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“An intentional act of injustice is an injury. A Nation has therefore the right to punish it…. This right to resist injustice is derived from the right of self-protection.” Emmerich de Vattel, The Law of Nations or the Principles of Natural Law 1758) Israel’s law-based conflict with Hezbollah and Hamas terrorism is grounded in the [...]

The Supreme Court of Tatarstan has sentenced Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to 6 and a half years of imprisonment for spreading false information about the Armed Russian Forces of the Russian Federation in a secret trial, the court’s press service said on Monday. Alsu Kurmasheva worked for the US government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and [...]

The EU Foreign Affairs High Representative Josep Borrell characterized Hungarian President Viktor Orbán as being disloyal to the EU during a press conference Monday, after which he switched the locations of informal EU Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers meetings to Brussels rather than Budapest. Borrell negated Orbán’s characterization of the EU as “pro-war,” stating that [...]

Ukraine Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko announced Friday that Iryna Farion, a former nationalist politician known for her staunch advocacy of Ukrainian language use over Russian, was fatally shot in Lviv. In a statement released via Telegram, Klymenko indicated that investigators are considering several theories, including personal animosity and Farion’s sociopolitical activities, while not ruling out [...]

Russia’s Basmanyy District Court issued an arrest warrant for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, on Tuesday, accusing her of being part of an “extremist” group. Navalnaya, who is currently residing outside Russia, would face immediate arrest should she decide to return. Navalnaya was charged under part 2 of Article 282.1 of [...]

The recent defense agreement between North Korea and Russia, pledging mutual defense and assistance, signals a disturbing shift in the global geopolitical landscape. This pact, building on an increasingly visible camaraderie between these authoritarian regimes, raises the specter of a new axis of dictatorships. With China, Iran, and Belarus already exhibiting varying degrees of alignment [...]

UK political party Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claimed Saturday that Google blocked the party’s Ad Accounts. Farage called this “election interference.” The account has since been reinstated. One advertisement was removed for a “policy violation.” It is unclear which policy they violated. Google’s advertising policies that appear most applicable are the political content and [...]

In the final analysis, human fragmentation into separate and competitively hostile states is unnatural. Because it is contrary to intellectual understanding and natural law, such fragmentation always makes it impossible to fashion a just and survivable global order. Ipso facto, it also renders impossible any long-term American future. What should be done? Suitable transformations are [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defense assistance pact on Wednesday during Putin’s visit to the North Korean capital Pyongyang since 2000. According to a statement from the Russian government, the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership stipulates “mutual assistance in the event of aggression against one of [...]

The Sverdlovsky Regional Court on Monday declared that the trial of American journalist Evan Gershkovich will be held behind closed doors. As released by the court and reported by TASS, the first session will take place on June 26. Gershkovich was previously being kept in a pre-trial detention center, during which time his appeal to [...]