Politics

NATO boss reveals conversation with dog

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said he had a conversation with a dog in Kiev, as he sought to rally support for Ukraine

Orban slams Brussels as ‘threat’ to Hungary’s sovereignty

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says his country should fear the EU rather than Russia

Canadian school shooter was ‘hunting’ victims

Canadian police say the suspect in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge appeared to be “hunting” for victims

Zelensky fat-shames Orban in public insult

Thanks to Ukraine, Viktor Orban could “think about how to grow his belly” instead of building an army, Zelensky has said

Kiev on the brink of catastrophe

Kiev is teetering on the brink of catastrophe amid massive power outages, Mayor Vitaly Klitschko has told the FT

Has America scared the EU into talking to Russia?

Looks like there’s a new main villain supercharging Brussels’ tax-and-spend narrative

US readies for potential weeks-long Iran military op

A weeks-long US operation in Iran could escalate into “a far more serious conflict” than previously seen, US officials told Reuters

African Union elects new chairman

Burundi’s leader has pledged to strengthen Africa’s voice in the international arena under his tenure as African Union chairman

US-Iran talks set to resume amid rising tensions

US and Iran are set to resume talks aimed at resolving the dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program

Nordic leaders back long-range strikes on Russia

Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen and Finland’s Alexander Stubb have called for long-range weapons deliveries to Ukraine

Putin envoy comments on Rubio’s ‘we care deeply about EU’ claim

Kirill Dmitriev expressed skepticism over whether the US can stop EU bureaucrats from destroying Western civilization

Munich Security Conference has turned into ‘circus’

The Munich Security Conference – once a serious international event – has become a circus, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said