The US anticipates a protracted military conflict with Iran, potentially lasting weeks, as tensions escalate following US strikes and Iranian retaliation. The duration hinges on Iran's actions regarding commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. US officials believe they have leverage due to successful oil tanker transits.
Colombians are voting in a presidential runoff election that could dramatically alter the country's approach to its armed conflict. The far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, who favors military confrontation, is leading polls against Iván Cepeda, the architect of President Petro's "total peace" plan.
Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential runoff that could dramatically shift the country's approach to its armed conflict. Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, vowing military confrontation, faces leftwing senator Iván Cepeda, who supports "total peace" negotiations.
As US-Cuba tensions escalate with Raul Castro's indictment, Havana prepares for potential military action using its 'War of All People' doctrine. Analysts debate Cuba's defense capabilities amid economic crisis and US political constraints.
Leonid Slutsky, head of the State Duma's committee on international affairs and LDPR Party leader, said the electoral victory of Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria party demonstrates society's fatigue from Russophobic policies harming national interests. He noted growing fragmentation among 'sovereigntists' in Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and Hungary, calling it a response to EU leadership's alleged push toward military confrontation with Russia.
Russian UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya criticized current European leaders for pursuing confrontation with Russia, contrasting them with former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's vision of European-Russian cooperation.
