Diplomacy & International Relations

Palestine: Killings, destruction and settler encroachment continues

(UN News) The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has reduced the scale of violence in the Gaza Strip but killings and destruction continue, while...

Housing crisis takes centre stage at World Urban Forum in Baku

(UN News) Now is the time to place housing at the heart of sustainable development. That was the message delivered on Monday by UN...

Genuine Russian Cossacks Fight For Ukraine Against Putin’s Regime

(Richard Arnold - The Jamestown Foundation) Russia’s war in Ukraine has exposed a divide within the Cossack movement, with many Kremlin-backed Cossacks supporting Moscow...

Putin’s Beijing Visit Promises Few Rewards

(Pavel K. Baev - The Jamestown Foundation) The timing and scale of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming May 19–20 Beijing visit underscores Russia’s weakened...

Andalusia: vince il Partito Popolare ma è ostaggio di Vox. Un duro colpo per Sanchez

(Maria Eva Pedrerol)  Il leader regionale del Partito Popolare (PP) Juan Manuel Moreno ha vinto le elezioni in Andalusia ma non ha raggiunto l’obiettivo di...

Trump-Xi Summit Produces No Solution to the Strait Closure

(The Soufan Center) The Trump-Xi summit meetings in Beijing did not materially advance U.S. efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Absent an agreement...

Council of Europe highlights role of democracy and AI governance in security

(DigWatch) The Council of Europe has called for a legal and democratic framework for European security in its 2026 annual report, warning that the...

Executions surge to highest recorded figure in 44 years

(Amnesty International) Executions in 2025 soared to the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 1981, with 2,707 people executed across 17 countries, revealed...

US Treasury Secretary Bessent: Will call on G7 to follow sanctions regime on Iran

(Al Arabiya) United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that he would call on G7 finance ministers to follow a sanctions regime...

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