The slide follows the loss of visa-free access to a number of nations, according to the Henley ranking The US has fallen out of the top ten for most powerful passports, according to the latest Henley Passport Index, which measures global travel freedom based on the number of destinations accessible…
The Slovak prime minister has urged Brussels to stop ignoring the bloc’s ‘enormous economic and political problems’ The European Union’s constant focus on Ukraine is masking its inability to confront the bloc’s “fundamental” problems, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said in a post on X. At the European Council (EC)…
The Trump administration is seeking to offer asylum to persecuted white people while keeping others out, the newspaper claims The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering prioritizing asylum applications from white people as part of significant changes to the country’s refugee program, the New York Times reported on…
The conversation has taken place amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington over possible US deliveries of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Thursday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has confirmed. Trump had taken to his Truth Social platform…
The complexity of Kiev’s attacks on Russia indicate that they could not have acted alone, Dmitry Peskov has said Ukraine could not have carried out terrorist attacks against Russian critical energy sites without support from Western intelligence agencies, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia on Thursday. At the ‘Russian Energy…
The media touts Kiev’s limited successes while ignoring Moscow’s steady progress, Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin has said The Western media is distorting the battlefield situation in the Ukraine conflict by hyping up Kiev’s limited successes while ignoring Moscow’s steady advances, Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, has…
Purchases will be of “all types and altitudes” and will include defense and attack UAVs, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said Germany plans to spend €10 billion ($10.8 billion) in the coming years to massively expand its fleet of military drones, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said. The plan comes…
Outlawing vapes is also being considered as an additional measure, the German tabloid has reported The EU is considering a ban on filtered cigarettes and e-cigarettes as part of its push to reduce tobacco consumption within the bloc, German tabloid Bild has reported. Earlier this month, the World Health Organization…
An inexpensive air-dropped weapon may have struck a Ukrainian target from as far as 150km away, according to a military Telegram channel Russian forces may have tested an upgraded glide bomb capable of striking targets up to 150km away, according to a military-focused Telegram channel. Regular Russian glide bombs are…
The two countries are sparring over Beijing’s rare-earth export controls The US and China are effectively in a trade war, President Donald Trump has said, while portraying tariffs on Beijing’s imports as vital for national security. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, when asked if a failure to reach a trade…