Category: 3. Europe
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Israel bans UN relief agency from operating within its borders – POLITICO
The United States has also expressed concerns about the legislation, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has justified by citing the alleged involvement of UNRWA workers in the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas on Israel in which more than 1,200 people were killed. “UNRWA workers… Continue Reading
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Uncertainty grips Georgia as opposition street protests end in anticlimax — for now – POLITICO
“Georgia is a conservative, Christian and pro-Europe state. Instead of useless lecturing, they need our support on their European path,” Orbán said in a post on X. Georgia’s EU membership application was frozen earlier this year amid warnings of backsliding on human rights and… Continue Reading
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ICC prosecutor Khan denies sexual misconduct allegations
The most senior prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has denied allegations of sexual misconduct and asked for an immediate investigation. In a statement, he announced that he had asked the ICC’s watchdog, the Independent Oversight Mechanism (IOM), to conduct the… Continue Reading
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How America Forgot About One of Trump’s Most Brutal Policies
Joe Biden called the policy “criminal.” Attorney General Merrick Garland said that he couldn’t “imagine anything worse.” Democrats promised an investigation in the Senate that would hold government officials “responsible for the fundamental human rights violations that they… Continue Reading
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Ukraine arrests man suspected of spying for Russia disguised as UN volunteer – POLITICO
Ukraine arrested a man for allegedly spying for Russia while impersonating a United Nations volunteer on the front lines, Kyiv’s security service said Monday. “Disguising himself as a volunteer, the traitor spied on the locations of the Defense Forces [toward] Pokrovsk,… Continue Reading
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Vietnamese smugglers selling ‘priority’ service
BBC One of the Vietnamese smuggling gang who offered our undercover reporter a space on a small boat to the UK The Vietnamese people smuggler emerged, briefly and hesitantly, from the shadows of a scraggly forest close to the northern French coastline. “Move away from the others. Come this way,… Continue Reading
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Norway agrees €340-million air defence deal with US
The announcement comes as Nordic countries vowed to increase defence spending following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Continue Reading
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Georgians join mass rally as president urges them to protest ‘rigged vote’
Reuters Georgia’s president addressed the thousands of supporters that gathered in front of the parliament in Tbilisi on Monday Tens of thousands of Georgians have gathered in the streets of the capital, Tbilisi, in response to a call from the pro-Western president to press for the annulment of… Continue Reading
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US says North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to Russia
North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia for training, some of whom are already moving toward the front lines near the Ukrainian border, the Pentagon warned Monday. “We are increasingly concerned that Russia intends to use these soldiers in combat or to support combat operations… Continue Reading
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Nato says North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region
North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia and are operating in the Kursk border region where Ukrainian troops have a foothold, Nato has said for the first time. The alliance’s Secretary General, Mark Rutte, said he could confirm the deployment after weeks of intelligence reports,… Continue Reading