On July 19, 2025, in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, a young man was arrested for shouting three simple words: “We love bacon.” What should have been a harmless affirmation of British culture was instead branded “racially abusive” under Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986. According to police reports, his remark — delivered during a grassroots…
The Russian president is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart and take part in an SCO summit Russian President Vladimir Putin will embark on a four-day trip to China next week for talks with President Xi Jinping, Russian media reported on Sunday. Putin is also reportedly expected to attend a summit of the Shanghai…
In response to the proposal, the Russian president agreed that a “common front” was needed to combat Islamist terrorism Former US President Bill Clinton proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin a joint US-Russian effort against international terrorism, according to recently declassified records of their first summit. The transcript for the exchange, which took place at…
Nickolas Emrich is a German polymath: a lawyer, entrepreneur, former police officer, bestselling nonfiction author, and political reform advocate. He is known for his direct critique of institutional privilege, inefficiency, and the widening gulf between theory and practice in German and European society. His media presence and books mark him as a rare practitioner-theorist, speaking…
Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam winner, has said she could not have achieved what she did without his support Former Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday, moving her father to tears with heartfelt thanks and playful jabs in her speech. The five-time Grand Slam…
Moscow also secured the release of eight civilians seized by Kiev during the Kursk incursion Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 146 prisoners of war on Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced. Moscow also received eight civilians who had been captured during the Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region last year. The exchange took place…
Today’s Israel is coming to resemble yesterday’s South Africa. Benjamin Netanyahu’s war on Palestinians has reduced Gaza to rubble. Tens of thousands, the great majority women and children, have been killed. The expansion of Jewish settlements and violent attacks on the local population are creating a series of Palestinian Bantustans in the West Bank. The…
Damascus plans to redesign and revalue its currency in a bid to restore confidence Syria will print the banknotes for its redesigned and revalued currency in Russia, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources. Damascus recently decided to give the severely devalued Syrian pound a makeover and remove two zeroes from the currency in order to…
European NATO members insist that Russia cannot be allowed to prevail in the conflict, the foreign minister has said Kiev’s backers in Europe want the conflict in Ukraine to continue, unlike US President Donald Trump, who seems to have genuinely embraced the path of diplomacy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Speaking in an…
Moscow’s goal is to defend the Russians and Russian-speaking people in Ukraine from persecution, the foreign minister has said Russia has no interest in seizing Ukrainian land but wants to protect ethnic Russians and Russian-speaking people from persecution by Kiev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. In an interview with NBC on Sunday, Lavrov was…
Talks should have substance, not serve as a stage for the Ukrainian leader, the Russian foreign minister has said Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s calls for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin are pure theatrics, as any potential high-level talks have no real agenda at this point, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Putin is…
As Maia Sandu’s approval ratings collapse and opposition grows bolder, the September elections may redefine the country’s path between East and West Moldova is heading into its most consequential election in decades, and the stakes could hardly be higher. With parliamentary elections set for September 28, President Maia Sandu’s pro-European government faces growing discontent, sagging…
The US president earlier called it “impossible” for the peninsula, which voted to join Russia in 2014, to return to Kiev’s control Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has rejected US calls to withdraw its claim to Crimea or make any territorial concessions to Russia. In a speech marking Ukraine’s Independence Day on Sunday, Zelensky vowed to retake…
This article was originally published in Vol. 5 No. 2 of our print edition. The nature and the form of power has always been a central question of political philosophy. However, from the Renaissance onwards, the concept of the state (lo stato, l’état, der Staat) gradually came to the fore—carrying a surplus of meaning compared…
A drone has damaged a transformer at the facility, causing a fire, Russian officials have said The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is “aware” of reports about a fire at the Kursk nuclear power plant (NPP) in Russia, which it said started due to “military activity.” Russian officials earlier said that the plant, located about…
The EU’s “illusion” of geopolitical might has “evaporated,” Mario Draghi has said US President Donald Trump has delivered a “brutal wake-up call” to the EU, shattering the bloc’s illusion of geopolitical power rooted in its economic might, ex-Italian Prime Minister and former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has said, warning that the bloc must…
The article is a product of the project titled Conservative Case in Education, supported by Mathias Corvinus Collegium Learning Institute. ‘Even iron cannot resist time, and so it is with man. If put to work, it wears down; if left lying on the ground, rust consumes it. Since we must perish either way, it is…
Sergio Gor’s nomination comes amid strained ties, with Washington threatening tariffs over New Delhi buying Russian oil US President Donald Trump has announced the appointment of a new ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs. Sergio Gor, who originates from the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, has served the Trump…
Upcoming ‘Zapad’ military drills will feature the Russian Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile Ukraine has told Minsk to stay away from its borders during upcoming joint military exercises with Russia to be held in Belarus. The warning came ahead of the ‘Zapad-2025’ military drill, scheduled for September 12–16. Belarus allowed Russian forces to use its territory when the conflict…
Granada, Spain — Shock and outrage swept through the small town of El Pozuelo after a 21-year-old Moroccan Muslim migrant stormed the historic Church of Santiago Apóstol with a hammer, smashing stained glass, beheading statues of saints, and setting the sanctuary on fire. The attack occurred just after 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. According to witnesses,…
The munitions will reportedly be delivered by the end of 2025 The US has approved the sale of 3,350 air-launched ERAM cruise missiles to Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing two unnamed US officials. The munitions, which have a range of up to 280 miles, will arrive in Ukraine within six weeks….
