Politics
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to deliver its ruling on Wednesday regarding Israel’s obligations to allow and support the delivery of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. The decision comes as relief organizations intensify their efforts to provide essential supplies following......
Russia has entered what analysts describe as “Phase 0” of preparations for a potential future conflict with NATO, intensifying hybrid attacks that include drone incursions, sabotage, and electronic warfare across Europe, according to a new assessment by the Institute for the Study of War......
The newly published memoirs of former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have exposed just how close the alliance came to collapse during Donald Trump’s presidency. His book, On My Watch, released this week, recounts a tense and unprecedented standoff at the Brussels summit on July 12, 2018,......
France has formally summoned US Ambassador Charles Kushner following his controversial open letter to President Emmanuel Macron, which accused France of failing to curb anti-Semitic violence and criticized its gestures toward recognizing Palestinian statehood. Diplomatic fallout over Kushner’s......
Russian President Vladimir Putin, under an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant since 2023, will meet former U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska on August 15 to discuss Ukraine’s future. Despite being charged with war crimes, including the alleged unlawful deportation of Ukrainian......
In a controversial move, the conservative Popular Party (PP) in Jumilla, southeastern Spain, passed a ban on religious gatherings in public sports facilities last week. Proposed by the far-right Vox party, the decision effectively targets Muslim holiday prayers, including Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha,......
A Dutch anti-discrimination platform has reported receiving more than 2,500 complaints following a provocative post by Geert Wilders, a prominent far-right politician, on X. The post, which was shared earlier this week, features an AI-generated image divided into two sections. One side depicts a young......
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized Spain for refusing to meet Nato's 5% defence spending target, threatening to double tariffs on the country in retaliation. The remarks were made following the Nato summit in the Netherlands, where Trump promised to make Spain pay “twice as much”......
Several European Union officials have expressed unease over what they perceive as excessive flattery by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte toward U.S. President Donald Trump during a recent summit in The Hague. Rutte’s comments, made both privately and publicly, aimed to support Trump’s diplomatic......
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reaffirmed his leadership and dismissed criticism suggesting he is ignoring concerns within his party, as tensions rise over proposed welfare reforms. Speaking at the NATO summit in The Hague, Starmer addressed mounting opposition from Labour lawmakers, some of......
The United Kingdom announced plans to purchase twelve F-35A fighter jets capable of deploying tactical nuclear weapons, marking the largest expansion of its nuclear deterrent in decades. This acquisition will enable the British Air Force to carry nuclear arms for the first time since the Cold War’s......
Spain has reached an agreement with NATO to opt out of a proposed defence spending goal that would require member nations to allocate 5% of their GDP to defence. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the deal on Sunday, just days ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague. A compromise on defence......
NATO is grappling with a last-minute block from Spain on an ambitious defence spending agreement ahead of a critical summit in The Hague next week. The proposed deal, championed by NATO leadership to meet the demands of former US President Donald Trump, has been upended by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro......
