‘They’re trying to change the rules’: Republicans ramp up fight to stop new maps in Utah

Law makes it harder to remove names from GOP remapping petition for people who say they were misled into signing itUS politics live – latest updatesUtah’s Republican-controlled legislature is escalating its fight against the state’s anti-gerrymandering law after a series of court rulings threatened the congressional map that has long favored the GOP.In the latestContinue Reading

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Viktor Orbán deployed Hungarian troops to the Ukrainian border on 27 February 2026—the same week Budapest blocked a €90 billion EU military loan and vetoed the 20th sanctions package against Russia. The stated reason was a pipeline “blockade.” The underlying mechanism is older. Since 2018, a recurring cycle—provocation in Zakarpattia,Continue Reading

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Belarus uses imprisoned opposition figures as tools to pressure the West, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry notes in its annual report on national security threats. In reality, Minsk acts as a Russian tool of intimidation of European countries. In 2025, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Chris Smith visited Minsk amidContinue Reading