A Belgian security service officer was arrested and indicted for espionage, two people with knowledge of the case told POLITICO.
He was taken into custody on Thursday and his home searched the same day. An…
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Hundreds of Russian Schools Ban Niqabs and Hijabs
In the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (known for Russian initials as HMAO), more than 300 schools have introduced a ban on niqabs, hijabs, and all head coverings, citing the principles of secular education. According to the regional Department…
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China Is Leading the World in the Clean Energy Transition. Here’s What That Looks Like
Speaking by video at the UN Climate Summit in New York last week, China’s president Xi Jinping laid out his country’s climate ambitions. While the stated goals may not have been aggressive as some environmentalists would like, Xi at least…
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European countries are now turning to landmines to create new deadly defensive barriers from Russia
Five Nato countries neighbouring Russia or its ally, Belarus, have announced that they are to opt out of the Ottawa treaty of 1997.
This treaty bans the use by signatories of anti-personnel (AP) landmines. These states – Poland, Finland,…
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European countries ‘need trust’ to rebuild links after US separation
European countries including the UK need to reinforce mutual trust and adopt a ‘bottom-up’ stance to strengthen co-operation, starting with defence, to overcome the problem of increasing separation from the US. That was a principal…
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Russia arrests billionaire Ibrahim Suleymanov on suspicion of contract killings after alleged gunman dies in police custody — Meduza
On Friday, a Moscow court ordered the detention of billionaire Ibrahim Suleymanov on charges of organizing two contract killings from 1999 and 2004. The murders targeted Gennady Borisov, a Vnukovo Airlines union leader, and Georgy Tal,…
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Mass protests and strikes for Gaza bring Italy to a standstill – POLITICO
Demonstrators said Italy’s government did not do enough to defend the crews on the flotilla. They are calling on the government to cut military ties with Israel, recognize a Palestinian state and cut arms spending. Rome has said it will not…
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China-Russia Gas Deals Tighten Beijing-Moscow Axis
An interesting thing happened late this summer: Russia and China dramatically deepened their energy relationship, less for economic reasons than for geopolitical ones.
The ramifications, not so much for energy markets but for…
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Moscow Businessman Arrested Over Decades-Old Contract Killings
Moscow police have arrested businessman Ibragim Suleimanov on suspicion of involvement in two contract killings over two decades ago, state media reported Friday.
Suleimanov is suspected of involvement in the murder of Vnukovo Airlines…
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Trump issues Sunday ultimatum for Hamas to accept Gaza plan | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump has issued a weekend ultimatum for Hamas to accept his 20-point plan for a ceasefire in Gaza, as Israel’s war on the territory grinds on.
On Friday, the Republican leader took to his social media platform…
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