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Few serious analysts believe Russia wants a broader war with Europe, but European leaders speak as if it’s only a matter of time. The risks of adopting that mindset are considerable.

Paris, Apr.3.– ‘France is not an island,’ Emmanuel Macron warned on social media on 20 February. ‘It’s about 1,500km from Strasbourg to Ukraine – that’s not very far.’ So first the Russians take the Donbass, and then Alsace? Macron’s alarmist rhetoric probably prompted a wry smile from his defence minister, Sébastien Lecornu. He, like most serious observers, discounts such a scenario: ‘Being a nuclear-armed power logically prevents us from being in the same position as a country without such weapons’. 

His predecessor, Hervé Morin, asked in Le Journal du Dimanche on 9 March, ‘Do we really need to cause our fellow citizens disproportionate worry by telling them, in essence, that the ultimate threat to France’s borders is Russia?’

Vance made his comment during a trip to the Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, a visit viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation.

Nuuk, Mar.28.– President Donald Trump suggested a possible annexation of Greenland for strategic and security reasons, but faces strong opposition from Greenland’s new Government, led by Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who is emphasizing unity against external pressure.

During a trip to the Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, Vance commented: “Our message to Denmark is very simple: You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland,” and he added: “You have under-invested in the people of Greenland and you have under-invested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass.”

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hit back at Vance in a statement to Danish media: “For many years, we have stood by the Americans in very difficult situations,” she said, referring to Danish combat deployments alongside American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. “The Vice President’s reference to Denmark is not accurate,” she said, expressing her readiness to “cooperate day and night with the Americans” on Arctic security.

• The government isn’t seizing farms, but radical fringe groups are encouraging invasions of land that they say was stolen by white settlers.
• A South African revolutionary song calling for blacks to kill white farmers has fomented racial tensions in the lead-up to elections.
• Extremist groups are attacking targets with bombs and automatic rifles, and no place is sacrosanct—from churches and bars frequented by white people, to minibus taxis transporting black factory workers.

Johannesburg, Mar.12.– On a swath of land on the north coast of South Africa’s lush KwaZulu-Natal Province, endless rows of sugarcane fill the emerald rolling hills, against the backdrop of the azure Indian Ocean.

It looks peaceful, but a battle has raged here for almost 15 years.

The winner of Romania's first round of presidential election, was annulled as a candidate by the Constitutional Court on 6 December 2024 

Bucharest, Feb.28 (DPnet).– After his appearance at the General Prosecutor's Office on 26 February, Romanian news channel Antena 3 CNN reported Călin Georgescu is being questioned in connection with the financing of his election campaign last year. Georgescu was indicted on six counts and put under judicial control for 60 days, which allows him to walk free but not to leave the country, according to Romanian media reports.

In a surprising turn of events, Călin Georgescu, a previously unknown far-right populist candidate, emerged victorious in the first round of Romania's presidential election, defeating the incumbent Prime Minister. This unexpected outcome led to a runoff against reformist Elena Lasconi of the Save Romania Union party.