Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/serbia-election-vucic-students-march-0dae74efd432276818b159f68f3dcd1d Political tensions in Serbia grow as thousands of students march toward Belgrade (Serbia’s capital) ahead of a major parliamentary election. The election represents a challenge to Aleksandar Vucic, the country’s current authoritarian leader, and his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party. The student movement began two years ago, starting with a train station tragedy that killed 16 people,… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/20/europe/kyiv-under-pressure-as-trump-and-putin-cozy-up-analysis Pressure increases on Ukraine as President Donald Trump continues pursuing closer relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. While Trump claims to be working towards peace, Russia continues demanding that Ukraine surrender the Donbas region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky refuses because the territory contains an important defensive line protecting the rest of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Trump has introduced… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/07/europe/france-high-school-protests-government-intl Following the breaking out of student led protests across France in response to issues with school facilities, class sizes, opportunities, and more, the French government heavily cracked down on protests with aggressive force. With this crackdown even resulting in a protesting student’s hand being blown off, the government has halted their use of force, banning stun… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/germany-saxony-anhalt-election-far-right-afd-c538060710a2495c72425b6468df0d40 Germany’s far right party, the AfD (Alternative for Deutschland), had an unprecedented victory in the Saxony-Anhalt regional election on Sunday, gaining just under half of the popular vote. Unfortunately for them, they were unable to secure a majority within the parliament of the state. Had the party won the majority, it would have been Germany’s first… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/02/g-s1-141502/germany-russia-attempted-drone-attack Last month, there was an attempted attack via bomb-loaded-drone at the Leipzig/Halle airport in Germany. On Tuesday, the German government publicly announced their blame for the attack on Russia. Furthermore, the German government explained that it would shut down a Russian consulate, alongside other punishments by Germany. This situation is a result of continued tension between… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.ft.com/content/6d272811-8d26-46f0-ae24-abed61aa1bf3?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Four EU member nations, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal, are pushing for the usage of withheld funds designated for Russia to be repurposed as funds for Ukrainian defense. Due to EU sanctions imposed on Russia by the EU because of the war in Ukraine, more than $200B dollars in central bank assets are being withheld… Read more »
