In an important move, Bulgaria’s parliament has passed legislation intended to protect journalists, activists, whistleblowers and others from abusive lawsuits aimed at intimidating or silencing public criticism. Known as strategic lawsuits against public…

South Korea has summoned Andrii Vieshkin, Ukraine’s acting ambassador in Seoul and demanded an apology, in a dispute over the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war captured while fighting alongside Russian…

Christian workers serving in Ukraine are reporting baptisms and growing faith despite continuing Russian attacks and the suffering caused by war. Free Burma Rangers founder Dave Eubank described beginning a recent mission by…

The USA has signed a new defence agreement with Denmark and Greenland, allowing Washington to establish two additional military bases in Greenland while reaffirming Danish sovereignty and Greenlandic self-determination. The agreement, updating a…

Coinciding with the final day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, Ukraine carried out its largest drone attack on the Moscow region since the war began. Russian officials said hundreds of drones targeted the capital,…

Ursula von der Leyen has proposed opening the door for Canada to become the EU’s first ‘associate member’, although such a status does not currently exist. As Mark Carney listened, she called for…

Ukraine is prepared to agree to an energy ceasefire with Russia if Moscow commits to ending its attacks on Ukrainian power and gas infrastructure, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. When the proposal was raised…

Russia is holding its first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Vladimir Putin’s United Russia expected to retain control of the 450-seat State Duma. Critics describe Russia’s political system as…

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has achieved a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, winning 43.8% of the vote but falling three seats short of an outright parliamentary majority. The party is…

Fourteen men have gone on trial in Paris over the 2021 English Channel disaster in which more than 30 migrants died or disappeared while attempting to reach Britain. The defendants face charges including…