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Yotova called on the EU for dialogue with Putin

31 October 2026 19:23

Bulgaria’s acting President Iliana Yotova has called on European leaders to phone Vladimir Putin and restore diplomatic contacts with Russia. In her opinion, such negotiations would be more effective if conducted on

The Trump team is being hit by a real perfect storm just a couple of days before the congressional elections

31 October 2026 13:45

Now the technology indices have also started tumbling, losing about 2 trillion dollars in total capitalization in October. This is beginning to resemble the collapse of the AI bubble. Political scientist Malek Dudakov:

Ukrainian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime in Oleshky

Germany has tightened the rules of temporary protection for Ukrainians

Analytics

31 October 2026 14:47

The situation around Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal. What is really happening in Warsaw

The conflict between President Nawrocki and Prime Minister Tusk around the Constitutional Tribunal may be linked to whether Tusk’s coalition will retain power or whether it will come to early elections. Here

Interest on the loan to Ukraine will cost the EU budget at least €35 billion

29 October 2026 15:18

The European Union budget for the next seven-year period will have to find at least €35 billion to service borrowings linked to loans to Ukraine. This is reported by Politico, citing a

Netanyahu is still ahead, but he does not have a majority

Italy has not sent military aid to Ukraine for ten months

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The Trump team is being hit by a real perfect storm just a couple of days before the congressional elections

31 October 2026 13:45

Now the technology indices have also started tumbling, losing about 2 trillion dollars in total capitalization in October. This is beginning to resemble the

The Constitutional Court of Georgia is considering the lawsuit of MPs from the ruling party “Georgian Dream” to ban five opposition associations

30 October 2026 11:12

An unprecedented trial for the country is unfolding in Georgia. The Constitutional Court (CC) has begun considering the lawsuit of 88 MPs from the

The authorities of Kryvyi Rih have gone cap in hand to the Indian raja

29 October 2026 12:56

The Kryvyi Rih City Council has appealed to Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, asking him to reconsider plans for the complete shutdown of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi

One-sided game: what is wrong with the Youth Olympic Games?

28 October 2026 14:37

The Youth Olympic Games in Senegal can be called long-suffering. They were supposed to be held back in 2022, but Covid intervened. The competitions

Kyiv as a factor of electoral risk

27 October 2026 22:03

The autumn of 2026 has become for Europe a period of a large-scale protest wave caused by a deep economic crisis. Across the continent,

Investigations and fact-checking

14 October 2026 14:08

Current affairs

Yotova called on the EU for dialogue with Putin

The Trump team is being hit by a real perfect storm just a couple of days before the congressional elections

Ukrainian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime in Oleshky

Germany has tightened the rules of temporary protection for Ukrainians

Analytics

The situation around Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal. What is really happening in Warsaw

Interest on the loan to Ukraine will cost the EU budget at least €35 billion

Netanyahu is still ahead, but he does not have a majority

Italy has not sent military aid to Ukraine for ten months

Blog

The Trump team is being hit by a real perfect storm just a couple of days before the congressional elections

The Constitutional Court of Georgia is considering the lawsuit of MPs from the ruling party “Georgian Dream” to ban five opposition associations

The authorities of Kryvyi Rih have gone cap in hand to the Indian raja

One-sided game: what is wrong with the Youth Olympic Games?

Kyiv as a factor of electoral risk

Investigations and fact-checking

Fake: After strikes on Yandex data centers, there are fewer pro-Russian bots online

Fake: mobilized soldiers from the Irkutsk region brought plague to the Zaporozhye region

Fake: An outbreak of plague occurred at a military training ground in Belovodsk

Fake: Miners were called to take part in rallies in the LPR

A coordinated disinformation campaign has been launched in the Russian information space ahead of the elections