Moldova Votes: We Choose Europe

This post was originally published on here Observers worldwide were closely watching Moldova’s parliamentary elections yesterday. Eastern Europe was once thought of as a backwater; now it is a battleground between Russia and the West. Sunday’s vote was a crucial fork in the road for Moldova. Moldova chose Europe. Voters elected the pro-EU Party of…

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Trump: Israel Will Not Annex West Bank

This post was originally published on here “I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,” Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office today. Regarding the conflict in Gaza, he said, “It’s time to stop.” Israel has threatened for weeks to annex some or all of the West Bank in retaliation for Australia,…

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Germany Races Into Space

This post was originally published on here Space warfare is intensifying, and Germany needs to meet the moment, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told a space conference in Berlin yesterday. He cited the need to counter Russian spy satellites that are chasing German military satellites and announced plans to invest $41 billion in space defense over…

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America Could Sell Turkey F-35 Fighter Jets

This post was originally published on hereAmerica could sell Turkey F-35 fighter jets, President Trump indicated yesterday as he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “He needs certain things, and we need certain things, and we’re going to come to a conclusion,” Trump said. During the same discussion, he encouraged Erdoğan to stop buying…

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Finland’s President Called for United Nations Reforms

This post was originally published on hereFinland’s president called for United Nations reforms on Wednesday in a speech to the General Assembly, requesting that veto power be stripped from Russia and China. Such a change is unlikely, but the speech highlighted the fundamental disharmony within this rowdy international body. It came the same week that…

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Trump Saved TikTok

This post was originally published on hereTrump saved TikTok, arranging yesterday for a consortium of American investors to buy 80 percent of the Chinese-owned and Chinese Communist Party-controlled social media platform. A 2024 law banned TikTok, starting this past January 17, and President Trump extended the deadline to December to finalize a deal, which would…

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Comey Indictment: The Elusiveness of Justice

This post was originally published on here A federal grand jury in Virginia indicted former fbi Director James Comey yesterday on two felony counts. Attorney General Pam Bondi lauded the Justice Department’s “commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable,” while the media slammed it as “Trump’s revenge strike.” The charges relate to…

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