Russia has said it will not tolerate any Western troops within the neighboring state after a potential truce A UK-French initiative to deploy troops to Ukraine after a potential truce with Russia is floundering, and adding to tensions between the two countries, Politico reported on Monday, citing officials. French President Emmanuel Macron stated last year…
The bloc has committed trillions to defense but still lacks key technologies, raising questions over its autonomy, according to the report EU officials are concerned that Washington could one day stop providing critical software updates for US-made military equipment, according to a New York Times report. The fear stems from uncertainty over the future of…
In a recent Facebook post, Political Director for the Prime Minister of Hungary Balázs Orbán has announced that, after over a decade, the Norway Grants will be sending funds to civil organizations in Hungary again. The Norwegian government’s grant scheme was originally set up in 2004 to help mitigate the economic disparities between the nations…
A power struggle unleashed by top Zelensky aide Andrey Yermak risks plunging the country into chaos, the outlet reports Ukraine’s leadership is increasingly mired in “palace politics,” bitter infighting, and purges that threaten to fracture the country from within, The Economist reported on Sunday, citing multiple sources. Much of the turmoil is reportedly linked to…
The Hungarian government remains committed to revitalizing the countryside and retaining its population, as it considers rural areas the ‘backbone of the nation’, Agriculture Minister István Nagy stated on Saturday at the National Civil Guard Day in Abádszalók. During the event, the Ministry of Agriculture renewed its strategic partnership agreement with the National Civil Guard…
Moscow sought security guarantees from the West before the Ukraine conflict, but was rebuffed, the foreign minister has said NATO’s push to turn Ukraine into a foothold against Russia is a direct threat to national security, and left Moscow with no other choice other than to start the military operation against Kiev, Foreign Minister Sergey…
Roman Starovoit has been replaced by Andrey Nikitin, his former deputy Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Roman Starovoit from the post of transport minister, which he held for just over a year, according to a decree published on the official legal acts portal on Monday. Starovoit has long worked in Russia’s road infrastructure sector….
Cyril Ramaphosa has called for stronger multilateralism and coordinated peace diplomacy South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged BRICS nations to play a more assertive role in mediating global conflicts and reshaping international governance. Speaking at the opening session of the 17th BRICS Summit, currently underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Ramaphosa emphasized the critical…
Anti-tourism sentiment in Mallorca has escalated into acts of vandalism targeting properties associated with expats and tourists Activists on the Spanish island of Mallorca have vandalised cars and businesses owned by German expatriates, Mallorca Zeitung has reported. The incidents come amid growing anger against mass tourism across Spain and a deepening housing crisis in the…
The African country’s president has accused “rich countries” of looting Congo’s minerals and falsely blaming Kigali Rwanda remains committed to honoring its obligations under a US-brokered deal to end the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), President Paul Kagame has said. He warned of a firm response if the other side…
Tibor Kapu, Hungary’s first research astronaut to reach the International Space Station, described his space mission as a ‘divine experience’ during a live video call with journalists on Friday. Speaking from orbit, Kapu reflected on the emotional launch, the beauty of Earth from space, and Hungary’s scientific contributions to the Axiom-4 mission. Kapu expressed pride…
New Delhi believes an agreement with Washington should help it gain greater market access for labour-intensive goods India will negotiate a bilateral trade agreement with the US from a position of strength, keeping New Delhi’s national interests in mind, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said, according to the Hindu BusinessLine newspaper. Washington and New Delhi…
Western nations risk financial unsustainability when implementing their militarization plans, the Danish economy minister says EU nations risk “increased debt levels and unsustainable finances” if they raise defense spending too quickly, Danish Economy Minister Stephanie Lose has warned. EU and NATO members are pushing to invest billions of euros in troops and weapons. NATO leaders…
Green Party MPs have proposed 50-cent scoops for children from struggling households Germany’s Green Party has called on ice cream vendors in Berlin to offer scoops at a reduced price to children and teenagers from low-income families, local tabloid B.Z. has reported. The move comes as a recent survey indicated that nearly two-thirds (64%) of…
Some commanders are exploiting soldiers and forcing them to surrender their additional frontline earnings, Anna Skorokhod has said Widespread corruption and extortion of combat pay by military commanders are driving Ukrainian soldiers to abandon their units, Ukrainian MP Anna Skorokhod has claimed. In a video posted last week on her YouTube channel, Skorokhod accused Ukrainian…
Since its founding in February 2025, the U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has faced relentless attacks from legacy media and far-left aid organizations. These attacks aim to undermine GHF’s mission to deliver critical aid to Gazans while bypassing Hamas’s control, which has long exploited aid to maintain power. Despite evidence of Hamas’s involvement…
Pope Leo XIV, on the occasion of the Jubilee of Governments on 21 June, met with members of the International Inter-Parliamentary Union from 68 nations in which he invited the participants to take into consideration the natural law—God’s unwritten law inscribed in the hearts of men—as the criteria for legislation. ‘In order to have a…
Fuel prices in Hungary have once again fallen below the regional average, meeting the government’s expectations for June, the Ministry for National Economy (NGM) announced on Saturday. The drop follows a brief price surge caused by the earlier escalation in the Middle East. According to data from the Central Statistical Office, the average price of…
The decision comes in response to a corruption scandal involving escorts and multimillion-euro public contracts Spain’s ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) has banned its members from paying for sex and warned that violations could result in expulsion. The decision, announced by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, comes in response to a corruption scandal involving senior party officials…
The US president has warned countries against aligning with “anti-American policies” US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose an additional 10% tariff on any country doing business with BRICS, with “no exceptions,” accusing the economic bloc of adopting “anti-American policies.” The warning came just hours after BRICS leaders concluded their summit in Rio de…
Ukraine agreed to direct talks with Russia to safeguard its image, a Foreign Ministry spokesman has said Ukraine does not take ceasefire negotiations with Russia seriously and only attends the talks in Istanbul to avoid being viewed as an obstacle to peace in the eyes of Western sponsors, Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgiy Tikhiy has acknowledged….
