NATO chief under fire over Europe going it alone remarks
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has sparked controversy after brushing aside suggestions that Europe could distance itself from Washington’s security umbrella, bluntly remarking, “You can’t, we can’t.” The comments triggered…
EU and India in ‘mother of all deals’
India and the European Union have concluded a landmark free trade agreement, described by both sides as “the mother of all deals,” after nearly two decades of on-and-off negotiations shaped…
Mexico leaders says oil decision ‘sovereign’
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has confirmed that an oil shipment to Cuba was cancelled, stressing that the move was a “sovereign” decision and not the result of pressure from the…
Sanctioned goods make way to Russia through Poland
An investigative report by German tabloid Bild alleges that an illegal parcel network is being used to bypass international sanctions by shipping prohibited goods to Russia via Poland. According to…
Russia, imitating IDF tactics, injures children with quadcopter
Russian FPV drones injured and hospitalised three children and a teenager during attacks in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region, according to officials. The quadcopters struck near residential areas on Sunday evening,…
Ignoring Trump, Europe to boost offshore wind farms
EU energy ministers meeting in Hamburg agreed with industry leaders to scale up North Sea offshore wind to 100 GW, aiming to lower energy prices and accelerate deployment toward a…
Trump appears to wobble on ICE mission
After a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot 37 year-old Alexi Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, President Trump said on Monday he is sending his border advisor Tom Homan to…
No place for Palestinians on so-called Board of Peace
The so-called Board of Peace launched by President Donald Trump in Davos last week is developing plans for a U.S.-backed administration to govern Gaza, according to an unsigned draft resolution…
Ukraine in dire need of more air defences
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 1,700 drones, 1,380 guided bombs, and 69 missiles over the past week, crippling heating and electricity supplies in Kyiv during freezing temperatures.…
US armada a sign of strike to come
A United States aircraft carrier strike group is moving toward the Gulf amid rising tensions with Iran, as Trump boasts about and armada. The last major US military buildup in…