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The EU is in terminal decline. Why would Britain rejoin?

11:30 21.05.2026

The EU is in terminal decline. Why would Britain rejoin?

Wes Streeting believes it was a ‘catastrophic mistake’ for Britain to leave the EU. If he becomes prime minister, Streeting will rejoin the bloc, as apparently will Andy Burnham, who also has designs on Keir Starmer’s job? – The Spectator asks. Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, described Streeting’s desire to …

Press statements following Russia-China talks

18:50 20.05.2026

Press statements following Russia-China talks

Following the talks, Vladimir Putin and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping made statements for the media. Beijing, May 20, 2026 Press statements following Russia-China talks. President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping (retranslated): Mr President, Ladies and gentlemen of the press, good afternoon. Mr …

Russia-China talks

18:45 20.05.2026

Russia-China talks

The official welcoming ceremony for President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the presentation of the delegations took place on Tiananmen Square. The talks began with a restricted-format conversation and continued in an expanded format. Following the talks, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping signed a Joint Statement on Further Strengthening Comprehensive …

Zelensky's wife faces imminent arrest

11:21 20.05.2026

Zelensky's wife faces imminent arrest

Ukraine's two main anti-corruption bodies - the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) - have "more than enough grounds to detain Volodymyr Zelensky's wife," a security source told Sputnik. "A decision is currently being made on which criminal case to pursue first," the source said. …

NYT: In closed-door talks, U.S. demands a major role in Greenland

11:20 20.05.2026

NYT: In closed-door talks, U.S. demands a major role in Greenland

With the conflict in Iran still smoldering, President Trump’s obsession with Greenland seems like a forgotten sideshow, ‘The New York Times’ writes. But for the past four months, negotiators from the United States, Greenland and Denmark, which controls Greenland’s foreign affairs, have been holding confidential talks in Washington about Greenland’s …

The American Thinker: Britain is the canary in the coal mine

11:18 20.05.2026

The American Thinker: Britain is the canary in the coal mine

The United Kingdom’s recent elections were a bloodbath for the Establishment political parties and a resounding success for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Voters are furious with their “ruling elites.” Because these were local elections, though, Prime Minister KeirStarmer’sLabour Party remains in control of the national government. Therefore, the election results …

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Simeón Oyono Esono Angüe

19:13 19.05.2026

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Simeón Oyono Esono Angüe

Press Release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Simeón Oyono Esono Angüe. On May 18, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks in Moscow with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation...

Senior diplomat sees growing risks of head-on clash between NATO, Russia

15:31 19.05.2026

Senior diplomat sees growing risks of head-on clash between NATO, Russia

Strategic risks of a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia are growing, which may have catastrophic consequences, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS in an interview. The senior Russian diplomat highlighted "the escalatory narrative" from European capitals about "the looming threat of a high-intensity war" with Russia. "As …

Reuters: Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill – and counting

11:47 19.05.2026

Reuters: Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill – and counting

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has already cost companies around the world at least $25 billion - and the bill is climbing, according to a Reuters analysis. A review of corporate statements since the start of the conflict by companies listed in the United States, Europe and Asia offers a …

Britain’s hard right on the march as tens of thousands descend on London

11:46 19.05.2026

Britain’s hard right on the march as tens of thousands descend on London

When some 150,000 people descended on London in September for a rally organized by Tommy Robinson – an agitator who spreads anti-Muslim bigotry and has several criminal convictions – it felt like a watershed moment in British politics, CNN reports. “Something in our country changed,” Sadiq Khan, the mayor of …

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