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Rights Watchdog: Turkish Government is ‘Undermining Democracy’

Rights Watchdog: Turkish Government is ‘Undermining Democracy’

Human Rights Watch warns that President Erdoğan’s administration is employing abusive measures to dismantle the country’s primary opposition faction.

May 24, 2026
Macron Warns Belarus Against Deeper Ukraine War Involvement 

Macron Warns Belarus Against Deeper Ukraine War Involvement 

The French president held a rare phone call with his Belarusian counterpart, cautioning Minsk against becoming more directly involved in Russia’s war effort.

May 24, 2026
Northeast Syria: Kurdish Regions Voting for Transitional Parliament

Northeast Syria: Kurdish Regions Voting for Transitional Parliament

Predominantly Kurdish areas of northeastern Syria held parliamentary ballots as part of a controversial process aimed at integrating the semi-autonomous region into Syria’s central state institutions.

May 24, 2026
Thousands March in Madrid Calling for Sánchez To Quit

Thousands March in Madrid Calling for Sánchez To Quit

Tens of thousands rallied near the Spanish prime minister’s residence as corruption scandals continued to engulf Sánchez’s political circle.

May 23, 2026
Pope Visits Mafia-Polluted ‘Land of Fires’ Near Naples

Pope Visits Mafia-Polluted ‘Land of Fires’ Near Naples

Pope Leo XIV condemned decades of mafia-linked toxic waste dumping

May 23, 2026
Trump Intelligence Chief Tulsi Gabbard Resigns

Trump Intelligence Chief Tulsi Gabbard Resigns

Gabbard stepped down citing her husband’s cancer diagnosis

May 23, 2026
Paris Attacks Terrorist Granted Prison Leave in Belgium

Paris Attacks Terrorist Granted Prison Leave in Belgium

Mohamed Bakkali, convicted for helping organise the 2015 Paris terror attacks that killed 130 people, will be allowed to leave prison temporarily despite objections from Belgian prosecutors.

May 22, 2026
Trump Reverses Course and Sends 5,000 Troops to Poland

Trump Reverses Course and Sends 5,000 Troops to Poland

NATO allies welcomed the move after days of confusion over whether Washington was pulling back from Europe.

May 22, 2026
Merz Pushes “Associate Member” Plan To Fast-Track Ukraine’s EU Integration

Merz Pushes “Associate Member” Plan To Fast-Track Ukraine’s EU Integration

Under the plan, Ukraine could also appoint a non-voting representative to the European Commission and send delegates to the European Parliament.

May 21, 2026
Britain Quietly Eases Russian Energy Sanctions

Britain Quietly Eases Russian Energy Sanctions

Ministers insist the move is only temporary, but the new licences allow more Russian-linked fuel into Britain as energy prices rise.

May 20, 2026
Alleged Misuse of France’s Public Funds: Presidential Candidate Faces Investigation

Alleged Misuse of France’s Public Funds: Presidential Candidate Faces Investigation

Prosecutors suspect a prominent French politician of embezzlement, favouritism, unlawful taking of interest, and extortion.

May 20, 2026
Moscow/Beijing Warning: ‘U.S. Space-Based Missile Defense Destabilizes Global Security’

Moscow/Beijing Warning: ‘U.S. Space-Based Missile Defense Destabilizes Global Security’

Russia and China have criticized the United States for allowing the New START nuclear treaty to expire, warning that Washington’s proposed Golden Dome space-based defense system endangers international peace.

May 20, 2026