Sweden will rush through legislation allowing police to wiretap children under 15 after a recent spate of bombings ordered by criminal gangs recruiting teens, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced Thursday. “We are pushing the legislation to enter into force in the fall of 2025 … This is important to get at those who often … Read more
A small US security firm is hiring nearly 100 US special forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas truce, according to a company spokesperson and a recruitment email seen by Reuters, introducing armed American contractors into the heart of one of the world’s most violent conflict zones. UG Solutions … Read more
Rubio, new in the role, was invited to attend a meeting of EU foreign ministers but did not attend, even virtually. His apparent blanking of the invitation caused some officials in Brussels to worry that President Donald Trump’s administration was shirking the EU in favor of building relationships with national figures, as part of a … Read more
In a video posted on X, Meloni said she was being investigated “for the crimes of aiding and abetting … in connection with the repatriation of [Njeem].” She argued the ICC warrant had not been recognized by Italy’s courts and claimed she was the target of a left-wing conspiracy. “I can’t be blackmailed, I can’t … Read more
The newly inaugurated U.S. president has become increasingly focused on claiming the huge Arctic island, and has pointedly not ruled out using military force or economic coercion to take it from Denmark later in the day. Frederiksen was in Berlin and Paris Tuesday morning to speak with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel … Read more
Before Trump’s inauguration, Ukraine was frustrated it wasn’t being invited to participate in planning and coordination with Trump’s team, fueling the country’s anxiety. Nonetheless, according to a top Republican lobbyist who advises Ukrainian agencies, a December meeting between Kellogg, Trump’s National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful Chief of Staff Andriy … Read more
Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai has called for a rollback of “irrational” freezes on the 2025 defence budget, warning of a serious impact on the island’s security. He also accused the opposition of “prioritising partisan interests”. Taiwan’s opposition-dominated legislature last week approved a total government budget of NT$2.9 trillion (US$88.2 billion) for the year ahead – … Read more
“Of course a businessman turned president would be interested. But Greenland is not for sale,” Murkowski and Chemnitz said in a statement obtained by POLITICO. “As legislators representing Greenland in Denmark and the United States, we see a better path forward. The United States, like Denmark, should recognize that the future will be defined by … Read more
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The Taliban’s Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, hosted a delegation in Kabul on Sunday led by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss multiple issues, including water resources, Afghan migrants, and security of the shared borders, in the highest level delegation between Iran and the Taliban since the latter seized power in 2021. … Read more
