On 16 January 2026, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, US President Donald Trump officially announced the creation of a new international structure, the so-called ‘World Peace Council,’ which, according to him, should become a key instrument for conflict resolution and the restoration of affected territories....
The EU has officially added Russia to its list of countries with a high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing
On January 29, 2026, the European Commission's decision to add the Russian Federation to its list of countries with a high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) came into effect. Russia became the 30th jurisdiction on this EU "blacklist," which already includes North Korea, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen,...
Lord Peter Mandelson has left the Labour Party amid new revelations in the Epstein case
Lord Peter Mandelson, a former British government minister, ex-ambassador to the United States and one of the most influential figures in the history of the Labour Party, has announced his resignation from the party. The decision comes amid a new wave of publications related to his long-standing contacts with the...
Trump threatens the whole world with new tariffs
US President Donald Trump continues to escalate trade conflicts, threatening countries around the world with new tariffs. In recent weeks, the Trump administration has announced potential tariffs on imports from at least ten countries, raising concerns about the isolation of the United States on the global stage and the formation...
The ‘shadow fleet’ and the European decision to close the Baltic Sea
After Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine in February 2022, Europe and the G7 countries imposed extensive sanctions on the Kremlin's energy sector, including a ban on insurance, financial and service provision for Russian tankers transporting oil whose value exceeds the price cap. This restriction is intended to deprive...
The political crisis in the Conservative Party deepens
The Conservative Party is going through one of the most difficult periods in its modern history. Over the past two weeks, the party has lost several high-ranking figures who have defected to Nigel Farage's right-wing populist Reform UK, causing a sharp split and calling into question the future of the...
The UK launches AI assistants in the police force
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced a major technological reform of the police force, centred on the active introduction of artificial intelligence. A key element of the reform is the creation of a national Police.AI centre with a budget of £115 million, which will develop, test and distribute AI...
The ‘Salt Typhoon’ of Chinese hackers
The Chinese cyber espionage operation, codenamed Salt Typhoon, which allowed Beijing to listen in on the mobile phones of high-ranking officials in Washington and London for years, was perhaps the most serious failure of Western counterintelligence. The main shock for the intelligence community was not the fact that the mobile...
Keir Starmer arrives in China: first visit by a British leader in eight years
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Beijing for a four-day official visit to China — the first visit by a British prime minister to the country since 2018, when Theresa May visited China. Starmer landed in the Chinese capital on 28 January, where he was met by Chinese...
Red notices: how Russia is trying to turn Interpol into a tool for political persecution
International police cooperation, carried out within the framework of Interpol, the largest international intergovernmental organisation, has fallen victim to dangerous political games. Thousands of documents obtained by the BBC and the French investigative agency Disclose from an informant within the International Criminal Police Organisation have revealed Russia's constant and systematic...