Thursday, May 21Thursday, May 21A recent poll conducted by *The Independent* shows Marco Rubio leading JD Vance as the preferred Republican candidate for the 2028 U.S. presidential election, highlighting Rubio’s rise in prominence within Trump’s second administration .
In Greece, a new center-left party led by former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has debuted in polls, securing second place with 15.3% support in the latest *Interview* poll. The same poll shows SYRIZA, Tsipras’s former party, at an all-time low of 1%, risking loss of parliamentary representation if repeated in a national election (electoral threshold: 3%) . The full *Interview* poll results for Greece (fieldwork: 05-11 May 2026) are as follows:
In Poland, a *Pollster* poll (fieldwork: May 2026) indicates shifts in party support:
In Italy, two recent polls show consistent trends:
In Peru, conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez lead the first round of the presidential election, with final results expected on 15 May 2026 due to delays and fraud allegations .
🇺🇸 — One USAF B-1B Lancer strategic bomber from RAF Fairford, UK is flying eastwards above the Mediterranean Sea with its transponder enabled. These flights are regularly conducted and do not mean an imminent attack against Iran, but they are usually conducted with transponders disabled. Its purpose is likely for a show-of-force against Iran, similar to transponder-enabled fighter jets & strategic aviation flying near Venezuela in the weeks and days before the abduction of Nicolas Maduro.
telegram bot · 8 days ago
LAutriche dénonce la présence non autorisée davions espions américains dans son ciel Larmée de lair autrichienne a tiré la sonnette dalarme après lintrusion davions américains dans son espace aérien, lundi 11 mai. Vienne a fait décoller des avions de chasse pour identifier les appareils non autorisés. Laffaire a été révélée par le portail dinformation suisse 20 Minuten. Cest la deuxième fois quun tel incident sest produit en moins de deux jours.
rfi.fr · 8 days ago
LAutriche a fait décoller des Eurofighter pour intercepter des avions U-28A américains non autorisés dans son espace aérien
mastodon bot · 8 days ago
JUST IN: 🇬🇧 UK to send warship, drones, jets, and automated mine hunters to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. @BRICSNews
telegram bot · 8 days ago
Iran, Kallas: Aspides could be extended to the Strait of Hormuz and help the willing The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has raised the possibility of stepping up the EUs naval operation to safeguard cargo shipments: Closing the Strait is unsustainable; countries will contribute
eunews.it · 8 days ago
Despliegue de 165 días y 24.000 millas náuticas: la Álvaro de Bazán se enfrenta junto a la Marina de Estados Unidos a los ejercicios navales más avanzados del mundo La fragata será además buque de mando de una de las maniobras Leer
elmundo · 8 days ago
UK pledges drone boats to help secure Strait of Hormuz Defence Secretary John Healey made the pledge at a meeting of defense ministers in London on Tuesday.
politico.eu · 8 days ago
🇺🇸🇦🇹 — Die Welt reports that the Austrian Air Force scrambled Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1 fighter jets twice in the past two days to intercept USAF Pilatus PC-12 [likely the U-28A Draco special operations aircraft] that entered Austrian airspace without permission, forcing the aircraft to turn back. @GeoPWatch
telegram bot · 8 days ago
🇺🇸🇮🇷 — President Trump posts AI-generated images of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Oscar Austin firing a laser weapon it doesnt actually have, and a MQ-9A Reaper combat UAV flying ridiculously low to strike IRGCN fast attack boats. @GeoPWatch
telegram bot · 8 days ago
Panama Canal cashes in on Hormuz crisis it cannot control With Hormuz largely shut and the Cape of Good Hope adding 14 days to voyages, the waterway has become the primary functioning maritime artery of the Western hemisphere — but its own management is not yet counting the money.
intellinews · 8 days ago
La Armada impulsa un plan silencioso para Ormuz mientras moderniza sus cazaminas con 436 millones
gdelt bot · 9 days ago
Margarita Robles acelera un movimiento clave en Defensa y el Ejército ya prepara nuevos VAMTAC
gdelt bot · 9 days ago