One person is responsible for Israel’s attack on Iran: Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Argentine director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, since December 2019. His predecessors, and especially Mohamed El Baradei, in charge 1997-2009 when it first became clear that Iran’s nuclear efforts were aimed at weapons and not energy, were extremely polite…
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Ukraine can’t stop it, maps can’t hide it: Russia’s summer blitz redraws the war
A detailed breakdown of the new offensive that’s reshaping the battlefield from Sumy to Dnepropetrovsk As the spring sun gave way to the heat of early summer, a new phase of the military campaign began to unfold across the front lines – and this time, the initiative clearly belongs to Russia. After months of grinding…
Putin holds phone conversations with Israeli PM and Iranian president
The Russian president condemned the Israeli attack and extended his condolences to Iran, according to the Kremlin press service Russian President Vladimir Putin has held phone conversations with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the escalation in the Middle East following the Israeli strike against Iran. Israel launched…
Russia warns citizens against visiting Iran and Israel
The Foreign Ministry in Moscow issued the advisory following Israeli airstrikes on Friday Russia’s Foreign Ministry has advised against traveling to Israel and Iran, following the Israeli airstrikes carried out on Friday. Russian citizens currently in the Jewish state have also been advised to leave. The Israeli military conducted a series of airstrikes on numerous targets…
Ukrainian Refugee Threatens to Blow Up Eight Schools in Hungary
A 16-year-old Ukrainian refugee has threatened eight schools in Budapest, Hungary, with detonating explosives, the Office of the State Secretary for Law Enforcement revealed on Friday, 13 June. The young man threatened to bomb eight schools in the capital by saying in his emails that the institutions had hexogen bombs, also known as RDX bombs,…
Iran to retaliate against Israel in ‘near future’ – media
Iranian state media denies reports that Tehran has already launched a swarm of kamikaze drones against Israel Tehran has not yet retaliated against Israel’s ongoing attack but plans to do so shortly, Fars news agency has reported, citing a security source. The retaliation “will take place in the near future,” according to the source. The…
Trump hails Israel’s Iran strikes as ‘excellent’
The US president says there is “more to come” unless Tehran agrees to a nuclear deal US President Donald Trump described Israel’s strikes on Iran as “excellent” on Friday, and warned that there is “a lot more to come” unless Tehran agrees to a nuclear deal. He made the remarks in a phone call with…
Israel Launches Preemptive Strike on Iran as Nuclear Threat Intensifies
In a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East, Israel carried out a large-scale airstrike operation against Iran in the early hours of Friday morning. The strike, described by the Israeli government as preemptive, aimed to dismantle what it claims is an imminent nuclear weapons threat from Tehran. The move has plunged the region…
Western war hawks lack real plan to defeat Russia – Pentagon chief
Donald Trump’s administration does not intend to help Kiev defeat Moscow, but seeks a lasting peace, Pete Hegseth has said Western officials who talk about Ukraine winning the ongoing conflict don’t have a real strategy for defeating Russia, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday, the…
Strikes on Iran: Will Israel push the Middle East into the abyss?
