Sukra Madi was beaten for his faith on June 21, 2025 in Kotamateru village, Malkangiri District, Odisha state, India. (Manglu Madi for Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – The father of one of 20 pastors ambushed in eastern India last month was soaked in blood from the attack as he told his son,…
Federal employees can also hold prayer groups in offices during off hours, new guidance states US federal employees have been authorized to display Bibles and discuss their religious beliefs in the workplace, according to a White House memo released on Monday. Officials said the move reinforces protections for religious liberty already guaranteed under federal law….
MCC Feszt is set to begin on Thursday in Esztergom, featuring renowned Hungarian and international public figures. With a line-up worthy of one of the most significant intellectual festivals of the summer, the event promises to offer a diverse programme of debates, lectures, and cultural experiences, Director General of Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) Zoltán Szalai…
Some European nations are stoking a conflict between NATO and Russia, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused other EU country leaders of being apparently “tired and bored of 80 years of peace”, and accused them of apparently attempting to trigger a direct NATO-Russia clash. Fico, who survived…
Governments across the bloc are reportedly considering cutting sentences and relocating inmates abroad Prison overcrowding is reaching crisis levels across the EU as rising inmate populations outstrip available space in many countries, Spain’s El Pais reported on Monday. In response, some governments are reducing sentences for low-risk offenders and exploring controversial plans to relocate foreign…
Moscow has taken the US president’s threats into account, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, adding that Russia remains committed to peace Russia has taken note of US President Donald Trump’s decision to shorten the deadline for a peace deal in Ukraine and to issue new threats against Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. On…
The situation in Ukraine serves as a revealing case study for other countries observing how the West operates The Ukraine Recovery Conference, which concluded in Rome on July 11, has dispelled any doubts about the true intentions of the West: far from seeking peace, it offers Kiev more debt, weapons, and a prolonged escalation. This…
Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó didn’t go easy on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a recent episode of the Harcosok Órája (Warriors‘ Hour) podcast. Szijjártó slammed von der Leyen over the US–EU trade deal announced on Sunday, stating that the Commission President has zero prestige in international diplomacy….
The governor of Zamfara State has vowed to dismantle the terrorist networks responsible for the “barbaric” acts At least 38 people abducted from a village in Nigeria’s northern Zamfara State have been murdered by kidnappers, local broadcaster Channels Television reported on Monday. The killings reportedly occurred despite the payment of more than 50 million naira…
Nayara Energy has taken the US tech giant to court for restricting its access to data and proprietary tools India’s second largest private oil refiner has sued Microsoft over the US tech giant’s decision to suspend critical services. Nayara Energy, a company partly owned by Russia’s Rosneft, said in a statement on Monday that Microsoft…
The reported decision by Washington followed objections from Beijing, according to sources cited by the newspaper The administration of US President Donald Trump has refused to allow Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te to stop over in New York on a planned trip to Central America, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the decision….
The aircraft that crashed in Minsk was carrying an explosive charge laden with ball bearings, according to the authorities A fixed-wing drone carrying a fragmentation warhead crashed in the Belarusian capital of Minsk early Tuesday, according to local officials. The aircraft reportedly contained components of Western origin and markings in the Ukrainian language. Kiev has…
Pretoria expected isolation from allies of the Israeli “apartheid state” over its genocide case against West Jerusalem, ANC official Mike Mabuyakhulu has said South Africa is ready for sanctions being considered by the United States against Pretoria over its foreign policy, Mike Mabuyakhulu, a senior leader of the African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal, has…
Direct contacts and banter help “build chemistry” and improve diplomatic results, the outlet has claimed US President Donald Trump has been conducting an unconventional form of diplomacy from his personal mobile phone, fielding direct calls and texts from world leaders, Politico has reported. Leaders get in touch to discuss geopolitical matters but also “just to…
The former Russian president told the US senator that the conflict will be resolved only when Moscow’s goals are achieved It is not up to Washington to dictate when Moscow should negotiate a peace deal with Kiev, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told US Senator Lindsey Graham, urging him to focus on domestic issues…
Is this the scandal that irreparably rocks President Trump’s political career? This question has been asked by the media thousands of times in the past decade. Given that President Trump is still in the White House, it is evident that the reasonable answer thus far has always been ‘no’. This time, however, it feels different….
