Leaders from France, Germany and Poland visited the capital Chisinau to celebrate Moldova’s independence day and display their backing for its government’s quest to join the EU, ahead of crucial elections.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk joined independence day celebrations in Moldova on Wednesday in a European show of support for the country’s bid to join the EU.
For all the vast commentary in the Western media on the Russia-Ukraine war, a persistent fact remains: beyond the immediate theatre of conflict, few observers possess a clear or consistent grasp of events on the ground. The fog of war—historically the product of battlefield confusion—has thickened in the digital age, not merely through competing strategic narratives and decontextualised drone footage, but also through the prevailing mists of Western wishful thinking.
The United States hopes to use machine learning to create and distribute propaganda overseas in a bid to “influence foreign target audiences” and “suppress dissenting arguments,” according to a U.S. Special Operations Command document reviewed by The Intercept.
Launched at the 2023 Group of Twenty (G20) summit in New Delhi, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) features three pillars that integrate existing and future infrastructure: a transportation pillar—the corridor’s backbone—integrating rail and maritime networks, an energy pillar with interconnected energy and electricity infrastructure across continents, and a digital pillar providing new fiber-optic cables and cross-border digital infrastructure.
Recruits of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attend a military drill near a frontline, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 25, 2025. Andriy Andriyenko/Press Service of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
It’s not enough to stop a war; it must then stay finished.
Among the most critical but least developed elements of a potential arrangement to end Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is the security guarantee that Kyiv will need to deter another attack from Moscow. That will require a deterrent force with substantial presence in Ukraine, including forces from the United States. Deterring future Russian military aggression is an achievable but nonetheless challenging and grave undertaking for the transatlantic community—one that is the subject of ongoing discussions among transatlantic officials following the recent White House leaders’ summit.
On August 18, Hamas accepted a new cease-fire proposal for the war in Gaza. The deal, which had just been presented by Egypt and Qatar and closely echoed earlier proposals shaped by the United States that Israel had backed without approving, called for the release of ten of the remaining 20 living Israeli captives in exchange for a 60-day truce. Unlike previous such proposals, Hamas did not request any changes to the document and accepted it within hours. So far, Israel has not accepted the proposal.
Home to almost 70 percent of Fortune 500 companies, Delaware’s reputation as America’s “corporate capital” has faced challenges in recent years. Tesla’s and SpaceX’s high-profile exits to Texas in 2024 highlighted other cracks in Delaware’s seamless relationship with large corporations, compounded by other states jockeying to attract businesses. Delaware’s government has launched a legislative charm offensive in response, passing several amendments in March 2025, which have eased restrictions on insider deals and reinforced the state’s commitments to low taxes and a business-friendly legal framework.
Authoritarian leaders propel insanity and dystopian supremacy using democracy to shield their crimes against humanity. A hybrid culture, part human and part vulture. The Arab-Muslim world lives in fantasy as puppets as paper boys claiming to be negotiating peace but cannot mold nor mourn as Israel occupies more lands and disables neighboring Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Jordan and to overrun Saudi Arabia for a Greater Israel. What is at stake? The global humanity is being marginalized and threatened by just two figures lacking effective leadership and accountability for the consequences of their sadistic thinking. President Trump and PM Netanyahu would deny the emerging plan for “Greater Israel” but coordinate and solidify its top priority for the conquest of the whole Arab Middle East. The Arab-Muslim leaders do not exist on a rational plateau of thoughts and actions. The on-going genocide against the people of Gaza for 23 months: continuous aerial bombardments, killing of people by planned starvation, attacks on places of worship, hospitals, journalists, UNRWA’s schools and so-called safe zones, data tells more than 62,000 lives are gone and more than 100K are injured and disabled and some 12k people or so still buried under the rubble. How would you imagine a world of peace and harmony on this earth? PM Netanyahu claims“starvation it is not the policy of Israel and famine in Gaza is not true.” The UN Secretary General condemns it: “Israel is using starvation as a weapon to punish the people of Gaza.” The civic societies in Israel demonstrate daily against PM Netanyahu’s policies and practices and ask for an end to the war on Gaza and freedom of hostages.
Burkina Faso’s security, economic, and humanitarian conditions continue to deteriorate under the military junta despite a high-volume information campaign.
Since seizing power in a military coup in September 2022, Burkina Faso’s ruling junta under Captain Ibrahim Traoré has prioritized controlling the narrative of this Sahelian country of 23 million people. With the aid of a cadre of online influencers, intelligence-linked operatives, and affiliated media pages—the Traoré junta has extolled his reported achievements as a transformative leader paralleling the iconic Thomas Sankara.
