Trump and Xi Seek to Preserve Trade Truce as Taiwan Warning Looms
Trump and Xi closed their Beijing summit with promises of trade progress and warmer ties, but the visit produced fewer concrete br…
Sweden Wants to Monitor At-Risk Children With Tracking Bracelets
Stockholm is planning far-reaching restrictions on children from the age of 13 who are at risk of drifting into gang environments.…
Britain’s China Spy Conviction Exposes Wider Western Security Fears
Britain’s first major conviction for spying on behalf of China has intensified concerns over Beijing’s growing influence operation…
Xi Warns Trump Over Taiwan as Beijing Summit Opens on a Friendly Note
Chinese President Xi Jinping praised progress in trade talks with the United States on Thursday as he opened a two-day summit with…
Labour Revolt Pushes Starmer Toward the Brink
Keir Starmer is facing the first serious challenge to his premiership and even a possible departure from Westminster after Labour’…
Historic Win for Right-Wing Party in Australian Election
An anti-establishment right-wing party scored a major electoral success in Australia that commentators say threatens the tradition…
California Hospice Fraud Puts Newsom’s Record Under Scrutiny
A major hospice fraud case in California has raised questions about oversight of public health spending in the country’s most popu…
Hostility to Christians Rising in India
Anti-Christian activists in India pursue KKK-style tactics to incite clashes and victimize Catholics and other religious minoritie…
Putin Sees Ukraine War Nearing Its End
The Russian president said the war in Ukraine was drawing to a close and raised the prospect of a European security dialogue, only…
Brussels Finds No Serious Breach in Hungary-Russia Leak Inquiry
The European Commission has closed its investigation into alleged leaks of EU information from Hungary to Russia without uncoverin…
Putin Welcomes Fico to Kremlin on Victory Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin received Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Moscow during Victory Day commemorations marked by …
Britain’s Politics Reshaped?
Britain’s local elections are testing whether Reform UK is only a protest party or a real threat to the Conservatives. For Kemi Ba…
Russian Burns Himself to Death in Kaliningrad War Protest
Alexander Okunev died after setting himself on fire in February 2025 in protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The authorit…
European Leaders Weigh Direct Talks With Putin
Europe is trying to define its place in any future Ukraine peace process, as US-led diplomacy shows little sign of producing a bre…
Spain Introduces Mass Amnesty for Illegal Migrants
Spain is to legalize the status of 500,000 illegal migrants. What Madrid presents as a pragmatic solution could send a dangerous s…