In a fiery speech last Wednesday, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas lashed out at Hamas, calling them “sons of dogs” and demanding that they release the remaining Israeli captives, disarm, and hand over control of Gaza to the PA. “Hamas has given the criminal occupation [Israel] excuses to commit …

Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump and vice-president of the Trump Organisation, was in Bucharest on Monday as part of a high-profile business tour of Central and Eastern Europe, featuring stops in Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania. The tour, branded “Trump Business Vision 2025”, aims …

After Hungary’s exit from the ICC, Europe’s political leaders should ensure that Russia does not take advantage of this move to destabilise the rules-based international order. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s announcement that Hungary would leave the International Criminal Court, the international body set up after World War II to prosecute …