Russia fires unpopular meatgrinder general
The Kyiv Post’s Stefan Korshak reports that a senior Russian general once favoured by the Kremlin but widely disliked by his troops for brutal frontal assaults, Lt. Gen. Sukhrab Akhmedov,…
Trump walks back Greenland threat after NATO ‘framework deal’ on US bases
US President Donald Trump said late on Wednesday that he would suspend tariffs on eight European countries that had been due to take effect on 1 February, pointing to progress…
IDF kills 11 in Gaza in one day
Israeli forces killed three journalists, two 13 year-old boys and six others in Gaza on Wednesday, January 21. The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said that the reporters who died in an…
Macron says ‘use all available tools’
French President Emmanuel Macron told the World Economic Forum in Davos that Europe should not hesitate to use all available tools to protect its interests amid rising tensions with the…
Trump lashes out at Starmer and Macron
Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Sir Keir Starmer needed to “straighten out” the UK, claiming London had “a lot of problems,” and made similar remarks about French President Emmanuel…
Poland has more gold than ECB
The National Bank of Poland has expanded its gold reserves to approximately 550 tonnes, with a total value exceeding €63 billion, underlying the country’s growing economic strength. For many years,…
Russian minister visits Cuba following Trump threats
Russia’s interior minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrived in Cuba on Tuesday as Washington stepped up pressure on the communist island, which US President Donald Trump said “is ready to fall.” Earlier…
Petulant Trump blames Norway for Nobel ‘snub’
Donald Trump has tied his renewed threats to seize Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel peace prize, as tensions with Europe intensify and the prospect of an EU-US…
Russians rejoice as Trump argues with Europe
A Russian government newspaper has published an article praising Donald Trump while sharply criticising European leaders who oppose a US annexation of Greenland. Rossiyskaya Gazeta portrays European resistance as stubborn…
Putin invited onto ‘Trump’s board of peace’
Vladimir Putin has been invited to join former U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “board of peace,” which aims to address global conflicts and oversee governance and reconstruction in Gaza. The…