TEC News

ICC Unsettled by Fresh Departures As Three More Nations Prepare To Quit

ICC Unsettled by Fresh Departures As Three More Nations Prepare To Quit

As some African states prepare to exit, the Hague court appears to be losing the trust of its member nations.

July 2, 2026
NATO Set To Snub Trump With Swedish Surveillance Jet Deal

NATO Set To Snub Trump With Swedish Surveillance Jet Deal

Briefings suggest that a Swedish supplier of airborne radar (and more) will be announced at next week’s defence meeting in Ankara.

July 2, 2026
Venice Commission Delegation Meets with President of the Republic in Budapest

Venice Commission Delegation Meets with President of the Republic in Budapest

The Venice Commission indicated that it was ready to urgently discuss the Hungarian President’s submission regarding the constitutional crisis in Hungary.

July 2, 2026
China Claims Power To Pursue Critics Abroad Under New Law

China Claims Power To Pursue Critics Abroad Under New Law

Beijing’s “ethnic unity law” appears to have unsettled EU apparatchiks—who just started fretting in public about “extraterritorial application of third-country legislation.”

July 2, 2026
“Deport Deport” — Anti-Migrant Protest Song Going Viral in Northern Ireland

“Deport Deport” — Anti-Migrant Protest Song Going Viral in Northern Ireland

The lyrics of the song by the Wrexham Unite music project clearly resonate with the public mood after the brutal attack on Stephen Ogilvie.

July 2, 2026
UPDATED: Strikes on Kyiv Leave 18 Dead

UPDATED: Strikes on Kyiv Leave 18 Dead

“Another horrific night for the residents of the city, who were forced to spend it in shelters,” reported Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. Olha Stefanishyna on X.

July 2, 2026
Nord Stream Explosion: Ukrainian Charged in Germany

Nord Stream Explosion: Ukrainian Charged in Germany

German prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian citizen of orchestrating the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipeline four years ago.

July 2, 2026
Wilders’s Tough Message: “Deport the rioters and their families to Morocco”

Wilders’s Tough Message: “Deport the rioters and their families to Morocco”

The leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom was reacting to the serious riots on Tuesday morning in The Hague that ‘celebrated’ Morocco’s victory over the Netherlands.

July 2, 2026
England Flags Branded “Divisive” as Councils Resume Crackdown

England Flags Branded “Divisive” as Councils Resume Crackdown

Hiding behind technicalities, Sheffield and Cambridgeshire councils come out in favour of removing ‘offensive’ national emblems.

July 2, 2026
Vatican Confirms SSPX Priests and Bishops Excommunicated

Vatican Confirms SSPX Priests and Bishops Excommunicated

The Holy See says lay Catholics who “formally adhere” to the traditionalist movement also incur excommunication.

July 2, 2026
Russia Misses Deadline for Completing North Korea Bridge Project

Russia Misses Deadline for Completing North Korea Bridge Project

A missed deadline is unlikely to strain relations between Putin and Pyongyang for now, even though the delay is coming from the Russian side.

July 1, 2026
EU Pushes To Lock In Brexit Reset Before Reform Can Stop It

EU Pushes To Lock In Brexit Reset Before Reform Can Stop It

Brussels hopes to seal new trade, youth mobility, and energy agreements quickly amid fears Nigel Farage’s rising Reform UK could derail negotiations.

July 1, 2026