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. North America Mexico10 December 2025  Mexico rejected U.S. requests to expel more than two dozen Russian intelligence officers operating in the country under diplomatic cover, according to a Dec. 8 report by The New York Times. Mexican officials dismissed the warnings as paranoia. Since 2022,…

. Bulgaria11/12/2025  Sustained anti-corruption protests had intensified in recent weeks. The demonstrations were sparked by a 2026 draft budget, which protesters branded as an attempt to mask rampant corruption. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Bulgaria yesterday to protest…

. Caribbean Haiti30 November 2025  Haiti is in the grip of a security crisis as gangs battle for control of territory in the capital and beyond while continuing to expand their criminal activities. It is feared that gangs are increasingly working with international organized crime networks to…

. China 04.12.25, 12:24 PM  Apparently just routine exercises. The People's Liberation Army has not made any announcements of large-scale officially named drills. China is deploying a large number of naval and coast guard vessels across East Asian waters, at one point earlier this week more than…

. Belgium(3 December 2025)  The European Commission was due to make public later today details of its proposal to use the Russian money as collateral to help meet Ukraine’s considerable needs through a 'reparations loan.' Russia has described the scheme as 'theft.' Ukraine’s budget and military…

. Sunday 23 November 2025 18:49, UK  ’Europe's’ 28-point counter proposal to US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine, drafted by France, Germany and United Kingdom.   Reuters reports that the text is as follows:    1. Ukraine's sovereignty to be reconfirmed.    2. There will be a total and complete…

.  Africa Nigeria(Saturday), 22 Nov 2025  Nigerian gunmen abducted a total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from St Mary's Catholic primary and aecondary school in Papiri, in north-central Nigeria’s Niger State yesterday. The attackers are still moving with the children into the bush. The…

. Europe France20.11.2025  France’s Chief of the Defense Staff Mandon’s call for the French public to accept losing its children in order to deter Russia has drawn widespread criticism from political figures. His controversial statement came in a context where he was saying that France has all the…

. ItalyNovember 10, 2025  Africa is becoming a more competitive geopolitical arena, creating openings for new political, commercial and security alliances. Former colonial powers such as France have lost much of their influence, creating a security vacuum in the Sahel that Russia has been keen to…

. Europe Hungary (8 November 2025)  Orbán's key win: an exemption from US sanctions. Szijjártó, Hungary's foreign minister, said would be indefinite. 'A White House official told the BBC was time-limited to one year’. Trump clearly wants to help his friend win the election in April. ’The one-year…

. (Continuation) Balkans The EU’s China policy: no clear policy. The EU has framed its China strategy around three coexisting tracks: partnership, competition and rivalry, pulled the strategy in different directions in recent years, weakening the original compromise and producing fragmented…

. Europe Bulgaria October 31, 2025  Bulgaria is home to the sprawling Lukoil-owned Burgas refinery, which provides up to 80 percent of the country’s fuel. Bulgaria is exploring requesting an exemption to new U.S. sanctions against Russia’s largest private oil company, as it fears the measures will…

. Europe BelgiumOctober 29, 2025  This past summer, Belgian officials announced that the country would increase its F-35 acquisition from 34 to 45 aircraft, with the initial fleet to be operational by 2031. The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets will replace the Belgian Air Force’s…

. France(Sunday), 26 October 2025  Two suspects have been arrested yesterday evening over the theft of precious crown jewels from Paris's Louvre museum. One of the suspects was preparing to travel to Algeria, while it's understood the other was going to Mali. The suspects arrived with a…

. Europe IrelandOctober 25, 2025  Ireland elected a lawmaker president, the left-wing, socialist  Connolly in anti-government landslide. (Source: Politico - U.S.) European Commission27 Oct (2025)  Europe’s Ukraine loan is a bad bet. France, hovering on the verge of a debt crisis, spends almost…

. ChinaOctober 23, 2025 8:57 PM GMT+2 Updated October 24, 2025  Chinese state oil majors have suspended purchases of seaborne Russian oil after the United States imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Moscow's two biggest oil companies. Chinese national oil companies PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC…

. Europe European Commission20/10/2025  Energy ministers meeting in Luxembourg approved a plan by the European Commission to phase out both pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Russia by the end of next year. Under the proposal approved today, ’which is expected to win the…

. Europe Hungary20 October 2025  The euro is a ‘decaying currency’, Orbán is smart to stay out. Indeed, the euro has been a catastrophe for weaker, more exposed economies; in the case of Hungary, it would take away all the tools of independent, central bank-led economic recovery, increase…

. Africa LiberiaSaturday, October 18, 2025  The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Madam Beysolow Nyanti, met with the United States Secretary of State and Acting National Security Advisor, Mr. Rubio, on October 16, at the US White House, to reaffirm Liberia’s commitment to strengthening…

. United Kingdom 16/06/2025 - 16:45. "Incredibly experienced, credible, successful, widely respected": BBC. The first woman to head Britain's MI6, Metreweli joined the service in 1999 having studied anthropology at Cambridge University. The head of MI6 is the only publicly named member of the…

. Europe Hungary15/10/2025  Hungary still imports a significant portion of its fossil fuels from Russia. The EU's REpowerEU roadmap plans to phase out all imports from Russia by 2027. This would also cut Hungary's oil imports from Russia through the Druzhba pipeline. "Currently, there are two oil…

. Europe Denmark 09:11, 11/10/2025, Saturday  Focusing squarely on the Arctic region, Denmark has unveiled a massive new defense and security package. The government announced a comprehensive security agreement that includes the purchase of 16 additional F-35 fighter jets and a multi-billion…

. Europe United Kingdom(11 October 2025)  United Kingdom sanctions have frozen more than £25bn of Russian assets since february 2022. But until now, funds sent to Ukraine using Russian assets had only been taken from profits and interest accrued on them. The UK is 'ready to progress to using the…

. Europe Council of Europe7 October 2025  Gender identity frameworks have been integrated into European Union and Council of Europe policies largely behind closed doors. New norms are being introduced through soft law instruments such as guidelines, strategies and recommendations, rather than…

. Europe France9 October 2025  France’s royal pretender, Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Anjou, has criticised the country’s deepening political and institutional crisis and urged the French to look to their monarchic heritage as a source of renewal and hope. Regarded by royalist traditionalist…