Month: December 2025

Hungary Signs Gas Deal With Chevron

Despite new supply agreements with U.S. and European firms, Russian gas is set to remain Hungary’s key energy source in the months and years ahead.

An F-16 fighter jet of the Turkish Air Force

Turkey Downs Drone Near Black Sea

A recent incident adds to Ankara’s growing concern that fighting linked to the war in Ukraine could spill further into the Black Sea region.

Extremist Groups Using AI for Propaganda and Recruitment

Extremist Groups Using AI for Propaganda and Recruitment

Security agencies warn that cheap and widely available Artificial Intelligence tools are facilitating the spread of disinformation by militant and terrorist organisations.

December 15, 2025
More Regulation of Allegedly Racist Lumumba Hot Drink

More Regulation of Allegedly Racist Lumumba Hot Drink

The new rule has stirred debate online, with many arguing that the name of the cocoa-based beverage is a harmless tradition rather than an act of aggression against Africans.

December 15, 2025
Smokers and Vapers Face Price Shock Under Brussels Tax Plan

Smokers and Vapers Face Price Shock Under Brussels Tax Plan

Capitals accuse Brussels of lifting tax figures from activist NGOs while ignoring harm-reduction policies backed by governments.

December 15, 2025
Those Who Attack Budapest Forget That the Ukraine War Is Not Its Fight

Those Who Attack Budapest Forget That the Ukraine War Is Not Its Fight

Orbán is accused of “earning his Order of Lenin,” just for sticking up for Hungary’s own interests.

December 15, 2025
Hong Kong Democratic Party Votes to Disband After 30 Years

Hong Kong Democratic Party Votes to Disband After 30 Years

Under pressure from the national security law imposed by China in 2020, the main HK opposition party calls it a day.

December 15, 2025
MI6 Chief Warns Russia Is an ‘Aggressive’ Threat

MI6 Chief Warns Russia Is an ‘Aggressive’ Threat

Britain’s top spy says Moscow is deliberately spreading instability in her first public speech.

December 15, 2025
Chile Swings Right as José Antonio Kast Wins Presidency

Chile Swings Right as José Antonio Kast Wins Presidency

Kast’s victory caps a campaign focused on public security and migration, reinforcing a broader rightward shift across Latin America.

December 15, 2025
“We have to stop Antifa violence before it metastasizes”—U.S. Under Secretary of State <strong>Thomas G. DiNanno</strong>

“We have to stop Antifa violence before it metastasizes”—U.S. Under Secretary of State <strong>Thomas G. DiNanno</strong>

The United States government seeks to intensify bilateral security cooperation with European allies in a bid to counter extremist groups more effectively worldwide.

December 15, 2025
More of the Same: Dutch ‘Centrist’ Minority Government on the Horizon

More of the Same: Dutch ‘Centrist’ Minority Government on the Horizon

The parties in coalition talks were central in shaping the policies that produced the crises now dominating Dutch politics.

December 15, 2025
Spain Without Spaniards: The Unprecedented Decline of the National Population

Spain Without Spaniards: The Unprecedented Decline of the National Population

Spain is expanding faster than ever. But the country that grows is less Spanish each year.

December 15, 2025
Sydney UPDATE: Civilian Hero Saves Lives During Antisemitic Attack

Sydney UPDATE: Civilian Hero Saves Lives During Antisemitic Attack

Jew hatred was the driving force behind a beach massacre which eyewitnesses described as ‘hell on earth.’

December 14, 2025
Zelensky Could Dump NATO Bid to Secure Peace Deal

Zelensky Could Dump NATO Bid to Secure Peace Deal

As part of ongoing peace talks, the Ukrainian president says he is ready to trade the chance of NATO membership for strong security guarantees from Europe, the U.S., and other allies.

December 14, 2025