The country’s economy is facing a third consecutive year without growth Unemployment in Germany has risen to its highest level in a decade, official figures released on Friday showed. The labor report comes as the country’s faltering economy risks contracting for a third consecutive year. The figures showed the number of unemployed individuals having topped…
The government in Kiev has been increasingly cracking down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Kiev has taken another step toward banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) by officially declaring it linked to Russia. The ruling paves the way for a full ban on the country’s largest religious institution through the courts. Vladimir Zelensky’s government has…
Poland has pledged to raise its defense budget to 4.8% of GDP in 2026, outpacing all other NATO members, including the US Poland has announced plans to outpace the US in relative military spending, committing 4.8% of GDP to defense in 2026. The announcement follows repeated demands by US President Donald Trump that European NATO…
France has summoned US ambassador to Paris Charles Kushner after he accused President Emmanuel Macron’s government of failing to adequately confront a surge in antisemitism. The dispute began when Kushner published an open letter in The Wall Street Journal addressed to Macron. The ambassador, the father of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, alleged that…
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From BILD: Bizarre muzzling agreement in Cologne’s local election campaign! The CDU, SPD, Greens, FDP, Die Linke, and Volt have signed an agreement initiated by the Cologne Round Table for Integration to refrain from speaking negatively about migration during the election campaign … In consequence: the only relevant party in the Cologne campaign that will…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to news that Hungary had banned a Ukrainian commander responsible for strikes on the Druzhba oil pipeline from entering the country and the wider Schengen area, in a rare post on X written in Hungarian. Zelenskyy accused Hungary of portraying ‘black as white’ and of attempting to ‘shift the blame’…
Andrey Podelyshev has outlined the roots of the crisis and Moscow’s proposed solutions to Nigerian reporters Russia’s ambassador to Nigeria has held a meeting with journalists in the West African country, where he challenged Western media narratives that accuse Moscow of launching an “unprovoked war” against Ukraine. Andrey Podelyshev’s press briefing in Abuja on Thursday,…
An Iskander was reportedly used to take out a ground-based Neptune system The Russian Defense Ministry has released video footage showing the moment of impact of what it claims was an Iskander strike that destroyed a Ukrainian long-range cruise missile launcher. The strike reportedly took place in part of Russia’s Zaporozhye Region that is controlled by…
Hungary’s energy sovereignty can only strengthen if new storage facilities are built nationwide, State Secretary for Energy at the Ministry of Energy Attila Steiner said during the inauguration of E.On Hungária’s new energy storage units in Soroksár on Thursday. Steiner underlined that solar power now accounts for 25 per cent of Hungary’s total domestic energy…
The US president pledged to dismantle the country’s international propaganda network Art by Ukrainian women and LGBT organizations in the Balkans are among a series of projects funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) targeted for cancelation by the administration of US President Donald Trump, the New York Post has reported. A White…
Mihály Varga, the 22nd Governor of the National Bank of Hungary, who took office in March 2025, made a series of major economic announcements as part of the Monetary Council on 22 August, then at a press conference on 26 August. Major topics included inflation and interest rates, Hungary’s Home Start Programme set to start…
Moscow has said it opposes “one-sided” options aimed solely at containing Russia Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has claimed that a complete framework of “security guarantees” for Kiev in case of a ceasefire or peace deal with Russia will be ready as early as next week. In a Telegram post on Thursday, Zelensky said he had spoken…
Moscow has accused the European powers of abusing the UN snapback mechanism against Tehran Russia has condemned the decision by the UK, France, and Germany to reinstate UN sanctions against Iran, calling the move a manipulation of international law. The three European countries accused Tehran of failing to meet its nuclear commitments and argued this…
Slovenia has condemned the bloc’s double standards in sanctioning Russia over Ukraine while failing to act on Israel Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon has condemned the EU’s inaction toward Israel despite the casualties and what she described as “genocidal acts” in Gaza. In an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday, she said the bloc failed to…
The Israeli military has recovered the body of a deceased hostage and the remains of another from Gaza, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced on Friday, according to CNN. The recovered body was identified as 56-year-old Ilan Weiss from Kibbutz Be’eri, who was of Hungarian origin. According to the report, Weiss was killed while trying…
The Indian PM will be in Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that he will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin, China. Modi will visit China on Saturday for the 25th Heads of State Council meeting of the…
Over 1,000 representatives of the gay community are expected to attend events marking the Holy Year in Rome next week, according to organizers The Vatican will host a series of events arranged by the LGBTQ community as part of the 2025 Roman Catholic Jubilee. Organizers say around 1,000 participants will take part in a pilgrimage…
