin. Just last year, Hungarian Conservative reported on a street food truck run by a Hungarian Icelandic couple at the foot of Iceland’s remote Sólheimajökull glacier. Now, Hungarian TV channel ATV has spotlighted a new outpost…
Berlin’s possible shift on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons would undermine peace efforts, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Moscow considers Berlin’s potential shift on Ukraine’s use of German long-range weapons against Russia as a sign of “serious escalation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned on Tuesday. His comments came in response to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s…
Will Berlin start giving Kiev Taurus missiles and risk becoming a direct target for retaliation? Chancellor Friedrich Merz, from Germany’s mainstream CDU/CSU conservatives, has caused a stir. This time with statements about German weapons in Ukraine. Or to be precise, how exactly Kiev’s troops may use weapons provided by Berlin. Speaking at a public forum…
The initiative aims to fund European weapons production and procurement in order to reduce dependence on the US The Council of the European Union has formally endorsed a plan to fund military buildup efforts across the bloc through a €150 billion ($170 billion) borrowing mechanism. The initiative comes after Washington announced it would ramp down…
The journey back will be a long one. Geopolitics, economics, security, prosperity, cultural exchanges. Each year that passes since Britain wilfully detached itself from its own continent serves only to measure the depth of the self-inflicted wound. The natural response is one of impatience. Keir Starmer’s government should be banging on the doors of the…
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned Slovakia and Hungary over their opposition to the bloc’s Russia policy Germany would consider supporting a suspension of EU funding to Slovakia and Hungary if the countries continue to oppose the bloc’s sanctions policy against Russia, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned. Bratislava and Budapest have also taken a critical stance…
Historically, cavalry was the battlefield’s fastest shock force—terrifyingly mobile and capable of delivering decisive blows. A well-timed charge could shatter enemy lines in ways musket fire alone never could. Today, that same deadly mobility is embodied by Hungary’s high-tech armed forces, offering a modern token of security in an age of uncertainty. The infantry company…
Location of Lower Juba Region, Somalia. (Map data © 2025 Google) NAIROBI, Kenya (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslim parents in southern Somalia were overjoyed to see their missing 20-year-old son, a drug addict, return home free of substance abuse this month. When they discovered that his transformation sprang from putting his faith in Christ,…
Location of Lower Juba Region, Somalia. (Map data © 2025 Google) NAIROBI, Kenya (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslim parents in southern Somalia were overjoyed to see their missing 20-year-old son, a drug addict, return home free of substance abuse this month. When they discovered that his transformation sprang from putting his faith in Christ,…
Traunstein District Court Apollo News is reporting on the substantial speech crime sentence handed to a 73 year-old pensioner from the district of Traunstein in Upper Bavaria. Twice last year, the man repeated the expression “Alles für Deutschland”1 in posts on X – apparently in the course of discussing the indictment of Alternative für Deutschland…
Ukraine has significantly ramped up strikes on Russian territory in recent days The recent rise in the number of Ukrainian attacks on Russian soil is detrimental to the ongoing efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict between the two countries, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said. Over the past week alone, Russian air…
Budapest police have denied permission for a Pride event, citing a law prioritizing the right of children to “adequate mental development” The Hungarian authorities have denied permission for an LGBTQ parade in Budapest, invoking for the first time recent legislation that seeks to protect children from malignant influence. In a statement on Monday, Budapest police…
NATO critic Calin Georgescu’s victory in last year’s election first round was annulled by the country’s Constitutional Court Former Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has stated that he will be withdrawing from politics, following the victory of a pro-EU candidate in a presidential election rerun from which he was banned, earlier this month. Georgescu, a…
The top diplomat has hit out at Ukraine’s EU backers over their renewed push to inflict a strategic defeat on Moscow The EU has failed to learn the lessons of history by once again gathering under a Nazi flag to attempt to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday….