The UAV caused a small fire at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday A Ukrainian kamikaze drone has been shot down near a power plant in Russia’s Kursk region, part of which had been under Ukrainian occupation for several months. According to the plant’s management, in the early hours of Sunday the downed UAV…
Moscow says German-led probe has faced delays and lacks transparency Russia has requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting following the arrest of a Ukrainian man allegedly involved in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage. In September 2022, explosions disabled three of the four lines carrying Russian gas to Germany through the Baltic Sea. Moscow has…
The reported move comes during President Trump’s renewed push for peace talks The Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking deep inside Russia with American-supplied missiles, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing US officials. According to the paper, the Department of Defense has been preventing Kiev from firing long-range ATACMS missiles since late spring. On…
The decision could be made within the next two months, according to State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin Russian lawmakers will draft a bill to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes, also known as vapes, and related liquids, within the next couple of months, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has announced. In a post on the…
Tackling the challenges the country is facing has proven harder than expected, the German chancellor has admitted The German economy is experiencing a “structural crisis” rather than just temporary “weakness,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said, admitting that steering the country’s economy back on track has proven harder than he had anticipated. Merz made the remarks…
Coalition government partners refused to back Caspar Veldkamp’s call for punitive measures against the Jewish state over the Gaza conflict Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has stepped down in protest over the coalition government’s refusal to impose sanctions on Israel for its actions in Gaza. The Dutch Foreign Ministry announced the resignations of Veldkamp and…
The British authorities have reportedly demanded that Beijing explain “greyed out” areas in the layout of the massive compound The Chinese mission in London has criticized the British authorities for postponing a decision on a planned large Chinese diplomatic compound in the UK. The project, dubbed a “super embassy” in British media, would be the…
Malicious deep state actors have been working against the American people, the US intel chief has said The US intelligence community has been infiltrated by deep state actors, busy with “inserting their own partisan political opinions and views” into intel products and effectively working against the American people, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard…
This article explores how Catholic Priests Zoltán Liska and János Tóth navigated faith, pastoral work, and moral courage while under intense surveillance and harassment by Hungary’s communist state security. The agent codenamed ‘Faragó’ began attending the Matthias Church in the Buda Castle District in the spring of 1957, where Liska was the parish priest at…
As Europe edges toward recognition of Palestine and Trump shows signs of impatience, Israel’s uncompromising war risks turning into a lonely fight This week the Israeli army launched a full-scale ground operation to seize the city of Gaza. The plan is ambitious and ruthless: 60,000 new reservists will be called up and another 20,000 troops…
The country is facing a record number of applications from asylum seekers St. George’s and Union Jack flags have appeared in towns across Britain under a campaign known as Operation Raise the Colours, in what is widely seen as a public display of patriotism and defiance of the government’s migration policies. However, the movement has…
The funds have come as loans to be repaid with the profits from Moscow’s frozen assets The EU has allocated to Ukraine €9 billion ($10.5 billion) in loans backed by the profits from Russia’s frozen central bank assets year to date, European Commission data released on Friday shows. Russia has called the scheme illegal and…
The Kurds, caught up in the violent restructuring of the Middle East, face an uncertain future Amid the rapid disintegration of the old world order – one that had been built over decades around a unipolar architecture – the global landscape is entering a phase of tectonic change. Global processes, from shifts in the geo-economy…
The Russian president stressed that the global scientific community can not be destroyed as it is rooted in unity, not disengagement Russia has continued to work with Western scientists despite sanctions and political obstacles, President Vladimir Putin has said. Speaking to workers in Russia’s nuclear sector in the town of Sarov on Friday, Putin noted that…
Moscow has consistently maintained it cannot be excluded from discussions on security guarantees for Kiev, the Foreign Ministry has said The Russian Foreign Ministry has pushed back against Western media reports claiming Moscow undermined Ukraine peace talks with the US by insisting it must take part in discussions about security guarantees for Kiev. On Friday,…
