Polish Government attempts to prepare population for nuclear and chemical attacks
The Polish Government is sending a printed booklet with advice on preparing for emergencies such as nuclear, chemical and biological attacks to all 17 million homes…
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Pakistan, Gaza and Europe’s strategic absence
Pakistan was never supposed to matter to Europe’s Middle East policy. Yet today, it suddenly does.
More than a million Ukrainians without water or heating after Russian attacks
Last night Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure, plunging large parts of the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk…
US leaves 66 ‘anti-American, useless, or wasteful international organisations’
In a sweeping move, the United States has formally withdrawn from 66 international organisations deemed "wasteful, ineffective or harmful" by the US President Donald…
US defence stocks jump after Trump calls for 50 per cent boost in military spending
The shares of US defence contractors have risen to multi-year highs following an announcement by US President Donald Trump that he was demanding a 50 per cent increase…
Removal of Maduro reinforces anti-Left wave in Latin America
It has been disappointing but not entirely surprising to see the widespread hysteria in Europe in support of the illegitimate Maduro gangster regime in Venezuela,…
Head of Ukraine’s Security Service ousted after corruption scandal
Vasyl Maliuk, the former head of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), has been removed from his position amid a widening corruption scandal that has rocked President…
Putin and EU, watch and learn: How to take Venezuela in two hours
The raid on Caracas that landed Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Centre has surely focused minds in the Kremlin.
Spain joins left-wing Latin American countries in condemning US ouster of Maduro
Spain aligned itself with a group of five left-wing Latin American nations in issuing a joint statement rejecting the United States' unilateral military operation…
EU leaders want security guarantees after Trump-Zelensky peace meeting
EU leaders welcomed renewed momentum in US-led peace talks between Ukraine and Russia after a meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Lithuania officially withdraws from UN Convention banning anti-personnel mines
Lithuania has officially left the United Nation’s Ottawa Convention – an international agreement which bans the use, stockpiling, and production of anti-personnel…
Italy dismantles alleged active Hamas cell in Genoa
Italian authorities arrested nine people believed to be part of an active Hamas cell operating in Genoa, in a major counterterrorism operation over the weekend of…
‘Massive’ Russian strikes hit Ukraine energy sites in pre-Christmas attack
Large-scale Russian strikes killed at least three people and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures across Ukraine on Tuesday, officials said, as…
The EU could be gone in four years: A revolutionary eruption is coming
In 1988, if you had told anyone that the Soviet Union would cease to exist just four years later, you would have been dismissed as a crank.
Moscow car blast kills Russian general
A senior Russian general was killed in southern Moscow on Monday after an explosive device placed under his car went off, investigators said in a statement.
Global nuclear arms control under pressure in 2026
The fragile global legal framework for nuclear weapons control faces further setbacks in 2026, eroding guardrails to avoid a nuclear crisis.
US sees Europe as a continent that opposes everything they hold dear
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently declared that the “Pax Americana” in which the United States guaranteed European security is over.
European geopolitical analysts sanctioned for claiming Ukraine and NATO triggered Russian reaction
The European Council has sanctioned two European geopolitical analysts, one French and one Swiss, over their views regarding the war in Ukraine as part of its targeting…
France calls for ‘robust security’ deal for Ukraine after Trump hails ‘good talks’ with Zelensky
France wants "robust security guarantees" for Ukraine before any talks on Kyiv ceding territory to Moscow to end Russia's war, President Emmanuel Macron's team said.
Israel: No other nation would remain so calm in the face of mass murder
Two digs, one hundred and fifty kilometres apart, tell a common story of singular purpose.
International Chess Federation allows Russian and Belarusian youth to play under national flags
Young Russian and Belarusian chess players will now be able to compete under their national flags.
Zelensky to continue peace talks with EU allies and US – drops bid to join NATO
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump's envoys for talks on how to end the war with Russia, kicking off two days of crisis diplomacy…
US-EU tensions rise as Trump has ‘strong words’ with European leaders
US President Donald Trump said he exchanged "pretty strong words" with the leaders of France, Britain and Germany on Ukraine, in the latest sign of a growing rift…
Meloni urges Zelensky to make Ukraine territory concessions to forge peace
Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni is reportedly trying to persuade Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept a compromise over territory in a peace deal…
Next, Europe’s illusion of grandeur may deliver Odessa to Putin
Putin is not hiding his intentions. On December 2, 2025, at the VTB forum in Moscow, he stated, “The most radical way is to cut Ukraine off from the sea”.
UK secret service ‘let double agent commit murder during The Troubles’, report says
Britain's domestic intelligence agency MI5 allowed a double agent to commit murders during three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland and then evade…
Poland offers Ukraine MiG fighters, wants drone and missile technology in return
Poland has entered into talks on donating more MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine, with Warsaw expecting in return to receive access to drone and missile technologies…
How will Europe respond?
Without any doubt, this time Europe really has arrived at the proverbial crossroad.
Three face German court on Russia spying charges
Three men went on trial in Germany today, accused of tailing a former soldier for Ukraine on behalf of a Russian intelligence service for a possible assassination…
One machine gun available: Ireland left Zelensky unguarded on his visit to Dublin
Odd how headlines get chosen.