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In a conversation at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) with Canadian Professor Jordan Peterson, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage argued that a revival of “Judeo-Christian” values and “optimism” are needed to confront plunging birth rates. 

A North Korean soldier identified by his surname “Ri,” who was captured while fighting for Russia, told South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo on Wednesday he wants to “apply for asylum and go to South Korea.”

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid a visit to Pope Francis in the Gemelli Hospital in Rome Wednesday, bringing well wishes from the government and the Italian people.

Frozen out of peace talks between the U.S. and Russia after years of posturing as a peace broker for the Ukraine war, China complained on Wednesday that the world is paying too much attention to the Ukraine conflict while ostensibly ignoring issues such as the plight of the Palestinians.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he postponed a visit to Saudi Arabia to express his disapproval of the United States and Russia beginning bilateral negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

The BBC has been accused of spreading “Hamas propaganda” after it was claimed that a supposedly average teenager featured in a recent documentary on the conflict in Gaza is the son of a top Hamas official.

President Donald Trump slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “Dictator without Elections” a day after Zelensky complained about Ukraine not having a seat at diplomatic talks Tuesday between the United States and Russia.

Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, who incessantly disparages President Donald Trump, appeared to be caught with his pants down — literally — while presenting an award at the BAFTAs in London.

Australian spy agency had discovered three foreign governments plotting to physically harm people living in Australia.

If Zelensky wants a seat at peace talks, he should refresh his democratic mandate by holding now long-delayed elections, Trump said.

Move over China, America is coming through. That was the message Wednesday when new figures showed Germany’s biggest single trading partner is now the U.S. for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the top spot as exports to the Asian power declined.

New data reveals Britain’s annual inflation rate spiked more than expected last month with food prices and families suffering most. The unexpected rise adds pressure on Sir Keir Starmer’s left-wing Labour government which is also presiding over sluggish economic growth.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on Tuesday that the Kingdom of Denmark will “massively” increase its military spending as European nations grapple with the reality that they can no longer merely rely on the American taxpayer to subsidise their defence.

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, according to a statement released Tuesday evening by the Holy See Press Office.

German auto parts giant Continental AG is cutting around 3,000 research and development jobs in its automotive division, a move that comes as the company prepares to spin off the struggling business amid broader turmoil for the auto industry stemming

Rock band Placebo’s frontman Brian Molko was charged with defamation after calling Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a “fascist Nazi” from the stage in Turin.

Authorities in Greece said Tuesday they detained 107 migrants in two separate operations near the island of Crete, as an official attributed an increase in people trying to cross the eastern Mediterranean to conflicts in the Middle East.

Nearly half of German voters support Berlin deploying troops as part of a broader peacekeeping force in Ukraine after a potential Trump-negotiated settlement between Kyiv and Moscow.

Russia praised first round of Ukraine talks, with U.S. delegation saying both sides committed to work towards in-person Presidential meeting. 

The Vatican announced Monday afternoon that Pope Francis’ hospital stay would be extended for an indefinite period of time, citing a “complex” clinical condition due to an infection of the respiratory tract.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wants a guarantee of U.S. military intervention in Ukraine in a worst-case scenario to ensure any future peace deal there goes ahead.

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has cemented its lead in the polls and has begun to pull ahead of the Westminster establishment parties, according to a survey from YouGov.

Elon Musk’s X social media firm announced it has launched legal cases in Germany against government “overreach” against the platform’s users’ privacy and freedom of expression.

Marco Rubio and Sergei Lavrov meet for talks on Ukraine, but even before sitting down Russia demonstrated its hard bargaining mindset.

President Donald Trump’s return as leader of the free world is stoking excitement among Mediterranean officials about possibilities for peace and economic agreements in the Mediterranean and Middle East.

“For purposes of this United States Policy, we will consider Countries that use the VAT System, which is far more punitive than a Tariff, to be similar to that of a Tariff,” Trump wrote.

Monday’s meeting in Paris appears to have validated the Trump administration’s reluctance to include European leaders in Ukraine peace talks as deep divides remain on Europe’s role in the peace process.

“He who saves his Country does not violate any law,” Trump posted over the weekend.

Keir Starmer will go to Washington next week to discuss a “wide range of issues”, a British government spokesperson confirmed on Monday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky paid an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday with his wife Olena Zelenska, seeking assistance with recovering Ukrainian prisoners from Russia, a “large humanitarian program” for suffering civilians, and “investments and economic partnership” that could help Ukraine rebuild after the war.

American broadcaster CBS followed German police as they raided homes for speech crimes, such as posting a “racist cartoon” on the internet after U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticised censorship across Europe.

Elon Musk’s X and Google are leading a pack of tech giants expressing concerns that the cost of funding the UK’s Online Safety Act could drive businesses out of the country.

Starmer declared willingness to deploy British troops to Ukraine “in harm’s way” to deter Russian aggression.

Top Russian and U.S. officials are readying to meet Tuesday to address a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine and preparing a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.