A perfect storm is brewing in Europe as Germany carries out its large-scale rearmament campaign, just as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) sees big gains at the polls, which has some neighbors concerned about a rising Berlin, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he signed a new bill called the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 that is aimed at expanding sanctions against Moscow as it continues its war against Ukraine, which will target banks, energy entities, and the defense sector, according to RT.
Ukraine carried out its largest-ever drone attack on Moscow in the overnight hours into Sunday, which included more than 1,000 UAVs and resulted in at least two deaths and damage to the Moscow Oil Refinery and residential buildings in the capital city, according to the Associated Press.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) lost two state elections on Sunday, but the embattled leader said he will remain in his position and usher in much-needed economic reforms.
Germany has been employing a group that is designed to make weapons transfers to Ukraine easier.
The Houthi (Ansar Allah) Advance along the coast of the Red Sea, and Riyadh’s inability to get Washington to intervene, has put Saudi Arabia in a precarious position as the Yemeni group now controls large swaths of Yemen’s northern country.