The billionaire says his America Party will focus on Congress ahead of 2026, but may back a presidential candidate Elon Musk has signaled that his new political initiative will focus on disrupting the two-party system in Congress, declaring that the “America Party” aims to challenge the dominance of both Republicans and Democrats ahead of the…
The grandiose Makkah Masjid Mosque in Leeds marked an impressive contrast with the surrounding terraced properties, as I walked through the tightly packed red-brick Victorian streets leading onto Royal Park Road. While the austere, graffitied houses still bore signs of poverty and neglect, their metal security gates indicating a grim sense of insecurity, the mosque…
“In war-torn Asia, Tibetans have practiced non-violence for over a thousand years…” So begins Martin Scorsese’s epic 1997 drama Kundun. Denied filming in India, dropped by Universal, disavowed by its eventual distributor Disney as a “stupid mistake” that alienated China, its release was almost miraculous. Yet, for all its merits, its opening claim, far from being…
A scene sadly familiar to British hospitals involves siblings arguing over responsibility for a sick parent. In many cases, elderly patients need someone to look after them for just a couple of weeks, while social care arrangements are made. But even for such a short stint, hospital staff say they often struggle to find relatives…
Sher Khan dominates any room he walks into. That’s hardly surprising, and not just because he’s an arms trader. Tall and dark with a thickening beard, he fully deserves his nom de guerre: translated from Pashto, “Sher Khan” means “The King of Lions”. It’s an image he’s honed for a while, dealing in death for…
The US president accused the billionaire of sowing “chaos” with his new third-party initiative US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Elon Musk over the tech billionaire’s plan to launch a new political party, accusing him of promoting “disruption and chaos” and undermining the stability of the American political system. In a post on…
The anti-ICE movement just kicked up a notch on Friday night in a headline that seems to have been lost in most of the news breaking over the holiday weekend. An Alvarado, Texas, police officer was shot in the neck outside the Prairieland Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility by an armed assailant who…
Donald Trump’s decision to increase the budget deficit instead of cutting costs has become the last straw, the billionaire says Elon Musk has admitted the sharp budget deficit hike had prompted him to change his stance on US President Donald Trump and speak out against his policies. Musk made the admission in a thread on…
The IDF has begun striking Houthi-controlled ports and infrastructure in retaliation for drone and missile attacks Israel has launched a major military operation against Houthi targets in Yemen, Defense Minister Israel Katz has confirmed, announcing that Israeli forces were “intensely” striking multiple locations under the name “Operation Black Flag.” The strikes reportedly targeted infrastructure in…
The group’s combined GDP is $20 trillion greater than that of the Western bloc, the Russian president has said BRICS has already outstripped the Western-dominated Group of Seven in terms of combined GDP, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated. Speaking via video link at a plenary session of the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio…
The summit declaration denounced the recent terrorist attack in Kashmir that triggered a military escalation between India and Pakistan Terrorism has become the “most serious challenge” for humanity, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while addressing the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday. He called on the group to condemn terrorism and…
The right-wing party has reportedly axed talk of ‘remigration’ and ‘German guiding culture’ from its program to woo moderate voters The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has softened its anti-immigration rhetoric in a bid to appeal to moderate voters and prove itself capable of forming a government down the road, the outlet Bild has claimed….
