On the evening of 18 January, a serious train crash occurred in the province of Ourense (Galicia, north-western Spain). A passenger train travelling from Madrid to Ferrol derailed on a high-speed section of the AVE line near the town of San Estevo de Nogueira. According to the latest data as...
The UK has proposed creating a military mission called “Arctic Sentinel” to protect Greenland
The UK government has proposed the creation of a new international military mission, tentatively named Arctic Sentinel, whose main objective will be to ensure the security and protection of Greenland in the context of the rapidly changing geopolitical and climatic situation in the Arctic. According to information announced during the...
The French government is preparing the 2026 budget without parliament due to sabotage by MPs
The French government, led by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, has effectively acknowledged that it will be impossible to pass the 2026 state budget through a traditional parliamentary vote. The reason for this is the ongoing sabotage by far-left and far-right deputies in the National Assembly. According to sources in Matignon,...
Sweden arrests citizen on suspicion of spying for Russia
Swedish authorities have detained a 33-year-old Swedish citizen on suspicion of serious espionage on behalf of Russian intelligence. This was reported by the Swedish Security Service (Säpo) and the country's prosecutor's office. A man living in central Sweden was arrested on January 4, 2026. On January 7, the Stockholm District...
Germany establishes new center to combat hybrid threats
The German Federal Ministry of the Interior plans to establish a special joint security center to more effectively counter hybrid threats originating from abroad. The new unit will be based at the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) and will combine the efforts of federal and state...
The UK has officially opposed direct negotiations with Russia on Ukraine
The UK Foreign Office has stated that, under the current circumstances, it does not support direct bilateral negotiations between Russia and Ukraine without Kyiv's participation in setting the agenda and without preconditions from Moscow. In response to journalists' questions about the possible resumption of direct Russian-Ukrainian dialogue, a spokesperson for...
Tests of sound cannons on stray dogs: scandal involving the FSB rocks Serbia
Serbian media and Telegram channels are actively discussing information about a secret program to test acoustic (sound) weapons, which was allegedly conducted jointly by employees of Serbia's Security and Information Agency (BIA) and Russian specialists from the FSB. According to sources close to the special services, the experiments took place...
Secret underground rooms discovered beneath new Chinese embassy building in London
During the final stage of construction and inspection work on the site of the new Embassy of the People's Republic of China in London (Royal Mint Court), British experts recorded the existence of previously unknown underground structures directly beneath the main building and the surrounding area. According to preliminary data...
France and Germany announce joint military mission in Greenland
The French and German defense ministries simultaneously announced the launch of Operation Bouclier Nord (Nord Shield) — the deployment of a joint military contingent in Greenland. According to official data: France will send about 850 military personnel (mainly from special forces and mountain troops), as well as air force and...
The UK urgently closed its embassy in Tehran and evacuated all staff
Against the backdrop of a sharp escalation of the situation in Iran, the UK government took an emergency decision to temporarily close its embassy in Tehran. “We have temporarily closed the British Embassy in Tehran. It will now operate remotely,” the British Foreign Office press service said. According to official...