https://english.alahednews.news/nicons/rsslogo.png https://english.alahednews.news/ Alahednews https://english.alahednews.news/ Alahednews EU Stalls Plan to Seize Russian Assets for Ukraine Amid Legal Disputes Belgium’s demand for robust legal guarantees has reportedly stalled plans to provide Kiev with a loan financed by Moscow’s funds. https://english.alahednews.news/83314/549 Connolly On Verge of Historic Win as Ireland Votes Almost half of voters say they do not feel represented by either candidate, raising concerns about a low turnout and high rate of spoilt ballots. https://english.alahednews.news/83311/549 Politico: EU Divided Over Use of Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine Loan Some states want to sideline US arms manufacturers and channel the money into the bloc’s defense industry. https://english.alahednews.news/83294/549 KGB Chief Seeks Talks with Ukraine The agency is supporting Lukashenko’s efforts to restart quiet, calm negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. https://english.alahednews.news/83214/549 Zelensky Open to Talks with Russia—But Only After Guns Fall Silent The talks should occur during a ceasefire, the Ukrainian leader said. https://english.alahednews.news/83207/549 Armenians Rally To Free Gov’t Critic Protesters marched in Armenia’s capital demanding the release of Russian-Armenian billionaire and government critic. https://english.alahednews.news/83196/549 Police Injured in Clashes Outside US Embassy in Bogotá Images released by the Defense Ministry showed chaotic scenes near the embassy, including one officer with an arrow lodged in his arm. https://english.alahednews.news/83186/549 Poland Halts Nord Stream Sabotage Extradition Germany lacked jurisdiction in the case, as the explosions occurred in international waters. https://english.alahednews.news/83181/549 Zelensky Admits He “Hates” Putin — Says Feeling Is Mutual After Meeting Trump The Ukrainian leader claimed the feeling was mutual. https://english.alahednews.news/83169/549 Poland Rocked by Scandal After Secret Military Documents Found in Landfill The scandal comes as Poland pushes for a further military buildup in response to what it describes as a threat from Russia. https://english.alahednews.news/83154/549 Italy and Poland Shield Ukrainians in Nord Stream Probe The nation’s top court has blocked the handover of the detained ex-Ukrainian army officer to Germany. https://english.alahednews.news/83132/549 EU Lawmaker Accuses Hungary’s Orban of Spying — and Files Police Complaint in Germany MEP Daniel Freund claims Viktor Orban attempted to hack his email account. https://english.alahednews.news/83126/549 Netherlands Seizes Chinese-Owned Chipmaker Nexperia Amid US Pressure Nexperia’s parent company has blasted the seizure as excessive interference driven by geopolitical bias https://english.alahednews.news/83108/549 Poland Urges West to Fund Ukraine’s War “for at Least Three More Years” Kiev is right to plan for a long conflict, and the West must keep paying for it, Radoslaw Sikorski has said. https://english.alahednews.news/83105/549 Three Held in Suspected Plot Against Belgian PM Belgian authorities arrested 3 suspects over a drone bomb plot targeting Flemish leader Bart De Wever and other officials. https://english.alahednews.news/82975/549 Irish Presidential Frontrunner Accuses Government of Bowing to US Pressure on ’Israel’ Sanctions Bill Government sources told Reuters that the legislation may be watered down following lobbying by major US companies operating in Ireland. https://english.alahednews.news/82965/549 Nobel Watch: Experts Dismiss Trump’s Chances for 2025 Peace Prize Analysts argue that Trump’s “America First” foreign policy and confrontational diplomacy have deepened global instability. https://english.alahednews.news/82937/549 Slovak PM: EU’s Anti-Russia Energy Policy Is “Complete Nonsense” and Hurting Europe Brussels is undermining European competitiveness with an ideologically driven Russian energy ban, Robert Fico has warned. https://english.alahednews.news/82927/549 Cycling Team Ditches ‘Israel’ Name After Global Protests “Among these measures, the team will change its name and remove the word ‘Israel’ from it’. https://english.alahednews.news/82917/549 Vatican Condemns “Israel’s” Gaza Attacks, Slams Global Silence The international community remains “powerless,” and those with real influence have “failed to stop the ongoing massacre” in Gaza https://english.alahednews.news/82904/549 Orban Slams Zelensky’s ‘Moral Blackmail’ Kiev “will be in the European Union – with Orban, or without’ https://english.alahednews.news/82903/549 Orban Rules Out Euro Adoption as EU Faces “Disintegration” “The European Union is in trouble, in the process of disintegration, it is currently falling apart”. https://english.alahednews.news/82893/549 Russia, Venezuela Slam US Strike On Caribbean Ship The two ministers expressed grave concern over Washington’s increasingly escalatory actions in the Caribbean Sea https://english.alahednews.news/82870/549 Orban: EU and Ukraine Plotting to Undermine Hungary’s Government Orban denounced Brussels’ growing militarization and vowed to keep Hungary out of any potential conflict. https://english.alahednews.news/82864/549 Belgium Pushes Back on EU Plan to Use Russian Asset Profits for Ukraine Funding Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said about €140 billion could become available in stages, with funds disbursed under specific conditions. https://english.alahednews.news/82800/549