Several member states, including Germany, are pushing for the designation, which would place the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on the EU’s terror list alongside groups such as Daesh and al-Qaeda. But legal and political constraints remain. Human rights group fears more than 2,000 killed.
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Pressure mounts on EU to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terror organisation
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Brussels unveils plan to fill up Ukraine’s war chest with billions to spend on weapons – POLITICO
Once the legal text is agreed, the EU will raise joint debt to finance the initiative, although the governments in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia said they will not participate in the funding drive.
The conditions on military spending are splitting EU countries. Paris is
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Why is okra so slimy? Blame the mucilage.
Okra is one of those vegetables with a polarizing reputation. Whether you call it slimy, gooey, sticky, or slippery, if you’ve…
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Video. Videos of Iran protests spread as internet returns
Verified amateur videos posted online show fires lighting up parts of Tehran, with crowds shouting slogans associated with Iran’s former monarchy.
Additional footage shows mourners at Tehran’s Behesht Zahra mortuary chanting…
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Kazakhstan’s women entrepreneurs drive growth as state and EBRD back female-led SMEs
Nearly half of all small and medium-sized enterprises in Kazakhstan are owned by women, generating an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the country’s GDP across key sectors. Kazakhstan is increasingly seeking to capitalise on the growing number of women-owned businesses and to steer their…
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Rheinmetall delivers Skyranger air defense systems to Ukraine on schedule
Rheinmetall is sticking to the schedule for supplying the Armed Forces of Ukraine with self-propelled Skyranger 35 air defense systems.
Armin Papperger, CEO of the German defense company Rheinmetall, stated this in an interview with Ukrinform.
“Rheinmetall delivers…
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Iran warns neighboring countries of strikes on US bases in case of US attack — Reuters
Tehran has warned neighboring countries hosting US military bases that it will attack these facilities in the event of a US strike on Iran.
This was reported to Reuters by a senior Iranian official, according to Ukrinform.
“Tehran has told regional countries, from…
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EU to lend Ukraine €90B — and most of it is for weapons
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The European Commission on 14 January formally proposed a €90 billion loan to Ukraine for 2026-2027, with roughly two-thirds — €60 billion — dedicated to military…
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Controversial human-rights group speaks at Washington DC public hearing
A Brussels-based human rights group accused of defending oligarchs charged with stealing billions of euro and working with the Kremlin against Ukraine was invited to speak at a prestigious public hearing in Washington DC by a leading Democratic congressman, writes James Hipwell.
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Kyiv was completely unprepared, crisis measures must be taken
The newly appointed First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Denys Shmyhal, believes that Kyiv was not ready for winter under conditions of attacks.
He stated this during his speech in the Verkhovna Rada, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“The regional…
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