1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (341+ words) Russia’s federal budget spending on the war in Ukraine reached a historic high between January and June 2026. The aggressor state spent 10.687 trillion rubles (106.28 billion euros) on military needs and weapons production, Dialog.ua reports. The figures were published by Janis…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (401+ words) The victory of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the state of Saxony-Anhalt marks both a setback for Chancellor Friedrich Merz and a warning to European leaders grappling with slow growth and a loss of trust in the major…...

1+ day ago   (296+ words) A new bill would allow Australians to opt out of social media algorithms, the BBC reports. Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells said the new laws would ensure that an industry that has never done so would have to provide basic…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (286+ words) Six months after the start of a conflict that has rocked global markets and brought the Gulf region close to a wider war, Iran’s position may be starting to weaken as Washington launches an unprecedented economic assault, Reuters reports. After…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (542+ words) “Are we going to shoot down every drone with fighter jets from now on? If that’s the case, then it’s over – we’re in serious trouble,” MEP Ivars Ijabs, deputy chairman of the board of the For Latvia’s Development party, said…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (519+ words) Germany’s far-right has scored its biggest regional victory since World War II, bringing the Alternative for Germany (AfD) closer to a realistic chance of winning power for the first time, Politico reports. The state elections are seen as a key…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (203+ words) A signature collection campaign has been launched on the public initiative platform ManaBalss.lv to reduce the number of members of the Saeima from 100 to 70. Among the benefits of reducing the number of MPs, potentially less fragmentation and easier coalition-building,…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (349+ words) The peace talks in Kyiv were full of symbolism, as US President Donald Trump’s envoys set foot on Ukrainian soil for the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, writes the BBC. The two sides spent several hours…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (136+ words) An attack was reported at the port of Sochi on Russia’s Black Sea coast on Thursday morning, according to monitoring channels. Local residents reported seeing a cloud of smoke rising above the port. The Ukrainian war-monitoring channel Exilenova+ reported that…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (575+ words) The Kariņš effect, or the government that dismissed itself The Kariņš cabinet also had undeniable achievements. One of the most significant was the introduction of the State Defence Service at a time when Russia’s war against Ukraine had made the…...