Hungary’s past, present, and future in space came together on Thursday in Budapest, where the Hungarian-born space traveller Charles Simonyi, veteran astronaut Bertalan Farkas, and researchers Tibor Kapu and Gyula Cserényi joined a panel discussion hosted by the HUNOR Hungarian Astronaut Programme and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. The speakers reflected on the…
The South Asian neighbors will take measures to prevent unauthorized movements of people, construction disputes, and cross-border crime India and Bangladesh have signed an agreement to curb illegal immigration and prevent airspace violations through real-time intelligence sharing, the Hindustan Times newspaper said on Friday. The border chiefs of the South Asian neighbors signed the agreement…
President Donald Trump, 79, has been targeted by at least two assassination attempts US Vice President J.D. Vance has said he is ready to assume the presidency should a “terrible tragedy” befall Donald Trump, citing the seven months of “on-the-job training” he has received in his current post. In an interview with USA Today on…
Rwanda says three of the deportees have requested to return to their home countries Rwanda has received seven migrants deported from the US under a new bilateral agreement that could see the East African nation host hundreds of people Washington has declared ineligible to remain on its soil. The first group arrived in Kigali in…
Zelensky’s attempt to strip the independence of anti-graft bodies triggered mass demonstrations last month The Ukrainian authorities have introduced a requirement that all mass gatherings receive prior approval from the military, according to local media and an official. The move comes weeks after Vladimir Zelensky faced widespread protests over his attempt to curtail the independence…
In June 2025, a two-week intersessional climate negotiation took place in Bonn, Germany, aimed at advancing key issues ahead of the COP30 conference scheduled for November. During the talks, Argentina requested adding a footnote to an informal document, narrowing the concept of ‘gender’ to ‘two sexes, male and female’. This sparked a multi-day terminological debate…
Hungary is stepping up efforts to protect young people from drugs, with authorities warning that traffickers are increasingly targeting schools. At a press conference in Budapest on Thursday, government commissioner László Horváth announced the launch of a new police-led drug prevention programme (REDP) starting in September, focused primarily on educational institutions. Horváth stressed that combating…
Russia is strongly opposed to any Western troop deployment to the neighboring country under any pretense European policymakers are considering the creation of a 40km “buffer zone” between Russian and Ukrainian forces as part of a ceasefire or peace deal in a “desperate” attempt to end the conflict, Politico reported on Thursday, citing sources. Under…
Major refiners are planning to increase crude purchases even as Trump’s tariffs have kicked in India is set to increase its imports of Russian oil in September, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing trading sources. The move comes despite US President Donald Trump imposing additional tariffs on India as punishment for buying Russian oil. Three sources…
The former US president let Zelensky take billions of dollars without a plan to resolve the conflict with Russia, the vice president has said The administration of former US President Joe Biden treated the Ukraine conflict as a “money pit” without a credible plan to resolve it, Vice President J.D. Vance said on Thursday. Biden’s…
‘The exceptional bravery and famous deed of Mihály Dobozi are recounted. For when he tried to carry his wife, who was seated behind him and clinging tightly to him, to a safe place, trusting in the speed of his horse, he could not escape. Before he could be captured by the enemy, he first killed…
Kiev would bankrupt the already weakened bloc, according to Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto Allowing Ukraine to join the European Union would inflict a “deadly blow” on the bloc, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has warned. He argued that fast-tracking accession talks for Kiev would worsen the EU’s already fragile position on the global stage. Speaking…
An elite Tiger Demo aerobatic team member was killed instantly while practicing a barrel roll ahead of now-cancelled airshow A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet, part of elite Tiger Demo aerobatic team, crashed during rehearsals for the Radom Air Show, killing the pilot instantly, the country’s military has confirmed. The incident occurred at Radom…
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has echoed the Russiagate hoax that has long haunted the US leader Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has accused US President Donald Trump of only pretending to act as an impartial mediator in the Ukraine conflict while in fact serving Moscow’s interests and functioning as a “Russian asset.” Speaking on…
Berlin seeks to enlist up to 40,000 youths annually in a bid to turn the Bundeswehr into the “strongest army” on the continent Germany’s cabinet has approved a draft law introducing voluntary military service for teenagers as part of a wider militarization push by officials who have repeatedly claimed that Berlin must be “ready for…
Assuming the leadership publicizes an August Politburo meeting, we should hear about it Friday. If they do and it is a particularly interesting readout I will be back in your inboxes tomorrow. Summary of today’s top items: 1. Guest list set for September 3 – The Ministry announced that 26 foreign leaders will attend the…
