NATO Membership: Turkey Gives Green Light to Finland, Vetoes Sweden
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday that Turkey’s parliament will begin ratifying Finland’s accession to NATO, removing the largest remaining roadblock...
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Justice Ministers Discuss Support for ICC After Putin Arrest Warrant
Justice ministers from more than 40 countries convened in London on Monday to discuss enhancing international support for the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
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After Pressure From Swiss Officials, UBS to Buy Rival Credit Suisse
Swiss multinational bank UBS agreed on Sunday to purchase competitor Credit Suisse in a last-minute merger orchestrated by Swiss authorities, as some of...
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Farmers’ Party Wins Big in Dutch Regional Election, Shaking Political Landscape
In regional elections in the Netherlands on March 15, BBB (BoerBurgerBeweging, Farmer-Citizen Movement) party came in first in what is described as a...
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After Slamming Georgia’s “Foreign Agents” Law, EU Prepares One of Its Own
After opposing the Georgia government’s “Foreign Agents” law that would have required NGOs receiving more than 20 percent of their funding from foreign...
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ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Vladimir Putin
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and for Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s...
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Riots Erupt in France Over Macron’s Decision to Raise Retirement Age
French President Emmanuel Macron has his hands full. Since January, many unions have been on strike over reforms that Macron claims are necessary...
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European Commission Claims SVB’s Collapse Poses No Risk to EU, but Doubts Remain
The collapse of the American Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) poses no “significant risk” of contagion to the European Union (EU), the Commissioner for...
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Why Conservatives Should Study and Preserve Medieval History
As is often said, those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. ...
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Welsh Government Says Statues of “Old White Men” May Need to Be Destroyed
Wales has for virtually its entire history been a “white” land. Yet now Welshmen must dispense with their heroes and history in deference...
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French Senator Tried in Court for Anti-Illegal Immigration Post
His prosecution for stating on Facebook that "immigration kills the youth of France" demonstrates the lack of freedom of expression in France. ...
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Poland Increases Border Defense Against Belarus Amid Growing East-West Divide
Following Polish President Andrzej Duda’s recent comments that he was prepared for “the Iron Curtain to be rebuilt” to fend off Russia, his...
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Berlin to Consider Radical New Climate Law in Coming Referendum
Germany’s capital Berlin is set to consider a sweeping revision to its existing local environmental laws. If passed on March 26, the changes...
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European Youth Resist Mass Surveillance Intended to “Protect Minors”
Two-thirds of European teenagers oppose the European Commission’s proposed child-protection law that would mandate internet providers to monitor personal messages, according to a...
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Proposed “Green” Regulations Spark Protests, Divide Government in Belgium
Claiming that ecosystems in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking northern region of Belgium, have been undermined by nitrogen pollution, a “green” dossier released by the...
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