Ukraine is our enemy – Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has branded Ukraine an “enemy” over its demands that Hungary stop buying Russian oil and gas. – Budapest has resisted the EU’s attempts to phase…
US accuses China of secret nuclear testing
The United States accused Beijing on Friday of conducting a secret nuclear test in 2020 as it called for a new, broader arms control treaty that would bring in China…
Russia set record volume of LNG supplies to Europe in January 2026
Supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European Union reached a historic high in January, amid the introduction of a complete ban on Russian gas in the EU…
Zelenskyy says US gave Ukraine and Russia June deadline to end war
The US has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly four year war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told. – If the June deadline…
Renewed Attacks on Electrical Substations Disrupt Power Lines Supplying Nuclear Facilities
Ukraine’s NPPs reduced power output again this morning after renewed military activity affected electrical substations and disconnected some power lines, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi says. DG Grossi reiterates call…
OSCE officials arrive in Moscow for ‘dialogue’ on Ukraine
Senior officials from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) arrived in Moscow on Thursday for what they have described as dialogue on the Ukraine conflict. – The…
IAEA Says Military Activity Again Hits Ukraine’s Power Grid, Disrupting Nuclear Plant Operations
The Ukrainian electrical grid was again the target of military activity, over the past weekend, leading to significant impacts to several regions of Ukraine and nuclear power plant (NPP) operations,…
Norway’s security service sees stepped-up Russian espionage in Arctic
Russia is expected to step up spying in Norway this year, focusing increasingly on the country’s Arctic mainland and the Svalbard archipelago, the Norwegian domestic security service PST said on…
US calls for new multilateral arms control agreement following new START expiry
The United States on Friday called for a new arms control agreement after the treaty that set caps on Russian and U.S. strategic nuclear weapons deployments expired on Thursday. –…
Sámi National Day – Celebrating Indigenous Sámi Identity Across Four Nations on February 6
On February 6, 2026, the Sámi people — the indigenous inhabitants of Sápmi (the traditional Sámi homeland spanning northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia) — celebrate Sámi National…