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As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to ... 2024-05-06
Wtop

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a student leader of the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little time enlisting a private investigator to hunt for any mistresses or tax problems that could upend the candidate’s...

photo: AP / Greg Baker

Prosecutors move deeper into Trump’s orbit as testimony in hush money trial enters a third week 2024-05-06
Wtop

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are moving deeper into his orbit following an inside-the-room account about the former president’s reaction to a politically damaging recording that surfaced in the final weeks of the 2016 campaign. Hope Hicks, a former White...

photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore/The Star News Network

Putin orders troops near Ukraine to practice tactical NUKE strike as Kremlin official insists Russia... 2024-05-06
The Daily Mail

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops based near Ukraine to practice nuclear weapons scenarios in a bid to 'deter' adversaries following perceived threats of escalation from Western leaders. Military drills will include practice for the preparation and deployment of non-strategic...

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Hard right wants more EU power to reflect likely election gains 2024-05-06
Philenews

From his office in a distant annexe, French right-wing lawmaker Jean-Paul Garraud has his sights set on a spot much closer to the decision-making heart of the European Parliament. The chair of France’s Rassemblement National (RN) lawmakers expects nationalist and eurosceptic parties to surge...

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‘Don’t want to fight’: Ukrainians abroad slam plan to deny embassy services 2024-05-06
Al Jazeera

Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. Warsaw, Poland – When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Kyrylo, an IT specialist in Poland, rushed to evacuate his parents from Kyiv. Since then, he has been the family’s main breadwinner.Keep...

photo: Creative Commons / President.gov.ua

Russia blames ‘hostile’ Baltic countries for severing of ties 2024-05-06
Anadolu Agency

Russia accused Baltic countries on Sunday of conduct that led to them severing their relations with Moscow and threatened to respond with asymmetric measures. The Kremlin blamed the "hostility" of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia for the severing of ties. "Because of the openly hostile line of Vilnius,...

photo: Public Domain / Henry Chan

Australia’s Qantas to pay $79m over ‘ghost flights’ furore 2024-05-06
Al Jazeera

Australia’s flagship airline Qantas has agreed to pay $120 million Australian dollars ($79m) to settle a lawsuit over the sale of tickets for already cancelled flights. The airline will pay a fine of 100 million Australian dollars ($66m) and provide compensation of 20 million Australian dollars...

photo: AP / dapd, Axel Heimken

EU’s von der Leyen to urge ‘fair’ China competition in talks with Xi 2024-05-06
Al Jazeera

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has said she will push for competition with China that is “fair and not distorted” in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “I have made clear that the current imbalances in market access are not sustainable and need to be addressed,” von der Leyen, who...

Russia puts Zelensky on wanted list 2024-05-06
China Daily

MOSCOW/KYIV — Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency reported on Saturday, an announcement Ukraine has dismissed. TASS reported that the Russian Interior Ministry database showed Zelensky was on a wanted...

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Active Clubs: A new far-right threat to democratic elections 2024-05-02
Al Jazeera

Across North America and Europe, the far-right Active Clubs movement is expanding at an unprecedented pace, presenting new threats to democratic elections and minorities. With a network of decentralised cells in most states in the United States and European Union member countries, the Active Clubs...