Ireland aligns itself with Hamas and Iran, heading for terrible reckoning
A strange insanity is sweeping across Europe, with state after state seemingly dedicated to destroying both its own credibility and very existence.
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Turkey and Israel in Syria: Common ground for the best of enemies
They are supposed to be geopolitical arch-rivals. They are also historical opponents.
Polish public ‘supports Ukraine losing territory to end war’, poll finds
An opinion poll has shown for the first time since the start of the Ukraine war that a majority of Poles favour ending the conflict, even if that meant Kyiv having…
EU agrees to use ‘all necessary means’ against Russia’s ‘hybrid campaign’
European Union leaders have agreed to utilise "all available means" to counter Russia's "hybrid campaign" against the EU, which they "strongly condemned".
EU leaders said to ‘fear Trump-led peace in Ukraine’ that could leave bloc ‘weakened’
The European Union is said to fear that US-President-elect Donald Trump will force a deal with Russia that would not only be bad for Ukraine with loss of territory…
The fall of Assad: four and a half implications
History is not merely on the move again – as we have become used to saying in response to the great succession of extraordinary political and military events since…
Zelensky admits: ‘Recapture of Donbas and Crimea impossible’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country lacked the capability to reclaim its former Donbas and Crimea provinces occupied by Russia.
Is it time for Neo-Imperialism?
Imperialism is making a comeback, which is why I decided to turn this column into a three-part series to put forward my argument as to why that is the case.
Ukraine kills top Russian general accused of chemical weapons crimes
A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine's…
European Council hits China with sanctions over ‘Russian help’ for first time
For the first time, the European Council has announced "fully-fledge" sanctions against Chinese companies and entities suspected of supporting Russia’s aggression…
Poland ‘will not send troops to Ukraine even after ceasefire’, says PM Tusk
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that Poland had no plans to send its troops to Ukraine if a ceasefire were reached.
Germany fumbling rearmament says CEO of leading European defence company KNDS
The German government is being far too hesitant in rearming the Bundeswehr, said the head of a leading European defence contractor.
Collapse of Syria final death knell of 1919 attempts by Allies to build nations
Whatever else it may be, the collapse of the Assad government in Syria must rank as the final unflattering death knell of the attempts at nation-building by the…
US State Secretary Blinken warns of ISIS resurgence after fall of Assad in Syria
A resurgence of Islamic State (ISIS) is likely following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned.
Moscow spy boss claims Russia ‘close to achieving goals’ in Ukraine war
Russia believes it is "close" to achieving its strategic goals in Ukraine, Moscow's spy chief has claimed.
Syria, a Petrie dish of rapine and warring baronies
Dystopia was once upon a time a filmic theme park, wherein a director could imagine all sorts of random tyrannies and arbitrary agents of terror.
EU leaders pledge support for post-Assad Syria amid warnings over new regime’s Islamist leanings
The European Union has hailed the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, with the EU's chief foreign affairs official calling it "a positive and long-awaited development"…
Von der Leyen has just turned the EU into a cheerleader for Islamist terrorism
Take a moment to read this tweet: “The cruel Assad dictatorship has collapsed. This historic change in the region offers opportunities but is not without risks.
No more precise documentation, now truth has gone missing in war
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps.
‘Third nuclear age’ threatens the West, UK defence chief warns
In an address to a defence think-tank in London, British Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has warned that Britain and her Western allies were…
Alleged Russian spy-ring in UK ‘targeted journalists and Ukrainian soldiers’, Old Bailey told
Alleged Bulgarian spies working for Russia targeted Ukrainian soldiers training in Germany, British prosecutors told jurors at the Old Bailey.
Russian minister accidentally reveals secret figures on Russian military casualties
Russian deputy defence minister Anna Tsivilyova has unintentionally shared figures relating to missing soldiers likely killed in the Ukraine war.
US President Biden’s administration tells Ukraine to start drafting 18-year-olds to fight Russia
Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration has been urging Ukraine to start drafting men aged 18 and over into its army, arguing the move was now necessary…
Ukraine and Poland reach deal over exhumation of WWII massacre victims
The Ukrainian and Polish foreign ministers have agreed there will no longer be any obstacles to exhuming the remains of Poles massacred by Ukrainians during the…
European attitude to Israel shows moral rot among leaders
It is both a pitiful and contemptible state of affairs when within a few days of each other the pope writes, at least as a personal reflection and not on behalf…
Germany looks to increase bomb shelters amid concerns over Russia and war escalation
German authorities are identifying bunkers and bomb shelters where people could take refuge in the event of an attack on the country.
‘Europe is in danger’, warns EU foreign affairs and security chief Borrell
European Union Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell has warned that the union is "in danger" in his 300-page book, Europe in the Arc of Fire.
‘Terrorism’ fears after DHL cargo flight crashes in Lithuania
At least one person has died and a further three have been injured after a cargo plane operated on behalf of shipping company DHL crashed near Vilnius airport, Lithuania.
Towards a new policy on Iran? Trump may force European leaders to rethink their stance
The re-election of Donald Trump as US president could radically transform Europe's relations with Iran, particularly in a context marked by Israeli pressure and…
Ukraine war now a ‘global’ conflict, warns Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that the Ukraine conflict was now a “global” confrontation, directly blaming the West for causing the escalation.