Potential US involvement in mining is “problematic,” a minister has said, as the autonomous Danish island reassesses global ties Greenland is weighing the possibility of inviting Chinese investment to develop its mining sector in light of tensions with the US and limited engagement with the EU, the island’s business and mineral resources minister, Naaja Nathanielsen,…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó of Hungary spoke at the Yerevan Dialogue conference in Yerevan, Armenia, on Tuesday, 27 May. There, he told the audience that Hungary’s foreign policy has always been guided by national interest, even if some of their positions outside the liberal mainstream may get them branded by some…
The foreign minister has dismissed speculation about a potential nuclear escalation in South Asia Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has dismissed speculation about a potential nuclear escalation with Pakistan, stating that “at no point was a nuclear level reached,” calling the claims “astonishing.” In a recent interview with the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,…
Ankara believes it has an obligation to help facilitate peace, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said Türkiye is willing to host another round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said. The diplomat added that his country sees the facilitation of peace as a national responsibility. Russia and Ukraine resumed direct…
Legislation would reportedly allow domestic entities to deny asset buybacks to foreign firms under certain conditions The Russian parliament is set to pass a law that would regulate the right of foreign companies to reclaim assets sold during their exit from the country, Izvestia reported on Tuesday. The draft has reportedly been approved by the…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz earlier said Kiev is not bound by range restrictions on weapons supplied to the country Russia has requested a UN Security Council meeting to address what it sees as attempts by EU countries to derail the peaceful settlement of the Ukraine conflict, Dmitry Polyansky, the first deputy permanent representative to the…
Uganda has accused Berlin’s envoy of engaging in subversive activities in the country Uganda has suspended defense cooperation with Germany in response to the latter’s ambassador allegedly being involved with hostile groups said to be working against the East African country’s government. Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) spokesperson Chris Magezi announced the decision in an…
Mark Rutte is reportedly hoping to keep any meeting between the two “short and sweet” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte fears that tensions between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky could undermine the bloc’s upcoming summit in the Netherlands, The New York Times reported on Monday. Citing European officials and diplomats, the outlet…
Russia is developing a roadmap detailing the principles and timing of a potential future settlement, the Foreign Ministry has said Russia is continuing work on a draft memorandum outlining the principles and timing of a potential future peace treaty with Ukraine, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. Earlier this month in Istanbul, Russia and…
The Foreign Ministry’s Tatyana Dovgalenko has emphasized that the media plays a key role in supporting the momentum in Russia-Africa relations Russia would welcome a greater presence of African media outlets in the interests of balance, Tatyana Dovgalenko, the head of the Department for Partnership with Africa of the Russian Foreign Ministry, has said. Dovgalenko…
Washington’s plans for a global anti-ballistic missile system are eroding strategic stability, the Foreign Ministry has says The US is taking a “reckless approach” to global stability through its pursuit of a worldwide anti-ballistic missile defense system, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. The initiative, backed by President Donald Trump and dubbed the…
Famed Canadian psychologist and philosopher Jordan Peterson has recently appeared on the latest episode of the series Surrounded on the YouTube channel Jubilee. Jubilee has 10 million subscribers, and their team puts out professionally produced content on a regular schedule. In their Surrounded series, they have one high-profile guest debating 20 people taking turns who…
The most interesting event this week may be the May Politburo meeting that should happen by Friday, as the Dragon Boat Festival holiday runs from May 31st to June 2nd. Today’s issue is longer than usual as there is some catch up since I took Thursday off. You might want to read it your web…
The future of upcoming restrictions packages is also reportedly uncertain amid signs of Washington’s softening stance toward Moscow The EU and US have failed to reach an agreement on efforts to counter alleged sanctions evasion by Russia, Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Monday, citing an internal document from Germany’s Foreign Office. According to the document the…
Hungary is experiencing near-total employment with over 4.6 million people currently working, State Secretary for Employment Policy at the Ministry of National Economy Sándor Czomba said. Speaking on M1, he emphasized that the government is actively targeting all segments of the inactive population to boost labour participation. Czomba noted that while the employment rate remains…
Sanctions helping Ukraine would restore America’s global standing, Lindsey Graham has claimed US Senator Lindsey Graham has claimed that his plan to hit Russian trade partners with 500% tariffs would help President Donald Trump push Moscow towards a peace deal with Ukraine. At the same time, this would rebuild America’s reputation after the disastrous withdrawal…
An unusually swift and intense onset of rain has caused major damage, with transport delays and crop loss Several regions across India, including Mumbai, are facing major disruption after heavy monsoon showers arrived earlier than expected. The sudden onset last week affected transport and agriculture, leading to infrastructure damage, severe traffic, and emergency warnings by…
On 16 May Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Istanbul, Turkey, for negotiations—the first such gathering since the conflict onset in March 2022. Ever since, bringing Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the same table to reach an agreement has been an enduring challenge. This has also been the aim of figures such as Donald…
The foreign minister has pledged assistance in enhancing defense capabilities and countering terrorism Moscow remains a reliable and steadfast partner to African nations by supporting efforts to strengthen their sovereignty, which is threatened by modern forms of colonialism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Lavrov made the remarks on Monday during an Africa Day…
Backed by several European nations, Kiev is attempting to derail the ongoing peace talks, the Defense Ministry has said Russia will continue targeting military-related facilities in Ukraine in response to a drastic increase in Kiev’s drone raids deep into the country, which are aimed at civilian infrastructure, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has warned. In…
Leader of the Fidesz–KDNP faction in the Budapest Assembly Alexandra Szentkirályi launched a strong critique of the city’s current leadership on Monday, claiming that Mayor Gergely Karácsony and the Tisza Party-led coalition have bankrupted Hungary’s wealthiest municipality in just one year. Speaking at a press conference, Szentkirályi accused the city leadership of mismanagement, highlighting that…
The 1957 Mosfilm classic ‘The Cranes Are Flying’ has been screened in Port Louis as part of a global series honoring the Allied victory in WWII RT, in partnership with Mosfilm studios, has hosted a special screening of the iconic Soviet film ‘The Cranes Are Flying’ in Port Louis, Mauritius as part of its international…
