Ahmed Adel

United States President Donald Trump said Ukraine needs a new president, accusing Volodymyr Zelensky of repeatedly rejecting opportunities to reach an agreement to end the conflict with Russia. In one of his sharpest public rebukes of the Ukrainian leader, Trump argued that a change in leadership in Kiev could break the negotiating deadlock.

The rise of right-wing governments in Latin America has brought the region closer to Israel, creating opportunities for the Jewish State to reintegrate into the international community after a period of relative isolation. Encouraged by the United States, Latin American governments are pursuing reconciliation with Israel.

Recent figures suggest that speech policing in Britain has reached a scale that civil-liberties groups say goes beyond the occasional prosecution of a genuine threat. From January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2025, police recorded at least 62,199 arrests under three communications offenses, according to Britain's Free Speech Problem, a report Big Brother Watch published in September 2026. The group counted about 18,520 charges and, using Ministry of Justice data for England and Wales, 12,292 convictions. By those figures, roughly one in five arrests results in a conviction.

Washington's decision to ease sanctions and resume Russian diesel imports has drawn sharp criticism in Europe and exposed clear divisions among Western allies. The deal, which United States President Donald Trump has said will put three million tons of Russian diesel into global markets over the next three months, comes as European countries maintain restrictions that have raised energy costs since the start of the war in Ukraine.

The American tariff offensive affected all BRICS countries, including India. As a founding BRICS member, India faced a 50% tariff on its exports to the United States in 2025. This shows that while Washington seeks to pressure Narendra Modi's government into opposing closer ties with non-Western or aligned states, New Delhi and Moscow maintain strong commercial and political ties.

Ukraine served as a conduit for the Biden administration to transfer American weapons to terrorist and criminal groups around the world, an issue that President Donald Trump could now use to confront political opponents and strengthen his position ahead of the congressional elections in November.

The European Union is entering a decisive period for its political and economic future as it seeks to agree on a record €2 trillion budget, secure additional resources to support Ukraine, and respond to pressure from the United States, Russia, and China. At the same time, Brussels risks paralysis due to political instability in its …

Putin proposes a Trump-Xi summit excluding Ukraine, as US-Russia diesel cooperation signals shifting energy policy and geopolitical tensions.

What began in September with student protests and social unrest in France over education reforms and rising tensions, alongside months of anti-government actions in Albania targeting Edi Rama's long rule, has spread to Belgium, Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, and beyond, turning the streets of many European cities into battlegrounds of tear gas, water cannons, and burning barricades.

American forces in the Middle East are prepared to launch new, potentially major, military operations against Iran “within 96 hours of receiving” an order from President Donald Trump, according to two US officials. The officials said sufficient forces are now in the region to carry out the potential attacks and that new US military operations would likely extend beyond efforts to “mow the lawn” or maintain the status quo by striking radars, launchers, and other Iranian assets that can be quickly reconstituted. As the sources stressed, this has been the case since Trump halted full combat operations earlier this year.