Scotland in 2025: a fearless young warrior queen known only as “Sophie of Dundee” is facing down hordes of Islamic immigrants ravaging her once noble city. Spurred into action by the failures of elites to deal with rampaging grooming gangs and asylum-seeking rapists, the tiny but indomitable Celtic maiden staunchly vows to make her swinish…
“For years,” Mario Draghi proclaimed last week, “the European Union believed that its economic dimension, with 450 million consumers, brought with it geopolitical power and influence in international trade relations.” But this year, he said, would be remembered for when that illusion evaporated. As the former European Central Bank president and erstwhile Italian premier explained,…
“Kelly” joined the Metropolitan Police in 1984. As a young constable, she recalls working nights with an officer who was openly regarded as “a known pervert”. His antics were seen as amusingly eccentric, rather than downright sinister. “We’d sit in our panda car,” Kelly tells me, “and announce it was time to change gear. I’d…
“Does a firm persuasion that a thing is so, make it so?” asks William Blake in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. “All poets believe that it does,” replies his imagined interlocutor, the prophet Isaiah, “& in ages of imagination this firm persuasion removed mountains.” Blake was one of this country’s foremost Romantic poets —…
The story of the Minneapolis mass shooting appeared below the fold on the New York Times website on Thursday, under the headline “Minneapolis’s Suspect’s Motive is a Mystery.” Nowhere on the Times homepage did “the suspect” get a pronoun. When you clicked through to the top story, it opened: “The person who the police say…
The US president reportedly believes that Kiev and its Western European backers stand in the way of a peace deal US President Donald Trump has shown frustration with Ukraine and the EU over their stance on resolving the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, The Atlantic has reported. Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska…
An elderly Jewish woman in her 70s, wearing visible Jewish symbols, was stabbed in broad daylight while shopping at the Baseline Kosher Loblaws in Ottawa’s west end. The Jewish Federation of Ottawa confirmed the victim is “a cherished member of our community.” She was rushed to hospital in critical condition, but has since been released…
Peter Navarro has blasted New Delhi for continuing to purchase Russian oil despite US objections White House trade advisor Peter Navarro has accused India of arrogance for defying US demands to stop purchases of Russian oil. US President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50% on Wednesday in an effort to dissuade New…
US President Donald Trump has pushed for the meeting as the next step toward settling the Ukraine conflict German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that it is “obvious” that a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky will not take place. US President Donald Trump has pushed for the meeting, following a…
A license for certain gem imports has been extended by the Treasury Department until 2026 The United States will allow the import of certain Russian diamonds until 2026, continuing a notable exception to sanctions on the world’s largest producer of rough gems. A direct embargo on diamonds from the country, introduced by the G7 and…
Dorothy Shea has supported IDF claims it was targeting Hamas in the attack, which killed at least 20 people, including journalists US Ambassador to the United Nations Dorothy Shea has said Israel’s airstrike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on Monday was justified because it was targeting Hamas terrorists. At least 20 people, including five…
Slovakia has restarted the service, which it halted shortly after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022 Slovakia has resumed offering tourist visas to Russians, according to BLS, the visa services firm which processes them for the EU nation. According to the company’s website, Bratislava has now resumed accepting applications in Russia “for the…
Finland’s Air Force has had the Nazi-associated symbol in its insignia since 1918 The Finnish Air Force is preparing to remove the swastika from its unit flags as part of a wider reform, state broadcaster Yle reported on Thursday. The symbol’s association with Nazism has resulted in “embarrassing situations,” according to a top commander. The…
Beijing’s wide range of offerings and no-strings-attached policies are quietly reshaping the global arms trade While Washington and its European allies dominate the headlines, Beijing is building something more subtle but equally significant: an arms network that prioritizes affordability, access, and partnership, especially in the Global South. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) data for…
El-Haj Yousif area of East Nile District in North Khartoum, Sudan. (Map data © 2025 Google) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Police in North Khartoum, Sudan on Aug. 16 disrupted a funeral prayer meeting to arrest five South Sudanese Christians, church leaders said. Pastor Peter Perpeny of the Presbyterian Church of Sudan and the…
The Defense Ministry in Moscow reported sinking the vessel earlier on Thursday The Russian Defense Ministry has released UAV footage of a naval drone strike on the Ukrainian reconnaissance ship Simferopol. Kiev confirmed to the media on Thursday that the vessel had been hit. The Simferopol was struck by a “Russian high-speed unmanned boat at…
Washington has dismissed Danish concerns after Copenhagen summoned a top US diplomat over alleged covert influence operations Washington has told Copenhagen to “calm down” after its charge d’affaires was summoned by the Danish foreign minister over an alleged US influence operation to push Greenland toward secession. The island is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom…
