US plans to step back from NATO
The Trump administration has privately told European partners that the United States will stop serving as NATO’s primary conventional defence provider after 2027. This signals a major strategic shift as…
Israel presses ahead with ethnic cleansing plan
Mediators Egypt and Qatar, along with six other Muslim-majority nations, say they are deeply concerned about Israel’s plan to open the Rafah crossing one way only, in fact only for…
French marines jam intruder drones
French marines neutralised five unidentified drones that flew over a strategic nuclear submarine facility on Thursday evening, according to military officials. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. at the Île…
Netflix buys Warner film and streaming business
Netflix has agreed to purchase Warner Bros Discovery’s film and streaming divisions for $72bn, beating out competitors after a lengthy bidding process. The deal adds major franchises like Harry Potter…
Europeans disparage US envoys to Moscow
In a leaked recording, Emmanuel Macron reportedly warned Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the US might pressure Ukraine into territorial concessions without offering clear security guarantees. According to Der Spiegel, a leaked…
Eurovision Song Contest falls apart as Israel stays
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after Israel was allowed to participate despite calls for its exclusion over public outrage at the genocide…
Ukrainian children sent to North Korea
Russia has reportedly sent some of the thousands of Ukrainian children it abducted from occupied territories to North Korea for “re-education,” according to Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman. Dmytro Lubinets, the…
Putin makes geopolitical point with India visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in India for a two-day visit, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted him warmly ahead of their summit. The two nations are expected to…
Gaza death toll rises as supposed ceasefire lies in ruins
Israel’s army killed a Palestinian woman and wounded several others in Gaza City on Thursday, marking another violation of the US-brokered ceasefire. Medical sources also reported that soldiers opened fire…
Israelis kill five as strikes hit tents
Five Palestinians, including two children, were killed and dozens injured in Israeli strikes in al-Mawasi, near Khan Younis on Wednesday. The attacks followed clashes in Rafah that left four Israeli…