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The Kremlin has not commented on the supposed ‘energy ceasefire’ · US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, January 29, 2026, in Washington. ©  AP Photo/Evan Vucci · [RT] US President Donald Trump has claimed that Russia will not attack targets in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities “for a week.” Trump said that the decision came after he “personally asked” Russian President Vladimir Putin to…

Shahid Butt has urged his young supporters to knock their enemies’ “teeth out” · Shahid Butt speaks to the Core LIbrary podcast, 2025 © YouTube / Core Library · [RT] A convicted Islamist terrorist is running for local office in the British city of Birmingham. Shahid Butt has urged voters to overlook his past “mistakes,” which include conspiring to bomb the British consulate in Yemen. · In an interview with Birmingham Live this week, Butt…

The secretary of state’s remarks come as Washington reportedly eyes strikes on nuclear sites and officials in the Islamic Republic · RT composite. © Getty Images / Bill Chizek; Chip Somodevilla · [RT] The US could strike Iran “preemptively,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said, while acknowledging that any attempt at regime change would prove difficult. · His comments come as US President Donald Trump has stepped up…

The five suspects are accused of misconduct in public office and stealing cash from illegals who had crossed the English Channel on boats · Illegal boat migrants attempt to cross the English Channel © Carl Court/Getty Images · [RT] Five British immigration officers have appeared in court on charges of stealing cash from illegal migrants who arrived in the UK across the English Channel on small boats, Reuters reported on Thursday. · The…

Ukraine cannot demand to be admitted to the bloc by a certain date, Luxembourg’s Xavier Bettel has said · Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, January 29, 2026. © Getty Images / Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu · RT} Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky should not “give ultimatums” to the EU over the country’s membership in the bloc, Luxembourgish Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel told reporters on…

Berlin needs action, not constant commentary on international crises, Tino Chrupalla has said · FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) listens as MP Tino Chrupalla (R) delivers a speech in the Bundestag, Berlin, Germany, on December 17, 2025. ©  Global Look Press / Sebastian Gollnow · [RT] German Chancellor Friedrich Merz should “step forward” and re-engage in dialogue with Russia, opposition lawmaker Tino Chrupalla…

Gerard Darmanin has toughened his stance as he prepares a run for the presidency · Migrants queue with their papers for temporary shelter in Paris, France, November 5, 2025 © Getty Images / Kiran Ridley · French Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin has proposed a near-total halt to legal immigration for up to three years, as he prepares to take on the right-wing National Rally in next year’s presidential election. · Speaking to French…

The US can no longer run the world, so it’s trying to lock down Europe · By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club · US President Donald Trump speaks while (L-R) Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney listen during a summit of European and Middle Eastern leaders on Gaza, October 13, 2025, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. ©  Chip Somodevilla/Getty…

The emerging narrative is that Ukraine might have won had he climbed the escalation ladder faster. · Andrew Korybko · Ukraine’s impending defeat, in the sense of failing to reconquer all of its lost territory by the end of the ongoing conflict, has sparked a blame game about who’s responsible for this epic debacle. Senior fellow at the liberal Atlantic Council think tank Adrian Karatnycky published a piece at Foreign Policy in…

The Russian president has said he would welcome the Ukrainian leader when he is open to dialogue, Yury Ushakov has said · FILE PHOTO. Moscow. © Getty Images / Ulf Mauder;  picture alliance · [RT] Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is welcome to visit Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior Kremlin aide said on Wednesday. · The idea of a…