Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the release of the co-owner of a Swiss bar where a fire on New Year’s Day killed 40 people, six of whom were Italian citizens.
Category: 3. Europe
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Italy recalls Swiss ambassador after Crans-Montana bar fire suspect is released
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Ukraine, Russia conclude second day of US-led peace talks in Abu Dhabi – POLITICO
The talks brought together senior military and intelligence officials from all three sides. Ukraine’s delegation included Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov; Russia was represented by members of its armed forces and military intelligence; and the…
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Massive snowstorm in US will test Trump’s strategy on disaster aid
The monster storm that’s threatening to dump snow across much of the U.S. could be a test of the Trump administration’s willingness to help states after natural disasters.
With heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain forecast to begin falling Friday and continuing into Monday over a massive…
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New US defense strategy downgrades Europe, elevates Greenland to American priority – POLITICO
The document argues that Europe is economically and militarily capable of defending itself, noting that non-U.S. NATO members dwarf Russia in economic scale, and are therefore “strongly positioned to take primary responsibility for Europe’s conventional defense.”
At the same time,…
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Vance announces aid restrictions for groups that promote diversity, transgender policies abroad
Vice President JD Vance on Friday said the United States will stop funding any organization working on diversity and transgender issues abroad.
Vance called the policy, which has been widely expected, “a historic expansion of the Mexico City Policy,” which prevents foreign groups…
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How Soviet urban planning is helping Russia freeze Ukraine
Ukraine is now living through its most difficult winter in recent memory.
With January temperatures plummeting below -15C, Russia has been attacking energy infrastructure, leaving about a million Ukrainians without heating.
The capital, Kyiv, is the main target of such attacks. Following the
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German football executive urges World Cup boycott to protest Trump – POLITICO
Göttlich also took aim at FIFA President Gianni Infantino — widely seen as a close ally of Trump — accusing football’s leadership of applying double standards.
“Qatar was too political for everyone, and now we’re completely apolitical?” he said. “That really, really bothers…
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NATO allies fire back at Trump over Afghan war remarks – POLITICO
“I will never forget [U.K. soldiers’] courage, their bravery and the sacrifice that they made for their country,” Starmer said on X.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said: “Donald Trump is wrong. For 20 years our armed forces fought bravely alongside America’s in…
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Trump’s poll numbers are sinking among key groups. Here’s why.
Its been a bad stretch of polling for President Donald Trump.
In recent weeks, a string of new polls has found Trump losing ground with key constituencies, especially the young, non-white and low-propensity voters who swung decisively in his direction in 2024. The uptick in support for…
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Thousands rally and hundreds of businesses close in protest against ICE presence in Minnesota
By Euronews with AFP
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Thousands of people took to the cold and icy streets of Minneapolis on Friday to protest against the…
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