July 28, 2026

The leader of Iceland’s largest opposition party is urging European politicians to stay out of the country’s referendum on reopening EU membership talks next month, as senior figures across the bloc welcome the prospect of renewed negotiations, Politico reports.   “It’s extremely important that this decision in August will be left to the Icelandic nation,”…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would achieve its objectives in the war in Ukraine and “do everything for victory,” while acknowledging battlefield losses, inflation risks and the pressures facing the country.   Putin made the remarks at the Kremlin Palace while addressing lawmakers at the closing of the State Duma, the lower house of…