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The bloc should build up its defenses by 2030 to deter Russia even without US backing, Frederik Vansina has said European nations have around four years to build up their defenses enough to deter a Russian attack without US backing, Frederic Vansina, Belgium’s Chief of the General Staff, has said. Moscow has dismissed speculation that it plans to attack NATO as nonsense.In an interview with Le Soir published on Friday, Vansina acknowledged that Russia does not pose an immediate threat to the West.“I don’t want to scare the population. The Russians are not going to attack us imminently, anytime soon,”…

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that the worst scenario for Operation Epic Fury is that it “might come out that what we have done is said to Iran, after forty-seven years of this nonsense, you just can’t do it with impunity.” Maher said, “At worst, it might come out that what we have done is said to Iran, after forty-seven years of this nonsense, you just can’t do it with impunity. Okay, maybe we didn’t get rid of the regime, we didn’t, but at least we put you on notice, you just can’t do…

Donald Trump earlier vowed to maintain the blockade of Iranian ports until a peace deal is reached The Iranian military has once again closed free passage through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, citing what it described as US ‘piracy.’On Friday, Tehran initially declared the waterway completely open for commercial vessels for the remaining period of the ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, prompting a fall in oil prices on hopes of de-escalation.However, while US President Donald Trump praised the news, he said that the US blockade of Iranian ports “will remain in full force” until a peace deal is reached.…

Winner of last week’s parliamentary elections in Hungary, Péter Magyar, has vowed to suspend public media news services once his party comes to power. The Tisza Party leader, who won a decisive victory over outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Obrán on Sunday, securing enough votes for a super majority in Budapest’s parliament, appears intent on solidifying his grip on power in short order. Magyar, a former member of Orbán’s Fidesz Party, said on Monday that he would use his large majority to amend the constitution to impose term limits and retroactively apply the law solely to ban Orbán from ever challenging for…

President Trump’s decision not to attend the NRA’s 2026 Annual Meetings is bringing the group’s influence into question. The NRA’s Annual Meetings are currently underway in Houston, Texas. The Hill reported that Trump “[skipped the NRA’s] annual convention this weekend, his second snub in as many years of an organization long seen as a key political ally for Republicans.” NRA director of public affairs Justin Davis spoke on Trump’s absence, claiming the organization was not concerned by it. He said, “The president is obviously incredibly busy with worldwide affairs right now, and we’re incredibly close to the administration. We work…

The UK is pulling out all the stops to persecute a pro-Palestine activist group, including blanket gag orders and courtroom deception Imagine you know about a brutal gang of serial killers openly committing one sadistic crime after the other. Imagine you recognize your obvious moral obligation to do something to stop or at least impede these crimes as best you can, but your country’s morally perverse and politically corrupt authorities are in cahoots with the murderers, so you cannot simply call the police.Indeed, if you try to resist the killers and their accomplices, the police and state prosecutors will relentlessly…

LONDON (AP) – British police said Friday they have charged three people in an arson attack at a Persian-language media organization in northwest London. Oisin McGuinness, 21, Nathan Dunn, 19, and a 16-year-old boy were all charged with arson with intent to endanger life, London´s Metropolitan Police Service said in a statement. McGuinness was also charged with dangerous driving. All three are British nationals. Police said that officers on patrol in the Wembley area of north London on Wednesday night responded to reports of a burning container thrown toward a building. The unspecified container landed in a car park, where…

Boston’s Democrat Mayor, Michelle Wu, is facing a backlash after being exposed for pushing “wellness” grants specifically for queer illegal aliens despite already having a $100 million budget deficit. The tax-funded grants, ranging from $250 to $500 per migrant, were set to be distributed by the NGO activist group named OUTnewcomers, and was to be used for such luxurious purposes as gym memberships, yoga, meditation, reflection activities, transportation, and childcare support, according to the Boston Herald. “OUT newcomers” describes itself as “a Boston-based, community-led organization supporting LGBTQ+ migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees,” and is a fairly new group organized by…

Falsehood will not help the US achieve its goals in negotiations, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said US President Donald Trump made seven claims in one hour after Tehran announced the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and all of them are untrue, Iranian parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said.On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared the waterway, which handles around 25% of the global crude oil trade, “completely open” for commercial vessels for the remainder of the ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. The announcement sent oil prices down by about 10%.On Saturday, however,…

A section of central London has been closed off, with emergency services in “biohazard suits” seen investigating after an Iran-linked group claimed to have used drones to deliver “radioactive and carcinogenic materials” into the Israeli embassy. Specialist officers combed Kensington Gardens, onto which the Israeli embassy backs, on Friday over “discarded items” found in the park overnight that came as an Iran-linked group claimed it had launched an attack. The park was closed to the public with “hazardous” signs hung on the shut iron gates, and officers from the Metropolitan Police Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) response team in…