The escalation aimed at crippling more than infrastructure – it undermines the very concept of diplomatic resolution Storm clouds are rapidly gathering over the Middle East, with the epicenter of the latest escalation rooted in the intensifying confrontation between Israel and Iran. A conflict that had simmered in the shadows for decades has now erupted…
International Recognition for Hungary at Annecy Animation Fest
Hungary received a warm welcome and high-profile recognition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, one of the most prestigious events in the global animation calendar. As the guest country of honour, Hungary presented a vibrant and comprehensive showcase at the French festival, highlighting its rich artistic heritage and the strength of its modern animation…
Hungary Adopts Law That Allows Suspension of Citizenship
The Hungarian National Assembly voted to pass a new piece of legislation that allows the Hungarian government to suspend the Hungarian citizenship of dual citizens who are deemed to be a threat to the country’s ‘public order, or public or national security’ on Wednesday, 11 June. The legislative proposal was written by Fidesz MP János…
I gave Iran chance after chance – Trump
Despite the Israeli strikes, the US president has urged Tehran to comply with Washington’s demands over its nuclear program “before it is too late” The US gave Iran “chance after chance to make a deal” over its nuclear program, US President Donald Trump has stated, suggesting that the Israeli airstrikes against the Islamic Republic are…
Viktor Orbán: ‘Hungary will not kneel before the Ukrainian president’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned in a radio interview on Friday that accepting Ukraine as a member of the European Union would mean bringing the war with Russia into the EU. Speaking to Kossuth Radio, Orbán claimed that such a move could eventually draw other EU nations, including Hungary, directly into armed conflict. ‘If…
Kremlin comments on Israeli attack on Iran
Russia condemns the escalation, while President Putin is receiving real-time updates, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia “is concerned and condemns the sharp escalation of tensions” between Israel and Iran, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, commenting on the Israeli strikes. Earlier on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a series of attacks…
Russia ‘strongly condemns’ Israel’s attack on Iran
West Jerusalem has violated the UN Charter and international law, the Foreign Ministry has said Russia “strongly condemns” Israel’s strikes on Iran, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday. According to the ministry, the attack violates the UN Charter and international law, and could cause a dangerous escalation of tensions in the Middle East. Earlier on…
Why Trzaskowski Lost — On Hubris and Political Polarization
It should have been a victory party. As the first electoral results came in, activists from Poland’s ruling Civic Platform party, led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, clung to hopes of a late-night turnaround. But as the night progressed, it became clear that what had once seemed a won battle was, in fact, a lost…
Western media misquotes Moscow on NATO expansion threat
Newsweek earlier claimed that Russia won’t end the Ukraine conflict until the bloc “pulls out of the Baltics,” citing a top diplomat A Western news outlet has misrepresented statements made by a senior Russian official on NATO expansion toward its borders, in an apparent attempt to fuel the narrative that Russia poses a threat to…
Axiom-4 Launch Delayed Again after Pressure Fluctuation Detected on ISS
The launch of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) space mission, which includes Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu, has been postponed once more following the detection of a pressure fluctuation aboard the International Space Station (ISS). NASA announced the delay on Thursday afternoon (Hungarian time), citing the need for further investigation in cooperation with Roscosmos, the Russian space agency….
Narendra Modi visits plane crash site and meets sole survivor
The Indian prime minister called the scene of the accident “saddening” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday morning to visit the site of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash that killed at least 290 people a day earlier. Just one passenger survived the crash on the London-bound flight, which had…
US officials react to Israeli attack on Iran
Washington has said it was not involved in the strikes, but vowed to protect American and Israeli forces from potential retaliation Several top US officials have warned Tehran against targeting American forces following Israeli strikes on Iran, while reiterating their commitment to stand by West Jerusalem. In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, US…
US will defend Israel – Trump to Fox News
Washington was aware of West Jerusalem’s “preemptive” strike on Iran beforehand, but was not involved militarily, the president has said The US will “defend itself and Israel” if Iran retaliates for West Jerusalem’s “preemptive” strikes, President Donald Trump has told Fox News. He made the remarks in a phone call with host Bret Baier on…
How the ‘Most Right-Wing’ Government in Dutch History Fell Apart
On 3 June leader of the populist Freedom Party (PVV) Geert Wilders announced that his party would exit the Dutch governing coalition. Soon after, Prime Minister Dick Schoof confirmed that the government had officially collapsed and that new elections would be called. To outsiders, Wilders’ decision may seem puzzling. After all, he had just led…
Netanyahu’s attack on US diplomacy
Early Friday morning local time, Israel launched a large-scale, unilateral attack against Iran. While the full extent of the Israeli assault is still unknown, open-source accounts are reporting airstrikes on residential complexes targeting scientists and the Islamic Republic’s civilian and military leadership; the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the regime’s praetorians, is dead….
Iran vows ‘severe punishment’ for Israeli attack
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei says airstrikes will not go unanswered Iran will retaliate for Israeli strikes on its territory, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Friday, confirming that senior commanders were killed in the attack. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Click this link for the original source of this article. Author: RT This content is courtesy of,…
Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard killed in Israeli strike – media
The IDF launched a “preemptive” attack on military and nuclear sites on Friday Major General Hossein Salami, commander of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in an Israeli strike on Tehran on Friday, according to multiple local news agencies. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Click this link for the original source of this article….
