Several representatives of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (DUM) were detained in the Russian regions. According to various publications and Telegram channels, the detentions were held in Moscow, Saransk, St. Petersburg and Saratov, Mordovia and Karelia. On Wednesday, May 20, this information was partially confirmed: it became known about the …

A year after the election of Friedrich Meritz as the tenth chancellor of Germany, he suddenly turned from an expected ally Trump into his key opponent and one of the leaders of the European confrontation of the United States. German-American and U.S.-European relations have found themselves at the lowest point …

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and flaring tensions in other nearby maritime chokepoints are reconfiguring global shipping. Amid the disruption, shipping companies have diverted their vessels to other, safer trade routes—or to other destinations entirely. At the same time, countries have raced to find sources of oil outside …