Iceland has announced its withdrawal from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, joining several European countries that have canceled their participation in response to Israel’s involvement.

Japan has scrambled fighter jets to monitor a Russia-China joint patrol amid simmering Tokyo-Beijing tensions.

The US administration has reportedly ramped up pressure on Zelensky to acquiesce to major territorial losses and other concessions in Trump’s so-called peace plan.

The new US 'National Security Strategy' pivots from global confrontation to Western Hemispheric dominance, downgrades rivalry with China, reduces West Asia focus, and sharpens pressure on European allies.

Russian senators say any Western effort, particularly by the European Troika, to revive sanctions against Iran is baseless and illegitimate.

France's President Emmanuel Macron seeks to expand trade between China and the EU by mounting pressure on Beijing.

A Kremlin spokesperson called the Trump administration’s decision not to label Russia as a direct threat to US security a positive development.