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‘The Responsible Statecraft’: European leaders can’t countenance any serious effort to restrict Russian oil exports

11:29 17.09.2025

‘The Responsible Statecraft’: European leaders can’t countenance any serious effort to restrict Russian oil exports

As peace talks between Ukraine and Russia stall, Western leaders are hoping that a fresh round of sanctions will push Moscow to reach a compromise with Kyiv. “We have to increase our pressure [on] Russia to come to peace negotiations,” said European Council President Antonio Costa, adding that Erope is …

Doha summit slams Israel’s Qatar attack

11:27 17.09.2025

Doha summit slams Israel’s Qatar attack

An emergency summit of Arab and Islamic country leaders held in Doha has condemned Israel’s “cowardly” attack on Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, but the participants made no promises of concrete action, ‘Al Jazeera’ reports. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’s pledge to “activate a joint defence mechanism” may have …

Netanyahu warns Israel may need “super-Sparta” economy amid growing global isolation

11:26 17.09.2025

Netanyahu warns Israel may need “super-Sparta” economy amid growing global isolation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Monday that Israel may soon be forced to adopt what he described as an economy with “autarkic features” resembling a “super-Sparta,” as mounting international pressure and restrictions threaten the country’s access to global trade and weapons imports. Speaking at the Accountant General’s Conference in Jerusalem, …

Seven out of ten Dutch residents have little or zero confidence in the government

11:25 17.09.2025

Seven out of ten Dutch residents have little or zero confidence in the government

Snap parliamentary elections in the Netherlands will be held on October 29. The outgoing cabinet of Prime Minister Dick Schof managed to hold on to power for one year, and the ruling coalition ceased to exist in June 2025. Just like with Mark Rutte's fourth cabinet in 2023, the government …

The boomerang of colonialism has returned to the former British Empire – New Home Secretary described 'most' English flag-wavers in her area as 'white, male and bad'

11:22 17.09.2025

The boomerang of colonialism has returned to the former British Empire – New Home Secretary described 'most' English flag-wavers in her area as 'white, male and bad'

The newly appointed British Home Secretary once described "most" people who wave England flags in her area as being supporters of the English Defence League (EDL). In a video clip circulating social media, Birmingham-born Shabana Mahmood added that these are "white", "male" and "bad people", GB News reminds. She said: …

‘The Economist’: Trump’s grander ambition — to hurt China’s trade machine — has been unsuccessful

14:28 16.09.2025

‘The Economist’: Trump’s grander ambition — to hurt China’s trade machine — has been unsuccessful

Since Donald Trump returned to office, one country has borne the brunt of his fury. “We’ve been ripped off by every country in the world,” he declared in April, “but China is the… ‘chief-ripper-offer’.” On September 6th the president came up with a new label: “Deepest, darkest China”. He has …

View from Israel: Israel is fighting a war it cannot win

9:37 16.09.2025

View from Israel: Israel is fighting a war it cannot win

Only a Path to a Palestinian State can stop calamity in Gaza — and the World must lead the way, Ami Ayalon, a former Commander of the Israeli navy, former Director of Israel’s internal security agency, the Shin Bet, stresses at ‘The Foreign Affairs’. Two events have reshaped the strategic …

WP: After Poland incursions, Ukrainians fear Europe will hold back air defenses

9:35 16.09.2025

WP: After Poland incursions, Ukrainians fear Europe will hold back air defenses

Urgent air defense appeals from Kyiv were already underway before drones breached Polish airspace Tuesday. A renewed Russian onslaught on infrastructure has highlighted dangerous weaknesses in Ukraine’s already limited defense systems, with missiles striking central Kyiv in recent weeks, including the seat of government, ‘The Washington Post’ stresses. Ukraine is …

NATO is de facto at war with Russia, this "doesn’t need any additional confirmation" — Kremlin

16:31 15.09.2025

NATO is de facto at war with Russia, this "doesn’t need any additional confirmation" — Kremlin

MOSCOW, September 15. /TASS/. NATO is de facto at war with Russia, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, reacting to a recent statement by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski that NATO was not at war with Russia. "NATO is at war with Russia," Peskov said at a news briefing. …

View from Washington: Kaja Kallas' shocking lack of historical literacy

11:15 15.09.2025

View from Washington: Kaja Kallas' shocking lack of historical literacy

A major gaffe about Russia and China in WWII belies the Europeans' cartoonish mindset about the world's major powers, ‘The Responsible Statecraft’ writes. The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has consistently demonstrated a reductive and simplistic approach to geopolitics that betrays a serious lack of strategic depth and historical …

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