20,000 sailors remain trapped in the Strait of Hormuz
Around 20,000 sailors from various countries around the world have been stuck for several months in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf due to the escalation of the conflict between the United States and Iran. This was reported by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and seafarers’ trade unions….
The EU is launching its own navigation system
The European Union is actively developing its own satellite navigation system, Galileo, to reduce its strategic dependence on the American GPS. According to the European Space Agency (ESA), Galileo is already used by billions of devices worldwide and provides one of the highest positioning accuracies of any existing system. It…
Romania’s Chief of General Staff accused of corruption
Romania’s National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) has filed formal charges against General Vlad Gheorghește, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. DNA confirmed that the directorate’s military department has opened a criminal investigation and formally charged General Gheorghește. According to case materials, in July 2025, General Vlad Gheorghește assisted…
Chancellor Friedrich Merz firmly rejected cooperation with the Alternative for Germany
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that his government will not allow the country to return to the nationalist policies of the past and completely rules out any cooperation with the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD). Speaking at a joint press conference with the CDU chairman, Merz emphasized his…
A political scandal has erupted in Slovakia over the suspected sale of air defense systems to Uganda
A major political scandal broke out in Slovakia after documents were made public indicating that components of the Soviet 2K12 Kub (SA-6) air defense systems may have been sold at a symbolic price as scrap metal and subsequently resold to Uganda. Former Slovak Minister of Defense Jaroslav Naď (Democratic Party)…