Dmitry Bakanov is expected to discuss the deorbiting of the International Space Station with his NASA counterpart, Sean Duffy Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov has arrived in Houston to meet acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, for what will be the first in-person talks between US and Russian space agency leaders in eight years. In a statement…
Officials have warned of a ‘Russian threat’ and pushed for militarization, despite Moscow denying it has any plans to attack The EU’s roads and railways are unprepared for war, the bloc’s transport chief has warned. In an interview with the Financial Times published on Tuesday, commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas said the transportation infrastructure, including bridges, railways,…
The identities of the men, who belonged to the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, were confirmed by witnesses on Monday, Amit Shah said The Indian armed forces have killed three terrorists who were involved in the April attack on tourists in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. The identities…
The euro continued its sharp decline on 29 July, trading at approximately $1.1565 per €1—down about 1.6 per cent since the US–EU trade deal was announced on Sunday, 27 July. Interestingly, the euro initially rose just before the announcement, reaching around $1.175–1.178 and hitting a one-year high against the yen and a two-year high against…
The authorities are offering annual payments of $500 to reverse the declining population China has unveiled its first nationwide childcare subsidy program, offering families an annual payment of 3,600 yuan (approximately $500) for every child under the age of three. The measure, announced on Monday, is part of a broader government effort to curb the…
Brussels will struggle to meet massive energy commitment amid market limits, infrastructure gaps, and legal hurdles, the outlet has claimed The EU’s pledge to buy $750 billion worth of American energy over three years to avert a trade war with Washington is “almost impossible” to honor, Politico reported Tuesday, citing analysts and officials. The EU…
Contrary to recent media reports, the Hungarian government has made no changes to the income tax exemption policy for mothers raising four or more children, the Ministry for National Economy stated in an official release on Monday. The ministry emphasized that the exemption remains fully in effect and that the eligibility criteria have not been…
Russia earlier denounced NATO debates on reinforcing the bloc’s nuclear posture as “escalatory” The US has likely deployed nuclear weapons to Britain for the first time in over 15 years, in a potential warning to Russia, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing open-source data and defense experts. On July 16, a US military transport aircraft flew…
The court’s failure to address ongoing atrocities undermines its legitimacy, Kim Heller has said The International Criminal Court (ICC) is losing legitimacy due to its failure to address ongoing global atrocities while continuing to prosecute decades-old African cases, geopolitical analyst and author Kim Heller has said. Speaking to RT, Heller noted that despite the severity…
Brussels has reportedly rejected Vladimir Zelensky’s justification for cracking down on anti-corruption investigators Kiev is facing deeper cuts in EU financial support than publicly acknowledged, Ukrainian and German media have reported. Brussels reportedly views Ukraine’s crackdown on anti-corruption institutions as an attempt to shield an ally of Vladimir Zelensky. Last Friday, the European Commission said…
The agreement aims to expand electricity access, develop atomic medicine, and train nuclear specialists in Niger Russia and Niger have formalized plans to cooperate on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, including the construction of power-generation infrastructure in the West African country, where nearly 80% of the population lacks access to electricity. According to the…
The global economic system blocks African nations from refining and benefiting from their own resources, David Hundeyin says Western energy producers treat Africa as a place to offload dirty fuel they cannot sell at home, Nigerian investigative journalist David Hundeyin has told RT. According to Hundeyin, the long-running pattern reveals a deeper geopolitical design that…
The embargo has been introduced amid record-high stock prices Russia has imposed a full ban on gasoline exports, extending the measure to all petroleum product manufacturers, the government announced on Tuesday. The embargo takes effect on July 29 and will run until the end of August, with a possible extension into September. The move follows…
The University of Szeged has signed a new cooperation agreement with two Hungarian branches of the global tech firm Continental: ContiTech Fluid Automotive Hungária Ltd and ContiTech Rubber Industrial Ltd, aimed at boosting collaborative research and advancing education. Announced on Monday, the agreement lays the groundwork for shared innovation projects, joint research efforts, and educational…
The US president and Indian prime minister did not speak during the recent South Asian military conflict, S. Jaishankar has said Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has dismissed claims by US President Donald Trump that he brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan during their military confrontation in May, using trade as an incentive. He…
The Cambodian military has rejected Thai claims of violations hours after the truce entered into force A ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, brokered on Monday to end a deadly border conflict, came under immediate strain overnight as Thai forces accused Cambodia of violating the terms of the truce. The two South Asian nations have…
Amicable personal relations between heads of state should not be used as a pretense to push denuclearization, Kim Yo-jong has said The US must acknowledge that North Korea has permanently become a nuclear-armed nation, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has said. She also warned that personal ties between her…
