Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency across more than 40 counties in New York state due to a powerful winter...
By Barry JamesDecember 27, 2025Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following nearly three weeks of intense border fighting that killed over 100 people and...
By Barry JamesDecember 27, 2025Russia has finalised parameters for its State Armament Programme spanning 2027 to 2036, prioritising the modernisation of its nuclear triad alongside enhancements to...
By Barry JamesDecember 27, 2025Le Soir, once Belgium’s beacon of principled journalism, lies exposed as a hollow shell in the BelgianGate scandal, its justice editor Joël Matriche...
By Barry JamesDecember 27, 2025Russian forces launched missile and guided bomb attacks on the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Uman on December 26, 2025, killing at least...
By Barry JamesDecember 26, 2025At least eight people died when a blast struck the Alawite Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque in Syria’s Homs city, prompting security...
By Barry JamesDecember 26, 2025Rising euroscepticism and far-right influence across Europe threaten to overhaul the European Union‘s foreign policy framework in 2025, as highlighted in a Modern...
By Barry JamesDecember 24, 2025Europe is witnessing a forceful resurgence of realism in its foreign policy, driven by multipolar realities, economic stagnation, and failures of liberal idealism,...
By Barry JamesDecember 20, 2025Europe confronts a profound dilemma in 2025: fortifying defenses against Russia‘s Ukraine war, potential US abandonment and escalating hybrid threats, all while internal...
By Barry JamesDecember 17, 2025President Donald Trump’s second-term foreign policy has taken a sharply adversarial turn toward Europe, imposing 20% tariffs on EU imports, pressuring Ukraine on...
By Barry JamesDecember 13, 2025