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. Europe European Union(Wednesday), February 19, 2025  European Union ambassadors approved today the 16th package of sanctions against Russia, banning Russian aluminum imports and imposing new export bans on Moscow. This package is now expected to be approved by EU ministers at a regular meeting…

. Austria13/02/2025  The leader of the ’far-right’ Freedom Party (FPÖ), Kickl, has called for "quick new elections" after coalition talks with his party and the centre-right People's Party (ÖVP) collapsed yesterday. Both parties are unable to agree which would have control of the country's interior…

. Europe RomaniaFebruary 11th, 2025 In November, Georgescu emerged from obscurity to win the first round of (the now cancelled) Romanian presidential elections. His connections to the Romanian state, to the parties that have dominated the Romanian political scene since 1989, and to neo-fascist…

. Europe RussiaFebruary 6, 2025  Russian musician Stroykin, 58, was accused of donating money to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He potentially faced 20 years in prison if convicted of supporting the Ukrainian army, which is considered a terrorist organisation in Russia. Stroykin reportedly threw…

. Europe Cyprus28.01.2025  Israel will have a “privileged status” at the Paphos Airbase that will be updated with the help of the US, according to Palmas, the defense minister of the Greek Cypriot Administration. He said the airbase will not be used for offensive missions. Its main task will be to…

. Europe FranceMonday 27 January 2025  People living in Western France have been hit by severe flooding, forcing residents to evacuate their homes by boat after a succession of storms, including Storm Herminia, following closely on the heels of Storm Éowyn, compounding the already saturated ground…

. Europe RussiaJanuary 21, 2025  Russian drone attacks involved 131 Russian drones and four ballistic missiles. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 72 of the drones, the air force said. Russia’s Defense Ministry said today it destroyed 55 Ukrainian aerial drones - 22 over Bryansk, 12 drones over…

. January 09, 2025  The unstoppable rise of energy realism. 'For the last decade, Democrats and the left have ever more eagerly embraced a climate catastrophist narrative on energy policy. That narrative may be summarized as follows: Climate change is not a danger that is gradually occurring, but…

. Europe Hungary26 December 2024  "Pole and Hungarian brothers be" is a well-known proverb in both countries. Hungary granted asylum to a wanted Polish ex-minister as a "political refugee." On December 19, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán granted asylum to the former Polish Deputy Justice Minister…

.  Europe European Commission18.12.2024  At the doorstep of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brussels, Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief told reporters today that Russia does not want peace, and that is a problem, so Europe must support Ukraine as much as it can. After more than a thousand…

. Europe Russia12.19.2024  It was reported last month that Russia's President Putin was open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Trump, but ruled out making any major territorial concessions and insisted Kiev abandon its ambitions to join NATO. He is ready to compromise over Ukraine in…

. Europe PolandDecember 10, 2024 Last year, in response to Moscow’s claim that Russia would move intermediate-range ballistic missiles, or non-strategic nuclear weapons, into nearby Belarus, Poland’s former right-wing government indicated its willingness to become a nuclear weapons-sharing country…

. Europe Austria09.12.2024  Austria has suspended all asylum procedures for Syrians, according to the country’s interior minister. Karner told today that the suspension was done at the direction of Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer. The Interior Ministry clarified that all asylum applications that…

. Europe08.12.2024  “The Syrians have suffered too much. óAssad leaves a country drained of blood, emptied of a large part of its population who, if they were not forced into exile, were massacred, tortured, and bombed with chemical weapons by the regime and its allies.    France pays tribute to…

. Asia SyriaDecember 8, 2024 (23:02 PM)  The fall of Assad's government wiped out a bastion from which Iran and Russia exercised influence across the Arab world. Moscow gave asylum to Assad and his family, Ulyanov, Russia's ambassador to international organizations in Vienna, said on his Telegram…

. Europe Germany04.12.2024  German chancellor rules out deploying troops to Ukraine. Olaf Scholz underlines that his government will refrain from actions that could trigger conflict between NATO, Russia. (Source: Anadolu Agency - Turkey) LithuaniaDecember 4, 2024  German-based defense firm…

. Europe Finland03.12.2024  Finland's internet connectivity suffered a major disruption after a fiber optic cable connecting it to Sweden was damaged, causing widespread outages. The damage took place on land in two separate locations yesterday, with repair work still ongoing as of today morning.…

. Europe UkraineDec 02, 2024 at 9:40 AM EST  Ukraine war map looks 'grim' for Zelensky as Russian offensive accelerates. In the three months to December, Moscow's troops had captured around 617 square miles in Ukraine and 190 in Russia's Kursk oblast. 'We do have to find diplomatic solutions,'…

. Europe HungaryNovember 28, 2024  Yesterday, Hungary’s currency forint weakened further, the EUR/HUF hit a two-year low, quoted at just below 413 after the close of the interbank market. The currency has lost 8% of its value against the euro and 13% against the dollar year-to-date. Hungary's…

. Asia RussiaNov 30, 2024, 11:35 AM  Russia successfully launched the Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome of Russia's Far East early today, placing the Kondor-FKA No. 2 radar satellite into its designated orbit. A Kondor-FKA satellite weighs approximately 1,050 kg and has a five-year…

. Europe Romania29.11.2024  Romanian Premier Marcel Ciolacu withdrew from the presidential race, whose second round was scheduled to be held on Dec. 8, local media reported on today. Ciolacu’s move came after the constitutional court decided to re-count the votes cast in the first round of the…

  America First, Russia, & Ukraine: Research Report. The America First approach to national security provides guidelines on how the tragic failures of the Ukraine War can be brought to an end. Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine was an avoidable crisis – tragedy - that, due to President…

. Europe GermanyNovember 27, 2024  Germany’s engagement with the United States continues to show gross deficits. The first problem is the tendency to paint U.S. presidents in extremes - either as messianic figures (like Kennedy and Obama) or as cartoon villains (like W. Bush and Trump). This…

. Europe GermanyMon 25 Nov 2024 16.46 CET  'Germany is drawing up a list of bunkers that could provide emergency shelter for civilians, the interior ministry has said. The list would include underground train stations and car parks as well as state buildings and private properties, a ministry…

. Globalization (25 November 2024) The 2024  G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 18-19 November 2024 was hosted by the Brazilian G20 presidency. The G20 consists of 19 countries, the African Union and the EU. The G20 countries together account for more than 80 % of the world’s GDP, 75 % of global…