Economic prosperity and the government’s push to arm to confront Russia are reportedly seen as “conflicting goals” Struggling German businesses are voicing concern that the potential return of mandatory military conscription would place excessive strain on the labor force, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing business leaders. The government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz has…
The exchange was part of the deal reached by Moscow and Kiev in Istanbul in June Russia has returned more of its service members from Ukrainian captivity, while releasing a group of Kiev’s soldiers, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. In a statement on Friday, the ministry said that the exchange was carried out…
This comes after UK punk-rap duo Bob Vylan chanted “Death to the IDF” at the Glastonbury Festival The BBC has announced that it will no longer broadcast or livestream performances deemed ‘high risk’. The British public broadcaster faced backlash after airing a set by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan at the Glastonbury Festival, during which the…
Liverpool FC’s Portuguese star Diogo Jota died in a car crash along with his brother, André Silva, on 3 July in Zamora, Spain. Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, who played two seasons alongside Jota, was devastated upon receiving the news. ‘Words cannot describe how heartbroken and devastated we are…Your smile, your love for the game will…
The latest wave of high-precision strikes targeted drone assembly facilities and other military-linked sites, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said The Russian military has carried out a series of strikes on Ukrainian military-related targets in response to “terrorist” raids by Kiev deep into Russia, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. In a statement…
The freeze in deliveries of some American weapons to Kiev is “causing alarm” in Berlin, the paper has reported Germany wants to agree a “secret deal” with the US to buy two Patriot air defense systems in order to hand them over to Ukraine, Bild has reported, citing government sources. Several US media outlets claimed…
The two elderly women were on a safari in a national park in Zambia A British national and a New Zealander have died after an elephant attacked them during a walking safari in a national park in eastern Zambia, the southern African country’s police have said. The incident happened on Thursday inside South Luangwa National…
In a wide-ranging interview with Kossuth Radio, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned that Ukraine’s potential EU membership would have devastating consequences for Hungary’s economy and households. He argued that joining the bloc would mean importing the war, while sharply increasing energy costs for Hungarian families. According to Orbán, gas bills would more than triple and…
Lithuania, along with other Baltic countries, has for years tried to suppress Russian-speaking minorities Lithuania’s defense minister has lashed out at Russian-speaking migrants, calling them a security threat while comparing them to “pro-Western” Filipinos. The country, along with its Baltic neighbors, has for years sought to phase out the Russian language spoken by a significant…
The country’s holdings have risen by nearly $10 billion over the past month, official data shows Russia’s international reserves reached a record high of $687.7 billion at the end of June, the country’s central bank reported on Thursday. Over $300 billion of that amount remains frozen in the West over the Ukraine conflict, in a…
New Delhi has signed off on purchases of electronic warfare systems, armored vehicles, and surface-to-air missiles New Delhi has approved arms and ammunition purchases worth $12 billion, with a focus on sourcing from domestic industries, the Indian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday. The acquisitions are expected to enhance the capabilities of the Indian armed forces…
Moscow hopes to improve bilateral relations based on mutual respect, the Russian foreign minister has said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has sent his best wishes to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the American people for Independence Day, which is celebrated on Friday. In a message released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov…
On 27 June 2025, the French Council of State (supreme administrative court) unfortunately rejected an appeal against the school programme on emotional, relational, and sexual education called ‘EVARS’. This appeal was initiated by several French family rights advocacy associations, as well as by 300 parents of students, including my wife and me. We asked the…
(Some details have been removed or changed to protect their identity) On the night before Israel and soon after, the United States, launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, I was up exchanging messages with an Iranian dissident who was nearly killed just for trying to tell his story. The regime doesn’t just silence you, it…
Those working overseas sent $135.46 billion to the country in the last fiscal year The Indian diaspora sent a record $135.46 billion in remittances to the country in the 2024-25 fiscal year, the Economic Times newspaper reported, citing central bank data. Marking a 14% rise from the previous year, remittances, reflected as ‘private transfers’, accounted…
Several Russian regions came under attacks overnight, according to officials At least one civilian was killed and several others injured as Ukrainian drones targeted multiple regions of Russia overnight, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure, local authorities have said. A woman died in the Rostov Region when a drone crashed into an apartment building in the…
Ukrainian officials claimed at least 13 impacts, with blurred-out footage showing large fires lighting up the skyline Ukrainian officials have claimed that the Russian military launched a wave of missile and drone strikes targeting the capital early Friday. The Russian Ministry of Defense has yet to comment. The first strikes in Kiev were reported shortly…
