Hungary’s Viktor Orbán plays spoilsport on NATO accession for Finland, Sweden big-plus
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Friday, 17 May 2024 10:30

Hungarian parliament set to open debate on Nordic countries’ bid to join military alliance. Hungary’s reputation as the troublemaker of Europe will be burnished on Wednesday as its parliament be ...

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Strasbourg rights watchdog seeks Russian accountability big-plus
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Friday, 17 May 2024 10:30

Marija Pejčinović Burić is the secretary-general of the Council of Europe (Photo: EC — Audiovisual Service) The Strasbourg-based human rights watchdog Council of Europe wants Russia to ...

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Does Germany’s politics need a new business model? big-plus
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Friday, 17 May 2024 10:30

Last July, Constanze Stelzenmüller of the Brookings Institute said that "Germany outsourced its security to the US, its export-led growth to China, and its energy needs to Russia." S ...

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Moldova kicks out two foreigners over plan for ‘violent’ uprising, spy agency says big-plus
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Friday, 17 May 2024 10:30

Chișinău faces rising pressure from Moscow, as it bids to join the EU. Moldova has expelled two foreigners suspected of taking part in subversive activities, the Moldovan intelligence services s ...

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Orbán backs China’s Ukraine peace plan big-plus
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Friday, 17 May 2024 10:30

Hungarian PM draws fire from opposition lawmaker over support for Beijing’s proposal. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that his country supports China’s peace plan for Ukraine, ...

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Putin’s High Tech Spy Plane Destroyed in Belarus by Partisans big-plus
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Friday, 17 May 2024 10:30

Belarusian partisans and exiled opposition members reportedly claimed responsibility for damaging the military aircraft in a covert operation aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s A-50 surve ...

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R. Kelly Imprisoned for 20 Years over Pedophilia Charges big-plus
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Friday, 17 May 2024 10:30

The American R&B star R. Kelly gets 20 years in prison for, among other things, human trafficking and sexual exploitation of minors. A court in New York has decided this week. The star, who has so ...

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US and EU accuse China of nullifying patents and Copying, Stealing Western Technology big-plus
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Sport US and EU accuse China of nullifying patents and Copying, Stealing Western Technology

Friday, 17 May 2024 10:30

The WSJ reported this week that Chinese courts are invalidating patents owned by Western companies in fields considered crucial for the nation. The publication quoted US and EU officials who once ...

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Germany’s new defense minister faces ‘ticking time bombs’ in his armed forces big-plus
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Friday, 17 May 2024 10:30

Boris Pistorius’ honeymoon might soon be over as he faces fights over reforms and budget for the military. BERLIN — Germany’s new Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has swiftly conquered the heart ...

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Belarusian leader, a key Putin ally, plans state visit to China next week big-plus
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Sport Belarusian leader, a key Putin ally, plans state visit to China next week

Friday, 17 May 2024 10:30

Lukashenko has backed Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and allowed Belarsian territory to be used in the Russian assault. Beijing announced on Saturday that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ...

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Wagner Group: Council adds 11 individuals and 7 entities to EU sanctions lists big-plus
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Sport Wagner Group: Council adds 11 individuals and 7 entities to EU sanctions lists

Friday, 17 May 2024 10:30

The European Council decided this week to impose additional restrictive measures against individuals and entities linked to the Wagner Group in view of the international dimension and grav ...

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Former US Ambassador to Israel calls on Biden to rein in illegal Israeli settlements big-plus
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Sport Former US Ambassador to Israel calls on Biden to rein in illegal Israeli settlements

Friday, 17 May 2024 10:30

Former US ambassador to the nation Daniel Kurtzer said on Thursday that the Joe Biden administration should warn Israel that its continuous colonization of the West Bank breaches a commitment it m ...

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