The late financier’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has told US investigators that she doesn’t believe in the official version of his death Jeffrey Epstein’s confidante and partner Ghislaine Maxwell has said she does not believe the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender committed suicide behind bars. Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for trafficking women…
The following is a press release kindly provided to us by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS). On 23 August, we observe the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes, established by the European Parliament in 2008. It was on this day, 86 years ago, that the Ribbentrop–Molotov Pact was signed—an…
Ghislaine Maxwell has denied that the disgraced financier and sexual predator engaged in blackmail Jeffrey Epstein’s confidante Ghislaine Maxwell has denied that the late financier and convicted sex offender blackmailed his powerful associates. On Friday, the US Department of Justice released audio and a transcript of Maxwell’s interview last month with Deputy Attorney General Todd…
Moscow’s nuclear submarines cannot be tracked by foreign radars, the president said Russian nuclear submarines are capable of sailing undetected beneath Arctic ice, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. Speaking at a meeting with nuclear sector workers in Sarov, east of Moscow, Putin stressed that the Arctic region is crucial for Russia’s defense. “Our strategic…
The National Security Archive has published the memorandum of a meeting Bill Clinton had with Vladimir Putin in 2000 Former US President Bill Clinton promised Russian President Vladimir Putin that he would consider membership for Russia in NATO, according to newly declassified documents. Clinton also claimed that the military bloc’s expansion would not threaten Moscow,…
The US president reportedly believes Moscow has “the upper hand” in the conflict, while Kiev is pliable due to its reliance on the West US President Donald Trump believes Moscow should be ‘coaxed’ into peace talks with Ukraine, whereas Kiev can be ‘pressured’ due to its dependence on Western aid, Politico reported on Friday, citing…
Dearborn, Michigan, has become the model city for America’s double standard: a place where the mayor and police chief, both drawn from a radical-aligned Islamic community, wield power not to protect free speech, but to punish dissent. In November 2021, Abdullah Hammoud made history as the first Arab-American and Muslim elected as mayor of Dearborn….
In the French political class, both for right and even left sides, the idea of colonial reparations seems an absolute taboo On August 12, French President Emmanuel Macron took a historic yet cautious step by acknowledging, in a letter to Cameroonian President Paul Biya, that France had waged a full-scale war against the Camerooninan independence…
Moscow has not ruled out direct talks but said it must be preceded by serious diplomatic groundwork Ukraine is ready to discuss its territorial dispute with Russia at direct talks between Vladimir Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior Ukrainian foreign ministry official has said, adding that the current frontline should be the starting…
The US president has said he wants to gauge the approaches both Moscow and Kiev take toward peace before deciding on his next move US President Donald Trump said on Friday he will announce a major decision on the Ukraine conflict within the next two weeks, adding that the step will depend on the positions…
Kiev started the conflict in 2014 when it began “using tanks and aircraft” against civilians in Donbass, the Russian president has said Russia is doing everything possible to put an end to the Ukraine conflict, which started when Kiev began to attack the civilian population of Donbass in 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said….
The Russian president had what he called a successful summit with his American counterpart last week Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his talks with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, during the recent Alaska summit were frank and substantive, and expressed hope that the first steps taken by the two countries could pave…
Mali hosted a vibrant celebration honoring the Russian tricolor The West African nation of Mali joined Russia in celebrating Russia’s National Flag Day, which is observed annually on August 22. A colorful event was held in the capital Bamako with horseback performances, music, and dance. The celebration, organized by the Russian House and a local…
Vladimir Zelensky has so far rejected every point the US president has raised, the Russian foreign minister has said Moscow has agreed to consider a number of US President Donald Trump’s proposals to resolve the Ukraine conflict, but Vladimir Zelensky has rejected them all, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with NBC…
Matteo Salvini has ridiculed the French leader’s calls for Western troops in Ukraine, suggesting he should “hop on a tram” and go himself France has summoned Italy’s ambassador following “unacceptable” remarks made by Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini about President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to send troops from EU members to Ukraine, French media has reported,…
