US President Donald Trump has said allies must find a solution within days to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Any operation would likely involve deploying military vessels and personnel to the region, despite initial reluctance from European allies. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has informed key member states of Trump’s demands following talks […]
Continue ReadingIn 2016, Beijing cut off high-level communications with Taiwan after the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Tsai Ing-wen became president, citing her refusal to endorse the concept of a single Chinese nation. The DPP is among those who have criticised Cheng’s trip, accusing her of being “subservient” to Beijing.
Continue ReadingPublished on 10/04/2026 – 9:50 GMT+2 NATO allies are not “obliged” to assist the United States and Israel in the war with Iran, Turkey’s Trade Minister, Ömer Bolat, told Euronews’ Europe Today. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING US President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Washington, DC, urging allies to find […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed Ukrainian forces shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern nations in the US and Israel’s war on Iran, in a rare disclosure of […]
Continue ReadingTrump’s attacks on NATO, his threats to annex Greenland — reiterated on Wednesday — as well as the tariffs he’s imposed on allies and the Iran war are all undermining European confidence in America. The European Pulse survey, conducted by Cluster17 for POLITICO and beBartlet, polled 6,698 Europeans across Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Poland and […]
Continue ReadingTensions flared further in December when President Vučić snubbed an EU-Western Balkans summit. Vučić, who has maintained close ties with Moscow throughout its war with Ukraine, bemoaned the sluggish pace of negotiations for EU membership. In a joint article with his Albanian counterpart in February he said he would prefer to pursue closer economic alignment […]
Continue Reading“Keen to preserve market access in India, platforms comply. Citizens whose speech is restricted receive no notice, no hearings, no reasons, and neither government nor platforms can be held to account by a legal system being outpaced by regulatory agility,” Pahwa writes.
Continue ReadingVladimir Putin announced the truce, which will last from Saturday afternoon on 11 April through Easter Sunday.
Continue ReadingThe U.S.-Israeli war with Iran — which has now entered a two-week ceasefire — has seen the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, in a move that has led to a sharp increase in oil prices. Starmer has tried to position Britain at the center of a coalition of countries helping to reopen the Strait, […]
Continue ReadingA Russian Akula-class submarine (archive image): Great Britain observed such a submarine in the North Atlantic.Image: www.imago-images.de Suspicious Russian submarine activity has been reported around cables and pipelines in the North Atlantic. The British Defense Minister addresses Putin directly. Apr 9, 2026, 8:06 p.mApr 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m Simon Cleven / t-online An article by […]
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