Washington is “trying to help” Ukraine but prioritizing American interests, the US leader has said President Donald Trump has denied media speculation that the United States has suspended all military equipment and ammunition deliveries to Kiev, insisting that lethal aid is still being sent while Washington ensures it retains enough stockpiles to defend itself and…
Only a year ago, the soft-Left establishment commentariat who make up what remains of the Labour Party’s constituency exultantly heralded the incoming government as a new dawn of political order. “Just having a stable government who will be there for five, maybe ten years,” Andrew Marr sagely told the Question Time audience, meant that “for…
Who had the worst time at Prime Minister’s Questions this week? The obvious answer is Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who sat behind Keir Starmer with tears rolling down her face, looking — as Kemi Badenoch pointed out, not exactly sympathetically — “miserable”. Badenoch aside, it would take a truly bitter partisan not to feel some compassion…
As soon as Margaret Thatcher came into power in May 1979, she instructed senior ministers and civil servants to draw up secret plans to win a confrontation with the National Union of Miners. She had seen how their strikes, supported by other key unions with targeted picketing of ports and coking plants, brought the country…
This Independence Day, Americans will gather to celebrate their founding myths — that the United States is a nation born in rebellion, rooted in love of liberty, and committed to the proposition that all men are created equal. But nearly 250 years on, what counts as American, and who gets to define what that means…
The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution sets the requirements for citizenship: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” There isn’t a lot of room for interpretative ambiguity there. For well over a century…
The Kremlin described the nearly hour-long discussion as “candid and business-minded” US President Donald Trump has said that his “pretty long” phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday touched upon many important issues, but brought little tangible progress on reaching a ceasefire deal in Ukraine. During their sixth known phone call this…
Republicans have secured passage of the president’s sweeping tax cuts and spending reforms after intense last-minute negotiations The US House of Representatives has passed a sweeping multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package on Thursday, dubbed by President Donald Trump as “one big, beautiful bill.” In a narrow 218-214 vote, the Republican-led House approved the 887-page measure…
The two leaders held a candid, nearly hour-long discussion, Yury Ushakov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, have held a lengthy telephone conversation on Thursday, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has announced. The two leaders discussed ongoing Ukraine peace talks, the volatile state of affairs in the Middle East, and…
The Settlement Administration in the area is ready to follow such an order “immediately,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said A group of Israeli ministers from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party have called on him to annex the West Bank before the end of the month. A total of 15 cabinet ministers, as well…
Moscow seeks “to build a full-fledged partnership,” according to its ambassador in Kabul Moscow has officially recognized the Taliban in Afghanistan, becoming the first major power to establish formal diplomatic ties with the Islamist government. The Russian Supreme Court removed the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations in April, effectively legalizing its activities for…
Mayor Jacob Frey is facing renewed criticism after appearing on stage speaking Somali at a celebration marking the 65th anniversary of Somalia’s independence. The event, mainly attended by Somali immigrants, has drawn attention to Frey’s ongoing alignment with foreign cultural and religious agendas over American civic identity. Frey, a Democrat, has been instrumental in policies…
Pro-Hamas activists have violently threatened and harassed Regents of the University of Michigan since 2023, finally forcing them to retain 24-hour security to protect themselves and their families. These Regents are not paid, but that hasn’t stopped them from becoming targets of unhinged antisemites. Regents under siege The Detroit News reported that Regents Jordan Acker,…
The British spy agency is notorious for acting with little to no oversight to escalate global conflicts, Kit Klarenberg has told RT The UK Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6, has played a central role in spreading false intelligence and engaging in provocative actions aimed at escalating global conflicts, British whistleblower and investigative journalist…
NYC Conquered (Again) Ashura on Park Avenue: NYC Streets Turn into a Shia Power Parade On June 29, 2025, Park Avenue wasn’t American – it was Karbala. Islamic flags waving. Rhythmic chest-beating. Blood rituals. Screams of “Ya Hussain!” echoing off skyscrapers. This… pic.twitter.com/ldq2juR7zQ — Amy Mek (@AmyMek) July 1, 2025 The post NYC Surrenders Public…
The Labour Party is demoralized and in “despair” just a year after taking power, the outlet has reported UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer could be ousted by next May if his Labour Party continues to perform poorly, Sky News has reported. Labour lost ground to Reform UK in local elections in May, after the ruling…
American inconsistency and Israeli aggression have sealed Tehran’s strategic pivot. No more trust. No more talk. The “twelve-day war” between Iran and Israel marked a turning point – not just for Iran, but for the entire region. America’s involvement in the conflict shattered any remaining hopes for de-escalation through diplomacy. For Tehran, foreign policy is…
