US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, on the sidelines of the G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, laid out Washington’s position in stark terms during a conversation with his Russian counterpart, Anton Siluanov. According to a source familiar with the bilateral meeting, Bessent stated...
Russia is infiltrating the EU with its radical agents from African countries
The case of prominent Pan-African activist Kemi Seba could become one of the most illustrative examples of how influence networks established by Russia in Africa may now be used against Europe itself. On 16 April 2026, the Associated Press reported that Kemi Seba was detained in Pretoria by South African...
Fifteen Britons among 261 foreigners missing in China after floods
Total number of missing Britons between Tibet and Nepal at 48 as Beijing mobilises more than 2,100 rescue workers. Nepali and Chinese authorities confirmed an updated death toll of at least 810 on Sunday. More than 3,000 people are believed missing after flash floods triggered by a massive glacier collapse...
How the EU’s post-covid recovery fund lost €5 billion due to inadequate auditing
Large-scale fraud involving the EU’s post-COVID recovery fund has been under close scrutiny from journalists and the European public for an extended period. The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) was established to support the recovery of European countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of billions of euros were intended...
Poland’s position on nuclear sharing within NATO
Poland seeks to participate in NATO’s nuclear deterrence arrangements; however, this does not envisage the physical deployment of nuclear warheads on Polish territory. Previously, Poland had expressed scepticism towards the deployment of nuclear weapons while simultaneously holding preliminary talks with the United States on strengthening the US nuclear deterrence posture...
Norway’s crown prince becomes King Haakon VIII after his father’s death
Crown Prince Haakon, 53, became King Haakon VIII when his father, died Friday. Haakon’s oldest child now becomes Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra and the heir to the throne. Haakon knows the ropes. As his father aged and his health began to fail in recent years, the prince stepped in as the...
Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack with data of 8.7m customers accessed
Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports have been hit by a cyber-attack in which hackers accessed the data of about 8.7 million customers. The incident involved data related to “car park, lounge and fast-track bookings and in-airport wifi sign-ups”, and the hackers obtained email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration...
Explosive drone at German airport linked to Russian military intelligence, US intel source says
n explosive drone found near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig airport in Germany earlier this month bore the hallmarks of devices typically employed by Russia's Military Intelligence Directorate, the GRU, a U.S. intelligence source. The U.S. official, who was briefed on the investigation into the alleged sabotage plot, said...
Slovenia has proved vulnerable to the threat of Russian espionage
The car accident involving Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar in late July 2026 raised a number of questions not only regarding the organisation of her security but also concerning potential shortcomings and significant counterintelligence gaps in the protection of the head of state. The incident attracted additional attention because the...
Pentagon’s Nato review preparing troop options
Nato allies worry that the six-month review, announced in June, will lead to large-scale cuts to the roughly 80,000 US forces across Europe and punish countries that President Donald Trump believes failed to support the US-Israeli war against Iran. The Pentagon’s “Terms of Reference,” which have not been previously detailed,...