The following is a translation of an article written by Vivien Kalas, a researcher at the University of Public Service Institute for Strategic Studies, originally published on the Five Minutes Europe blog of Ludovika.hu. Six member states call for stricter migration policies. The week before last week, the interior ministers of six EU member states —…
In the Eighties, Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan were cultural archetypes — polar opposites in the moral cosmology of Ronald Reagan’s America. Hogan was a sun-bleached emblem of Reaganite virtue: a muscular TV superstar who conquered America’s Cold War-era villains on the wrestling mat, whether it was the USSR-loving Nikolai Volkoff or that avatar of…
Dozens of UAVs targeted civilian infrastructure in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Rostov Region overnight A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack overnight has left more than 150,000 residents without electricity in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), with additional damage and casualties reported in the southern Rostov Region, local officials have confirmed. The assault began late Monday…
The Secret Service debuted a heavily fortified vehicle nicknamed “Golf Force One” The US Secret Service has introduced a new armored escort vehicle – a modified Polaris Ranger dubbed by the press as “Golf Force One” – to shadow President Donald Trump during golf outings, with the vehicle first sighted at his Turnberry course in…
Summary of today’s top items: 1. US-China trade talks – The Stockholm talks started Monday, so far there have been substantive reports about today’s discussions, but expect the current deadline for the talks to be extended. President Trump really wants a deal, and a trip to China. The Financial Times reported earlier today that: The…
A young communist Democratic Socialist of America member from Massachusetts named Calla Walsh recently returned from a US-bashing trip where she declared “Death to America!” and was unsurprisingly detained by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). An elitist communist is detained This incensed the radical founder of the pro-Hamas group Unity of Fields, who whined about…
The shooter opened fire inside the Park Avenue tower housing Blackstone and NFL offices before reportedly taking his own life A gunman armed with a rifle opened fire inside a high-rise office building in Midtown Manhattan on Monday evening, reportedly killing a New York City police officer and critically injuring at least two others before…
Variety is the spice of life and all that. Last Thursday I was at Channel 4, attending the premiere of porn star Bonnie Blue’s new documentary, followed by a Q&A with the woman herself. The next day I was in the Cotswolds to give an after-dinner speech at “Scrutopia”, the annual summer school run in…
Keir Starmer enters the summer recess leading a desperately unpopular government and a party in turmoil. His decision to remove the whip from another four MPs immediately ahead of the long break reveals the fundamental superficiality of his operation, a weakness that may help to collapse the Labour Party in its current form. With Jeremy…
If the asylum-seeker protests now sweeping England are a dream come true for the online Right, the police response is even more tantalising. From the hastily formed “elite” squads monitoring online sentiment to the allegations that officers facilitated trollish counter-demonstrators in Epping, conspiracists can easily claim that the powers-that-be are conniving to keep anti-migrant activism…
Pyongyang is a key ally in Russia’s vision of a multipolar world, the foreign minister has said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described North Korea as one of Moscow’s most reliable allies in Asia, citing decades of fraternal and military ties, and praising Pyongyang’s support amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict. Speaking at the ‘Territory…
Donald Trump has shown up the European Union. He’s revealed that the world’s largest single market is a paper tiger to be kicked around, with basically no leverage or strength to resist American demands. All of these supposedly fierce backroom tariff negotiations have yielded an incredibly one-sided deal – really an unparalleled embarrassment. As announced…
The former Russian president warned the US leader against issuing threats and ultimatums when dealing with Moscow Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told US President Donald Trump that Russia is neither Israel nor Iran, and that every one of his threats is another step towards a potential conflict. The US president on Monday issued…
The two leaders discussed the situation in Syria and the recent escalation between West Jerusalem and Tehran Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in a phone call focused on developments in the Middle East, according to the Kremlin. The two leaders discussed the situation in Syria and the…
The EU nation’s automotive industry has already been battered by rising costs and falling demand Germany’s leading carmakers are set to lose over €10 billion ($11.6 billion) in cash flow this year due to US trade tariffs, according to a study cited by the Financial Times. The industry is already contending with soaring energy costs,…
The US president claims he does not want to impose new sanctions on Moscow but still shortened the deadline for a Ukraine peace deal US President Donald Trump has expressed his “love” for Russians and called them a “great people.” At the same time, he threatened Moscow with more sanctions and set a new deadline…
The US president has warned Tehran that restarting uranium enrichment could trigger another round of airstrikes US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran’s nuclear sites could be bombed again if it resumes uranium enrichment. Tehran, which insists its nuclear program is peaceful, has pledged to rebuild facilities hit in last month’s US-Israeli strikes. Israel…
The European Commission president failed to secure favorable trade terms for the EU, the Hungarian prime minister has said US President Donald Trump dominated European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during trade negotiations, resulting in a bad deal for the EU, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. The trade pact was finalized on…