Washington could be gradually wrapping up its support for Kiev, the British outlet has claimed The US has suspended all military equipment and ammunition deliveries to Ukraine, including all types of shells and spare parts, The Economist has reported, citing Ukrainian officials. Washington had earlier confirmed a decision to halt certain key arms shipments, citing…
The research has found widespread contamination from man-made products Every person in the Netherlands has so-called “forever chemicals” in their blood, often at levels above health safety limits, according to the findings of the first nationwide study on the issue in an EU country, published on Thursday. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a…
Fewer American missiles for Kiev could speed up the end of the conflict, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The freeze in US aid to Ukraine, apparently caused by production issues, could hasten the end of hostilities between Moscow and Kiev, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Reports earlier this week revealed that the United States…
Kiev’s accession to the bloc would drag both Brussels and Budapest into conflict with Moscow, the Hungarian prime minister has said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned that Ukrainian membership of the EU would destroy both the bloc’s and his country’s economy. Ukraine was granted EU candidate status in 2022, but Orban has argued…
The president has called for the promotion of large traditional families President Vladimir Putin urged Russians on Thursday to promote large traditional families as a popular social trend, calling it essential for the country’s development in an increasingly turbulent world. Putin has repeatedly referred to traditional values in his speeches, describing them as “the foundation…
The sixth conversation between the leaders went on for almost an hour Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the Ukraine conflict and its potential resolution in a sixth phone conversation with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, Moscow has said. The two leaders focused on the implementation of agreements reached by Moscow and Kiev during direct…
Three other city residents were wounded, local authorities have said Former Lugansk Mayor Manolis Pilavov has been killed in a blast which wounded three other residents of the Russian city, local media have cited the government of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) as saying. One of the victims remains in critical condition, LPR authorities said…
Denmark will exert ‘maximum pressure’ on Hungary to lift its veto on Ukraine’s EU accession, European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre stressed as Copenhagen assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union at the beginning of July. ‘We are willing to do all we can, politically and practically, to move forward with Ukraine…
Advancing LGBT rights is a prerequisite for Ukraine to join the European Union A Ukrainian municipal court has effectively acknowledged a same-sex relationship between two men as a legal union, despite national laws prohibiting gay marriage, local media reported Thursday. According to the Legal-Judicial Paper news outlet, the decision was made in a civil case…
Donald Trump has lifted restrictions on former FIDE head Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who called it proof of Washington’s desire for new relations Former World Chess Federation (FIDE) president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has been removed from the US sanctions list following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday. The decision came as part of Trump’s…
Sales of new vehicles in the first half of the year fell by nearly a third, according to the Trade Ministry New car sales in Russia totaled 607,500 units in the first half of 2025, down 28% from a year earlier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Wednesday. The sharp decline follows a…
The indigenous population of the state of Victoria suffered “near-complete physical destruction” at the hands of colonists, a report has said British colonisers committed “genocide” against the Aboriginal people in the Australian state of Victoria after arriving in the area in the early 1830s, a commission investigating injustices against the indigenous population has said. The…
US House Republicans have narrowly overcome internal division to move the president’s flagship legislation forward US President Donald Trump has overcome internal Republican opposition to his sweeping spending bill, through all-caps public messages and private calls, during a key House session. Together with House speaker Mike Johnon, Trump secured a narrow win in a vote…
Hungary has reached a historic low in the number of registered jobseekers, according to a statement released by the Ministry for National Economy. The government emphasized that this milestone reflects the success of its targeted programmes designed to help people into work as quickly as possible. Despite external pressure from Brussels to direct more financial…
US multinationals ExxonMobil and Chevron, along with France’s TotalEnergies, are among dozens of firms taking part in the licensing round Libya has launched its first energy exploration tender since the NATO-backed 2011 uprising that ousted and killed long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi. Thirty-seven international oil giants are taking part, an official of the North African country’s…
The Russian and US presidents have held several conversations in recent months, mainly discussing the Ukraine conflict Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will hold a phone call with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Thursday. The Russian leader made the announcement while touring an exhibition in Moscow of emerging Russian brands, adding…
New Delhi is concerned about a bill to impose 500% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil New Delhi has expressed its concerns with Washington over a bill that proposes to impose 500% tariffs on countries that are doing business with Russia, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said on Wednesday. Jaishankar, who was in Washington…
