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Croatia holds a parliamentary election Wednesday after dirty campaign involving top officials
ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia's upcoming parliamentary election, set for Wednesday, follows a campaign that was marked by heated exchanges between the country’s two top officials, sparking a political crisis in the Balkan country that belongs to both the European Union and NATO. The ballot will pit...
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Germany arrests three teenagers on suspicion of ‘terror attack’ plot
Police in Germany have arrested three teenagers on suspicion of planning a terror attack, according to prosecutors. Two girls aged 15 and 16 and a 15-year-old boy were arrested as they were “strongly suspected of planning an Islamist-motivated terror attack and of having committed to carrying it...
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Germany faces domestic lawsuit over its arms sales to Israel
Germany will face a fresh call to revoke all arms sales to Israel on Thursday in a lawsuit that puts more pressure on Berlin amid a rising outcry about the scale of deaths and destruction in the war on Gaza. A lawsuit in the German domestic courts will ask judges to urgently direct the government to...
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‘Every day, we’re dying.’ In Ukraine, defeat was unthinkable. Has that changed?
Could Ukraine lose this war? For more than two years, as this country of 44 million people has fought off an all-out invasion by neighboring Russia, a spirit of stubborn optimism prevailed even amid the most frightening moments. Any notion of defeat was unthinkable, an almost taboo topic. But now...
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Russia sends military trainers, air defence system to Niger: State media
Russian military trainers have arrived in Niger with an air defence system and other equipment as part of the West African nation’s deepening security ties with Moscow, state media reported. Niger’s military government agreed in January to step up military cooperation with Russia, after expelling...
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More Americans Say U.S. Is Not Helping Ukraine Enough
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As military aid for Ukraine remains stalled in the U.S. House of Representatives, Americans themselves are equally split, at 36% each, between those who believe the United States is doing too much to help Ukraine and those saying it’s not doing enough. However, this is a...
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Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s memoir will be published in October
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s memoir will be published posthumously this fall, his widow revealed Thursday. The book, titled “Patriot,” will be released on October 22 in multiple languages, including Russian, Yulia Navalnaya said in a post on social platform X....
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Watchdog Warns of Centralization in the EU Crypto Market. Is This True?
TL;DR ESMA’s warning about concentration in crypto trading reflects traditional financial institutions’ resistance to decentralization and financial freedom. Cryptocurrencies offer an alternative to the traditional financial system vulnerable to economic crises and bank collapses, thanks...
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‘Turning a blind eye’: Zelenskyy slams allies as Russia intensifies attacks
Ukraine needs military aid and air defence systems in the face of Russia’s intensifying attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as he criticised his country’s allies for engaging in “lengthy discussions” and “turning a blind eye”. The Russian military launched attacks on five regions across...
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NATO without America
By Ian Bremmer Ian Bremmer NEW YORK – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the most successful military alliance in history, is stronger than it’s ever been. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 underscored NATO’s continuing purpose and value, and the...
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