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In an interview on RT, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl analysed the structural vulnerabilities in Europe's energy security following its strategic shift away from Russian gas. She argues that replacing reliable pipeline supplies with volatile LNG imports has made the continent's energy security more precarious. European gas markets are now subject to the unpredictability of shipping, weather, and spot market pricing, a stark contrast to the certainty provided by long-term contracts.

Kneissl notes a fourfold increase in US LNG exports to Europe since 2021, creating a new geopolitical dependence. This reliance grants Washington significant energy leverage over Brussels, a power ...

An interview on The Katie Halper Show (@TheKatieHalperShow) with University of Tehran professor Dr. Mohammad Marandi presents a direct challenge to the predominant Western media narrative surrounding recent unrest in Iran. Marandi argues that Western media engages in systematic demonisation of Iran and manufactured consent by portraying events as purely peaceful protests, ignoring, he claims, evidence of foreign interference in Iran and violent, coordinated actions.

The discussion cites a report from Israeli Channel 14, which hinted at a foreign government smuggling weapons to arm protesters, leading to hundreds of security force casualties. Marandi frames the rapid dissipation of protests following internet shutdowns ...

China has announced a corruption investigation into Zhang Youxia, one of the country’s most senior military figures, marking an unusually high-level move within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Zhang, a vice-chair of the Central Military Commission, has long been regarded as a key pillar of the Chinese military leadership. The decision to place him under investigation signals that President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign has reached the very top of the armed forces, an area traditionally shielded from public scrutiny.

Since coming to power, Xi has pursued a sweeping anti-graft drive across the party, state, and military, arguing that corruption threatens the Communist ...

A massive data exposure has left approximately 149 million unique login credentials publicly accessible online. The dataset, roughly 98GB in size, was aggregated by "infostealer" malware, which had previously infected countless individual computers to harvest usernames, email addresses, and plain-text passwords. Unlike a breach of a single company's server, this leak represents a consolidated collection of data stolen over time from a vast number of infected devices, pulled from various services. The information was reportedly left in an unsecured cloud storage location, making it easily accessible without any password protection.

The exposed credentials affect accounts across a wide range of services, ...

Analysis of US Foreign Policy and Overstretch

According to an analysis by Professor Jiang Xueqin featured on the YouTube channel Danny Haiphong, the current trajectory of US foreign policy under the Trump administration is accelerating a pattern of "imperial overstretch" that risks geopolitical blowback. The discussion critiques a strategy outlined in the US National Security Strategy, which is interpreted as abandoning multilateralism in favour of hard power, asserting control over the Western Hemisphere, and focusing on the economic strangulation of China by controlling critical mineral supplies.

Flashpoints: Iran and Venezuela

A central risk is the potential for a US-Iran conflict, framed not as ...

Senate Democrats have mounted significant opposition to a key appropriations bill, directly increasing the risk of a partial government shutdown. At issue is funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a critical agency responsible for border security, immigration enforcement, and domestic safety. The move represents a sharp break in the congressional appropriations process, where opposition from one party can derail the passage of essential spending legislation as a critical deadline approaches.

The core dispute centers on the bill's specific allocations and policy provisions. Democratic lawmakers have expressed strong objections to the proposed funding levels and operational directives for agencies within ...

A political and legal crisis is unfolding in South Korea following a landmark court ruling that has sent shockwaves through the nation's leadership. Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for his key role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's imposition of martial law in late 2024. In a televised verdict, the Seoul Central District Court defined the short-lived declaration as an act of "rebellion" and a "self-coup," stating it could have returned South Korea "to a dark past" of dictatorship. The court found Han, who was serving as acting president after Yoon's impeachment, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that the escalating international debate over Greenland's future "does not concern us at all," seeking to distance Russia from a diplomatic issue primarily between the United States and Denmark. However, during a meeting of the Russian Security Council, Putin extensively commented on the matter. He drew a direct historical analogy to Russia's own sale of Alaska to the United States in 1867 for $7.2 million. Using that transaction as a benchmark and adjusting for inflation and differences in land area, Putin estimated the current value of Greenland to be between $200 and $250 million, ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has strongly criticised his country's historic and final exit from nuclear power, labelling it a "serious strategic mistake." In a public statement, the head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) argued that the decision to shut down the last reactors and phase out nuclear energy has weakened Germany's position, making it less competitive and more dependent on energy imports, especially natural gas. This, he contends, was a key lesson from recent energy crises, where the absence of nuclear power as a stable baseload source left the nation more vulnerable to price volatility and supply disruptions.

Merz's ...

The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, has taken a significant step by formally backing a complaint from a local council about Royal Mail's consistent failure to meet its legally required delivery targets. The regulator's decision follows extensive reports from residents of persistent delays, missed deliveries, and unreliable service, particularly affecting first-class mail. In one area, Peterborough, residents have described the situation as a major disruption, with vital letters—including medical appointments, legal documents, and financial statements—arriving late or not at all, severely impacting daily life and local businesses.

Ofcom's action validates the local authority's concerns that Royal Mail is not fulfilling its universal ...