The chancellor’s CDU/CSU bloc has fallen to just 18% nationwide, according to INSA Nationwide support for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU alliance has collapsed to a historic low following a series ofRead More…
The economic and social challenges Russia faces are not unique, and this is both good and bad news Journalists and public figures from nearly 40 countries gathered at this year’s Valdai ClubRead More…
As Latvia votes, its largest minority faces shrinking language rights, fractured representation, and little hope of a political reset Latvia’s Russian-speaking population has reached a point that human rights advocates describe asRead More…
Responsibility for the stalemate over Tehran’s nuclear program lies with the US, UK, Germany, and France, Beijing has said Iran has the right to pursue a peaceful nuclear program as a partyRead More…
An inmate seized a guard’s firearm, killing one officer and wounding three others before being shot dead A prisoner being escorted on a train in Russia’s Kabardino-Balkaria attacked law enforcement officers, killingRead More…
Blanchard’s 2015 conspiracy to kill her abusive mother drew years of intense media attention in the US, inspiring multiple screen adaptations The partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a prominent US true-crime figureRead More…
Brussels has tied this year’s financing to further reforms while reportedly warning Kiev over an amendment easing scrutiny of former officials The EU has rejected Ukraine’s plea to accelerate financial support neededRead More…
US religious-freedom group seeks clarity after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a new Office of Religious Affairs The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has announced plans to launchRead More…
The sale of the newly built fighter jets has drawn repeated rebukes from Beijing The US has delivered Taiwan’s first two newly built F-16 fighter jets, part of an $8 billion orderRead More…
An appeals court blocked a Minnesota law prohibiting AI-generated sexualized images after Elon Musk’s xAI argued that it is unconstitutional and violates free-speech protections A US appeals court has blocked Minnesota’s ban onRead More…