‘US will oppose any attempt by Poland to have nuclear weapons’
The US Undersecretary of War has said his country would “strenuously oppose” European nations such as Poland, Germany or the Scandinavian states from developing…
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
Here are the latest main events related to the war in the Middle East:
Syrian terrorist gets 13 years for knife attack at Berlin Holocaust memorial
A Berlin court has sentenced a 20-year-old Syrian immigrant to 13 years in prison for a stabbing attack on a tourist at the German capital’s Holocaust memorial.
Italy to send air-defence aid to Gulf countries: PM
Italy will send air-defence assistance to Gulf countries hit by Iranian strikes launched in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said…
‘We sound like the Greens’: Germany’s AfD internally divided on Iran war stance
A statement by the leadership of Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) criticising the US and Israel over their attack on Iran has caused internal…
UK counter-terror police ‘arrest partner of Labour MP on suspicion of spying for China’, reports say
British counter-terrorism police have arrested three men in London and Wales on suspicion of spying for China.
Mauritius demands immediate handover of Chagos Islands, backs Iran
Mauritius has voiced frustration over the stalled ratification of its 2025 Chagos Archipelago treaty with the UK, tying the issue to the escalating Middle East conflict…
Spanish PP party slams PM over refusal to help US in Iran war
The leader of the Spanish conservative People's Party (PP), Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of "going against the security of…
17,700 Austrians stranded in Middle East as army’s transport planes down for maintenance
The outbreak of the US/Israeli-Iran war has showcased the dismal state of Austria’s military, as the army’s large transport planes, usually used for mass evacuations…
EU united over Iran but standpoints on US differ
As global tensions rise, European countries are showing unity but their responses differ significantly in tone, priorities and willingness to align with Washington…
The Iran war will be long, bloody, and ruinous
There can be no doubt of the absolute wickedness and moral depravity of the theocratic totalitarian regime that has had its grip on Iran since 1979.
Trump suggests Starmer is ‘pandering to Muslims’ after refusal to back US strikes on Iran
US President Donald Trump has suggested that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is "pandering" to Muslim voters by declining to support US military strikes against Iran,…
Poles ponder: which nuclear umbrella?
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has entered talks with France over Poland being covered by the unfolding French nuclear umbrella.
Israel sizes up its next enemy: Will Turkey become the new Iran?
It should by now be rather clear.
Energy prices soar, stock markets slide on Iran war fallout
Oil and gas prices soared, stock markets slid and the dollar firmed on Monday as the widening Iran war shook financial markets across the globe.
Austrian minister calls for ‘return to diplomacy’, offers Austria as Iran peace talks venue
Austria’s foreign minister has suggested her country could host peace talks between the US and Iran.
Polish President ‘knew about US attack’, while PM Tusk wants de-escalation
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS)-allied President Karol Nawrocki has said he was informed in advance of the US and Israeli attack against Iran.
France reinforces Middle East presence after Iranian strikes
French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday announced the reinforcement of the French military presence in the Middle East region.
Israel, Hezbollah trade fire: latest developments in Iran war
Israel and Hezbollah traded fire on Monday, while President Donald Trump vowed to avenge the deaths of US service members and said the war with Iran could last for…
Behead the Iranian monster, but which head will grow in its place?
The root of debacle ultimately comes from the Latin, baculus, stick, and it derives from the act of removing a stick from a dam, with the debacle being what follows.
Belgium seizes Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker
Belgium's special forces boarded and seized an oil tanker from the "shadow fleet" Russia uses to circumvent Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, the government…
Latest developments after US, Israeli strikes kill Iran’s Khamenei
Iranian state television confirmed the death of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and launched a fresh wave of attacks on Sunday as Israel hit back at the…
China, US and Russia urge their nationals to leave Iran and Israel
China has urged its citizens to leave Iran "as soon as possible" and to avoid all travel to the country after repeated threats of US military strikes against Tehran.
Poland can’t be a ‘sucker’ in its relations with the US, says Sikorski
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has lamented that, in his opinion, relations between the US and Europe have deteriorated.
‘Russian drone intercepted near French aircraft carrier in Sweden’
NATO forces intercepted a suspected Russian drone heading toward France’s 800-foot-long aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle.
Medvedev threatens nuclear strikes on France and UK if they arm Kyiv with nukes
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, stated that Russia could launch nuclear strikes on France and the UK if they provide Ukraine with…
German army cuts minimum term for stint at eastern front amid volunteer shortage rumours
Germany’s Bundeswehr has cut the minimum contract term for soldiers who volunteer to serve with the army’s 45th Armoured Brigade in Lithuania, Brussels Signal…
US diplomatic decline and the lost European mind
Donald Trump and his administration have a problem: As I have outlined elsewhere, I think that the United States is pursuing a strategic foreign policy – often…
NATO: ‘US renegotiating the price of its protection,’ leaving EU uncertain
As the Trump administration presses NATO to rethink its doctrine and assume greater European responsibility, unease is spreading across the continent about both…
Poland to pursue reparations from Russia for Second World War and Cold War
Poland is preparing a lawsuit against Russia for reparations for crimes committed during Soviet rule in the country during the Second World War and the Cold War.