Israel’s ‘preemptive’ strike in Iran: Live updates
The attack comes days before the sixth round of nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington Israel announced a “preemptive” strike in Iran on Friday and declared a state of emergency in anticipation of possible retaliation. Multiple loud explosions were reported in Tehran, along with missile interceptions. News organizations reported last month that Israel had discussed…
Israel strikes Iran (VIDEOS)
Explosions and missile interceptions reported in Tehran on Friday Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Friday that the Israeli Air Force has conducted a “preemptive” strike in Iran. Iranian media reported explosions in Tehran, as well as missile interceptions. An emergency situation has been declared across Israel. “Following the State of Israel’s preemptive strike…
Ukraine complains about global Russia Day congratulations
Kiev’s top diplomat argued that Moscow should not be “rewarded” on the world stage Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga has criticized countries that sent congratulatory messages to Russia on its national holiday. He voiced his displeasure after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio extended greetings to Moscow on Russia Day, a public holiday celebrated on…
Can Keir Starmer stop Reform?
Speaking this week at Port Talbot, the site of a recently closed steel plant, Nigel Farage took credit for the Labour government’s decision to reverse its cuts to the winter fuel allowance. “We have made the political weather on this one,” Farage crowed, reminding his audience that he had called for the benefit to be…
The Big Bang myth
Universes are nested, a bit like Russian dolls or coffee tables — at least, that’s what I took from a new cosmological theory presented this week. According to a team of physicists from the University of Portsmouth, the edge of the observable universe might be the event horizon of a black hole, belonging to a…
Trump’s military takeover
24 October 1789 could have been the most extravagant day of George Washington’s career. The hero of the American Revolution entered free Boston on the back of a handsome white horse. But as it turned out, that was the only hint of glamour the new commander-in-chief allowed himself. Rejecting the pomp and circumstance of Old…
Fifa doesn’t care about football
When the draw for the Fifa Club World Cup was made in December, the cheapest ticket for the opening game — to be played on Saturday in Miami, between Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami and the Cairo giants Al-Ahly — was $349. This week, organisers have been trying to sell five tickets for $20. In any…
Hezbollah-Aligned Mosque in Michigan Took Nearly $1 Million in U.S. Taxpayer Funds While Indoctrinating Children With Mecca Rituals and Iranian Regime Propaganda (Video)
While the American public is told that Islamic institutions are simply “places of worship,” a Shiite mosque in Michigan is proving otherwise. The Islamic Institute of Knowledge (IIOK) in Dearborn, a tax-exempt organization with documented ties to Iran’s terrorist proxy Hezbollah, recently hosted a mock Hajj pilgrimage for children as young as four. Marketed as…
The manosphere meets its match
It’s fair to say that the manosphere — the constellation of weight-lifters, men’s-rights gurus, and anti-feminist YouTubers — occupies a central space in the culture. Masculinity influencers command audiences in the tens of millions, shaping how boys grow up and how women are blamed for it. But in the digital ecosystem where feminism is treated…
Cold Civil War Getting Hot
Chronicling America’s steady march toward civil conflict. Back in January, just days after President Trump’s inaugural, I noted that while the left was shellshocked by Trump’s victory, we were still in a Cold Civil War, that could soon turn hot. I wrote: Despite the big Trump win, almost half of the country is still left…
PRC affirms the London understandings, with few details; Rare earths; Huawei
Summary of today’s top items: 1. PRC affirms the London understandings, with few details – The Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong said: The two sides reached a principled consensus on a framework of measures to implement the important understandings reached during the June 5 phone call between the two heads of state and to…
Russia creating dedicated drone force – Putin
The new branch of the Russian military is expected to be formed already this year Russia is in the process of establishing drone forces as a separate branch of the military, President Vladimir Putin has said, revealing that up to half of all battlefield kills in the Ukraine conflict come from UAVs. The president made…
Over 80k aerial targets shot down during conflict with Ukraine – Putin
The figure includes some 7,500 ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as other sophisticated munitions, according to the Russian president Russian forces have shot down more than 80,000 aerial targets during the conflict with Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has revealed, adding that the country is seeking to create a universal anti-aircraft system capable of intercepting…
