The Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has suspended Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan from his position with immediate effect. The decision is based on allegations of sexual harassment and serious misconduct. According to the official statement, the Bureau (the...
US expands “blacklist” of Chinese giants
The Pentagon has significantly expanded its list of Chinese companies that the United States believes are linked to the People’s Liberation Army of China and support the country’s military-civil fusion strategy. The updated list, published on June 8, includes several major Chinese brands, such as technology giant Alibaba, electric vehicle...
Belgrade became a platform for the meeting of far-right parties of Europe
On May 31, in Belgrade, at the media center of the Association of Journalists of Serbia, a conference of far-right and neo-Nazi organizations titled “The Future of European Nations” took place. The event was presented as a meeting of the “Alliance for Peace and Freedom,” an alliance established in 2015...
SIPRI warns: world’s nuclear arsenals shifting to heightened readiness
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released a new report as part of the SIPRI Yearbook 2026, focusing on the state of global nuclear arsenals. According to the document, amid rising geopolitical tensions, nuclear powers continue to modernize their forces and are increasingly transferring nuclear weapons from central storage...
Leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Ukraine agree on five conditions for conflict resolution
Leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, together with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following their meeting in London, emphasized Europe’s key role in resolving the Russian-Ukrainian war and formulated five mandatory conditions for achieving a just and lasting peace. This was stated in a joint declaration published on...
The EU accuses ESN of violating European values
In May 2026, the European Union for the first time launched a large-scale investigation into the activities of a pan-European political party, “Europe of Sovereign Nations” (ESN), closely linked to the parliamentary group of the same name in the European Parliament and representing the far-right spectrum of European politics. The...
Keir Starmer accuses Elon Musk of interfering in British politics
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused American billionaire and owner of the X platform Elon Musk of interfering in the country’s internal affairs. The statement was made amid heated public debate surrounding the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Novak. Speaking during a visit to York, Starmer said that Musk...
Russia imposes sanctions on 17-year-old British schoolboy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has added 17-year-old British schoolboy Alexander Browder, founder of the Global Cryptocurrency Laundering Database, to its sanctions list. Four other British citizens were also included in the restrictions alongside him. According to an official statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry, all...
Hybrid threats from Russia to UK and the EU continue to grow
In her annual lecture delivered on 27 May 2026 at the Bletchley Park decryption centre, the Director of the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Anne Keast-Butler, spoke about the wide range of threats emanating from Russia. She emphasised that Moscow is “attacking critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains for military...
MI5 warns Britons of the threat of recruitment by Chinese spies on LinkedIn
The UK Security Service (MI5) has issued a warning about the growing threat posed by Chinese intelligence operatives who are using popular job search platforms to recruit British civil servants and military personnel. According to UK intelligence, Chinese spies are particularly active on LinkedIn, as well as on Indeed and...