Russia and China have vetoed a US-drafted resolution to extend the UN expert panel monitoring Iran’s nuclear sanctions, dissolving a key oversight body. The 11-2 vote in favor wasn’t enough to overcome the dual vetoes from Moscow and Beijing.
Europe’s joint energy crisis financing plan is unraveling as bond market fears push key member states into opposition. Debt-wary governments are blocking a common borrowing mechanism just as winter approaches.
Ursula von der Leyen is set to propose a new ‘European Security Council’ in her State of the Union address, signalling a major shift in how the EU handles defence. The bold move comes as European military spending hits record levels and pressure mounts to act independently of Washington.
President Donald Trump on Monday brushed off mounting concerns about dangerous artificial intelligence, calling them part of a ‘sick conspiracy.’ The remarks put him at odds with a growing chorus of tech executives and security experts demanding tighter safeguards.
Marine Le Pen launched her 2027 presidential campaign in Hénin-Beaumont on Sunday, ankle tag and all, defying a recent criminal conviction that has done little to dent her poll numbers. With the left still fragmented and no clear centrist rival in sight, she remains the candidate to beat.
Denise Cosco testified against her own father and the ‘Ndrangheta over her mother’s murder — a act of courage that defined and darkened the rest of her life. She has died at 43, leaving Italy’s anti-mafia community in mourning.
Montenegro is warning that the EU’s credibility as an enlargement partner is on the line in 2025, with Podgorica demanding concrete membership timelines after years of shifting benchmarks. The frontrunner in Western Balkan accession talks says Brussels risks losing the entire region’s trust if it fails to deliver.
Trump promised every American adult a $5,000 “Trump dividend” if Republicans win the November midterms — but the $1.3 trillion price tag is raising serious questions. Here’s what we know about the pledge so far.
President Trump warned Iran on Wednesday not to “get cute” over suspicious activity at Pickaxe Mountain, as advisors privately cautioned the conflict could last through the end of his presidency. Oil prices have already surged 23 percent since fighting began, with no relief expected before the 2026 midterms.
Germany’s coalition government is dangerously close to cementing its own decline by ignoring the AfD’s 38 percent victory in Saxony-Anhalt, a political scientist warns. The silence from Berlin, experts say, is doing the far right’s recruitment work for it.
