World
Energy
Fire Erupts at Hungarian Oil Refinery
The fire erupted on Monday evening at one of the processing units of the Danube Refinery, and Budapest said an investigation is ongoing as to the cause of the fire.
Oct. 21, 2025
Drones
Bryansk: Border Raids Shatter Kremlin’s ‘Peacetime’ Narrative
The raids are because Ukraine is full of people brainwashed into attacking peace-loving Russia, but local residents can be confident the situation is under control, says the Governor of Bryansk.
Oct. 21, 2025
Putin
Poland Warns It Could Arrest Putin If His Plane Enters Its Airspace Ahead of Trump Summit
The ICC warrant, issued in 2023 for the war crime behind the deportation of Ukrainian children, requires member states, including all EU countries, to arrest Putin if he enters their territory.
Oct. 21, 2025
War in Ukraine
Over 50 Russia-Linked Suspects Held in Poland Since 2022
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk earlier on Tuesday wrote on X that eight people have been detained across the country in recent days on suspicion of “preparing acts of sabotage”.
Oct. 21, 2025
Putin
‘Your Mom’ Chose Budapest for Peace Talks, White House Press Sec Tells Reporter
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said her remarks were in response to a HuffPost reporter, calling him “not a journalist interested in the facts” but a “left-wing hack.”
Oct. 21, 2025
Zelensky
OPINION: Round and Round We Go
The continuation of appeasement towards Russia from the Biden through to the Trump administration is only extending the war in Ukraine.
Oct. 21, 2025
Zelensky
After Zelensky’s Visit: Trump Siding With Putin Again?
The US President had agreed to a US-Russia summit in Budapest in a phone conversation with Putin on Thursday. Media discuss what Trump’s latest U-turn means.
Oct. 21, 2025
Rubio
Lavrov-Rubio Talks Reported Delayed as Kremlin Says No Meeting Was Scheduled
CNN reported that the talks – meant to prepare for a summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Budapest – had been “put on hold for the time being.”
Oct. 21, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Echoes of 1938 – Real Peace or World War III?
Securing peace is never easy, but finding the wrong kind of peace – like when Chamberlain shook hands with Adolf Hitler in Munich to secure “peace in our time” – can be deadly: 85 million people died.
Oct. 21, 2025
Ukraine
Britain Ready to Spend £100M, Send Troops to Ukraine
UK State Defence Secretary has a plan for a Multinational Force Ukraine – designed to help secure Ukraine’s borders, skies and seas – if a ceasefire is reached.
Oct. 21, 2025
Russia
Bulgaria Ready to Offer Air Corridor for Putin to Meet Trump in Budapest
However, no request has yet been made by Moscow to allow Putin’s aircraft to pass over the Black Sea nation.
Oct. 21, 2025
Russia
EU Drafts Rules to Allow Member States to Board and Detain Russian Shadow Fleet Vessels
Russia has repeatedly been accused of using shadow fleet tankers to transport oil and gas in violation of international sanctions imposed over its war on Ukraine.
Oct. 21, 2025
Ukraine
‘Trump Got Played by Putin’ – Former Ambassador Warns Budapest Summit Is a ‘Trap’
In an interview with the Kyiv Post, Ambassador Steven Pifer suggests Washington’s mediating efforts are “doomed to fail” without increased pressure and “severe consequences” for Putin.
Oct. 21, 2025
Europe
‘Ukraine Is the Victim Here’ – Top EU Diplomat Says Trump Is Wrong to Pressure Zelensky
“If aggression pays off, it serves as an invitation to use it elsewhere as well,” Kaja Kallas says at meeting of EU foreign ministers.
Oct. 21, 2025
NATO
Italy Could Join PURL After All, Report Says
Previously, Rome’s stance was that avenues other than NATO purchasing US weapons for Kyiv were available for Ukraine to receive military aid.
Oct. 21, 2025
Zelensky
EU Reportedly Eyes New Accession Rules
European diplomats who spoke anonymously to Politico say that, under the proposal, new member states would not have full voting rights for a period, as Zelensky had predicted earlier in October.
Oct. 21, 2025
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