Het Japanse parlement heeft een hervorming van de keizerlijke troonopvolging goedgekeurd, maar een vrouwelijke keizer blijft uitgesloten. Daarmee kiest Tokio voor een beperkte modernisering van het eeuwenoude opvolgingssysteem, zonder te raken aan de mannelijke lijn die al generaties lang de basis vormt van de Chrysantentroon.
Volodymyr Zelensky has removed his popular defense minister, Mychajlo Fedorov, in a sweeping cabinet reshuffle. This occurred just on the eve of a visit by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Kyiv.
France is in the grip of an unprecedented wave of wildfires. During a visit to the heavily affected Fontainebleau Forest, President Emmanuel Macron said that the country “hasn't experienced a situation like this since the end of World War II.” According to him, some 35,000 hectares of natural areas have already gone up in flames, including more than 2,000 hectares in the iconic forest southeast of Paris.
Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin has sharply criticized President Vladimir Putin. According to him, the Kremlin is steering Russia toward chaos—and possibly even a catastrophe. He made these remarks on Wednesday during an interview in Dolgoproedny, a suburb of Moscow. Nadezhdin is one of the few Russian politicians who still speaks out publicly against Putin and the war in Ukraine without ending up in prison or fleeing the country.
The American news network NBC has learned from sources within the Trump administration that the war the United States is waging against Iran is costing far more than has been officially admitted so far.
The resignation of Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Defense Minister, has drawn fierce criticism from the wider public: in numerous cities, young people are expressing their support for the popular minister and calling for his return.
After a stunning comeback against England, Argentina has fought its way to the World Cup final in the U.S. After the final whistle, the victory took on a political tone.
The British government wants to introduce a nighttime social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds. Apps such as Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube would be unavailable by default between midnight and 6:00 a.m., although users could disable that setting themselves.
Last week, Russia conducted its first unannounced live-fire exercise on Lake Peipus, near the border with Estonia. According to Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, this took place without prior notification to the Estonian authorities, and the sound of the gunfire could be heard all the way to the other side of the border.
Vladimir Poetin heeft de Belgische autodesigner Pierre Leclercq onverwacht de Russische nationaliteit toegekend. Dat blijkt uit een officieel decreet dat op de website van het Kremlin werd gepubliceerd. Zo meldt onder meer de Russische nieuwssite Meduza. Waarom de Belgische topontwerper nu precies een Russisch paspoort krijgt, is voorlopig niet duidelijk.