Israel ready to attack Iran – media
Potential Israeli military action looms as nuclear talks between the US and Iran stall Israel is poised to launch a military operation against Iran, multiple US media outlets reported on Thursday, citing sources. Concern about a looming Israeli strike and resulting Iranian retaliation has already prompted the US to authorize a reduction of its diplomatic…
Kremlin welcomes Rubio’s Russia Day message as ‘very positive news’
The US secretary of state’s message is a sign of willingness to engage in dialogue, spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Russia Day message is “very positive news,” indicating a potential shift in relations between Moscow and Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Rubio congratulated the Russian people on…
Russia and Republika Srpska sign education partnership deal
The agreement aims to boost Russian studies, joint vocational programs, and student exchanges Russia and Republika Srpska, an autonomous region within Bosnia and Herzegovina, have signed a memorandum to expand cooperation in education. The ceremony took place on the sidelines of the Third International Forum of Ministers of Education, ‘Shaping the Future’, in the Russian…
Hungarian Football Club Fehérvár FC Bought for Less Than $0.01
Fehérvár FC, as they are known today, used to be a powerhouse in Hungarian football. Under the names Videoton, MOL Vidi, MOL Fehérvár, and the current Fehárvár FC, they played a UEFA Cup final against Real Madrid exactly 40 years ago in 1985, and have won three Hungarian championship titles and two Hungarian Cups. The…
Ukraine didn’t exist in 12th century, Russia’s Medinsky tells NATO boss
Moscow’s top negotiator in the talks with Kiev has offered to send Mark Rutte a history book NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte should have paid closer attention in history class, because he apparently does not know that Ukraine did not exist in the 12th century, Vladimir Medinsky, Russian presidential aide and Moscow’s top negotiator at the…
96 Per Cent of Transylvanian Hungarians Support Fidesz, New Poll Finds
Hungarian opposition party TISZA leader Péter Magyar has recently made an active push for courting Hungarians living in Transylvania, Romania, holding dual citizenship. Magyar even took it upon himself to walk on foot from Budapest to Nagyvárad (Oradea) in Transylvania. The two cities are around 310 kilometres (192 miles) apart, and it took Magyar just…
Ukrainian attacks on Russian planes ‘Western’ intel op – Jeffrey Sachs
Kiev’s Operation Spider’s Web was jointly planned by the CIA and MI6, the public policy analyst has claimed Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian military airfields earlier this month were a “Western intelligence operation” orchestrated by the CIA and MI6, American public policy analyst Jeffrey Sachs has claimed. In an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson…
Envoy to Ukraine to become Germany’s top spy – Spiegel
Under Martin Jager, the Federal Intelligence Service will get more funding and leeway in conducting espionage, the media outlet claims Germany’s ambassador to Ukraine, Martin Jager, will soon be appointed as the head of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), Der Spiegel has claimed. Under the new leadership, the agency is expected to get a boost…
No Hungarians Among Victims of India Plane Crash, Foreign Ministry Says
Hungarian authorities have confirmed that no Hungarian nationals were among the victims of Thursday’s Air India plane crash in India. The Hungarian embassy remains in close communication with Indian officials and is prepared to provide assistance to any Hungarian citizens in the area if necessary, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Máté Paczolay announced. The tragic incident occurred…
Gold overtakes euro in global reserves
Bullion has gained in prominence as central banks increasingly seek to diversify reserve assets Gold has overtaken the euro to become the world’s second-largest reserve asset by market value, according to the European Central Bank. The ECB attributes the shift to record central bank purchases and rising geopolitical tensions. Central banks increased their gold holdings…
Moscow and Pyongyang agree to boost education ties
Russia and North Korea have signed an agreement to enhance cooperation, including language centers and joint events Russia and North Korea have signed an agreement to deepen cooperation in education, including the launch of language centers in both countries. Russian Education Minister Sergey Kravtsov and North Korean Education Minister Kim Seung-doo formalized the deal on…
Russia and Ukraine exchange more POWs (VIDEO)
A third group of soldiers has returned from Ukrainian captivity under a major prisoner exchange, the Russian Defense Ministry has said Moscow and Kiev exchanged a third group of POWs on Thursday under a major prisoner swap agreed to in Istanbul earlier this month, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. The freed soldiers are currently…
