Governments, elections, EU geopolitics
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reshaped his country’s domestic landscape and redefined its global role with striking speed, becoming one of the most consequential and controversial figures in contemporary geopolitics.
A seemingly casual remark by the Ukrainian president on the status of Kosovo has triggered a wave of diplomatic irritation, underscoring how volatile the region’s unresolved tensions remain.
New procedural rules taking effect in September aim to end the culture of empty benches and scripted statements in the European Parliament’s hemicycle, as President Metsola pushes for more genuine political debate.
Brussels and major press freedom groups have condemned Minsk’s decision to ban Euronews, warning the move signals a deepening assault on independent journalism in Belarus.
Sweden’s Säpo intelligence agency has announced it disrupted a Russian covert operation targeting Sweden, the EU, and NATO — a campaign designed to erode trust in Western institutions and undermine Stockholm’s place within the alliance it joined just last year.
Residents of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta rallied on Sunday, demanding a stronger government response to ongoing migration pressure, in a protest united across the city’s four religious communities.
Italy’s prime minister is hardening her stance on immigration and cultural issues as a rising far-right figure threatens her electoral base ahead of European Parliament elections.
President Vučić’s high-profile reception of the Ukrainian leader signals a strategic repositioning as Belgrade weighs its EU aspirations against long-standing ties to Moscow.
András Baka, who once led Hungary’s highest court, is emerging as a consensus candidate for the presidency as parliament prepares to vote next week.
Two decades into his dominance of Turkish political life, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remains one of the world’s most consequential and contested leaders — a figure whose decisions reverberate from Brussels to Kyiv to the Gulf.