How Ivan Mazepa ruled like a king, switched sides like a gambler, turned on the Russian Empire – and lived just long enough to regret it Ivan Mazepa remains one of the most controversial figures in Eastern European history. In Russia, his name is synonymous with betrayal – a man who turned his back on…
Generative artificial intelligence spreads across the Global South, and with it spread Western values, ideals and modes of thinking Generative AI spreads across the Global South as the latest vehicle of imperialist power, embedding Western ideologies and digital infrastructure, while rising civilizations begin to build their own sovereign systems rooted in local memory, languages, and…
Human rights activist Craig Murray has claimed a US hedge fund is the real owner of the aircraft and that they are routinely leased out to Israel The Royal Air Force warplanes defaced by pro-Palestinian activists last month are owned not by the British government but a US hedge fund, prominent human-rights activist Craig Murray…
Young people’s travelling habits have shifted from economic caution to a quest for experiences; the restraint of 2023 has been replaced by a more open and adventurous attitude in 2025. In 2023, a duality in travel habits and leisure activities could be observed in Hungary: on the one hand, a turn towards economic caution and…
The country produces three times as much ammunition in three months as the bloc does in a year, the secretary-general has said Russia’s military production is dwarfing that of NATO, Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned, urging Western nations to ramp up defense spending. In an interview with the New York Times on Saturday, Rutte sounded…
The Russian president has joined the plenary session of the group’s 17th summit via videolink Russian President Vladimir Putin is delivering a speech at the plenary session of the 17th BRICS summit. The annual two-day gathering of the group kicked off on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which currently holds the group’s rotating presidency. …
Schwedt faces mass layoffs due to problems at a local refinery after EU sanctions cut off its access to Russian supplies The authorities in the German town of Schwedt want sanctions on Russian oil lifted due to growing problems at a local refinery that depended on Russian supplies, Politico reported on Friday, citing local officials….
The West initially backed Ukraine’s bid when the conflict with Russia escalated but support has since waned Discussions with the West about NATO membership for Kiev have become increasingly tense and unproductive, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgy Tikhy has said, describing the talks as “toxic.” Western nations initially backed Kiev’s aspirations to join the US-led…
Slovakia’s Robert Fico has slammed Brussels’ planned phase-out of Russian energy as an ideological decision and a threat to sovereignty Slovakia is “ready to fight” for its right to import Russian gas and will continue to block Brussels’ proposals to phase out Russian energy, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday. Fico stressed that energy…
The dictionary defines happiness as an emotional state characterized by satisfaction with one’s fate and circumstances. In scientific discourse, the concept of happiness is typically associated with subjective well-being, a framing that somewhat simplifies measurability.1 ‘Money does not bring happiness’—so the saying goes, and its truth is continually debated in a world built on material…
The president noted that Russia once backed US independence from the UK and supported the Union in the Civil War Russia has had long periods of amicable relations with the US and supported America at key junctures in its history, President Vladimir Putin has said. In an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin, a clip of…
The former Russian president has mocked Mark Rutte over his claim that China might ask Russia to attack the bloc’s European territory Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has mocked NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte for suggesting that Beijing might ask Moscow to attack NATO territory in Europe as a diversion if China decides to make…
The Ukrainian leader seeks to portray himself as legitimate, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is seeking a personal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to defend his claims to legitimacy and resist Western attempts to push him out of power, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. Zelensky’s presidential…
The event is expected to attract some 4,000 people from 37 member-nations, partner states, and international organizations The 17th annual BRICS summit has opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which holds the bloc’s rotating presidency. The two-day event will address global development and governance, international policy, and multilateral cooperation. While no official attendee list has…
The Palestinian group reportedly wants guarantees that the truce will lead to a permanent ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Israel has rejected Hamas’ proposed changes to a Gaza ceasefire deal but agreed to continue indirect talks in Doha, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday, as cited by Israeli media. A negotiating team…
The city known today as Székesfehérvár, formerly known as solely Fehérvár, has played a greater role in Hungarian history than any other city apart from Budapest itself. Before Buda, before Pozsony, before Visegrád, there was Fehérvár. The history of the city has, for the past millennium, been defined by it most famous son and inhabitant:…
Americans have the right to know the viewpoint of a country they fought just ten days ago, the journalist has said Conservative American journalist Tucker Carlson has announced that he will air an interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, saying Americans deserve to hear directly from the leader of the country their military has recently…
Marjorie Taylor Greene says her bill would make weather-altering chemical releases a felony offense US House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who once claimed that Democrats could “control the weather,” has announced a federal bill aimed at banning what she called the “deadly practice” of geoengineering. The move follows devastating rainstorms and flash flooding in Texas…
