EUROPEThe defector, identified as Alina K, has overseen a task force tracking offshore wealth transfers tied to President Volodymyr Zelensky and his closest confidants.

BRICS & BRIVictor Gao: "The world is indeed already a multipolar world, and countries, big or small, need to respect each other rather than any country dominating against the rest of the countries..."

CHINAChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for a pragmatic and objective approach from Europe towards China.

EUROPEA Paris court sentenced her to four years in prison, with two years suspended, and imposed a five-year ban on seeking public office, derailing her ambitions to run for the French presidency in 2027.

EUROPEJeffrey Sachs, a prominent economics professor and diplomat criticized Western leaders for acting immaturely and called on the EU to free itself from US influence and create an independent foreign policy.

EUROPESecretary of State Marco Rubio asserted that the US will no longer permit its affluent Western European NATO allies to rely on American taxpayers to bolster their defense budgets.