Top Ukrainian Officials Get Sacked or Quit Amid Zelensky’s Crackdown on Corruption
Kyiv’s Western allies have been lobbying for anti-corruption reforms for years, occasionally as a precondition of financial and military support. ...
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Finland Indicates It May Consider NATO Entry Without Sweden
Although the two countries currently plan to join together, Turkey refuses to approve Sweden's admission due to its leniency regarding Kurds in the...
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Ukraine’s New Media Law Stifles Press Freedom, Say Journalists
SINGAPORE — The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), together with its European branch (EFJ), is urging the European Union (EU) to push Kyiv...
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Ex-gay Maltese Christian Being Prosecuted for Stating Same-sex Attraction Can Be Overcome
A Maltese man is being threatened with fines and imprisonment for publicly testifying to having been freed from homosexuality by Jesus Christ and...
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French Government to Reboot Ambitious Nuclear Policy to Tackle Energy Crisis
SINGAPORE — In light of the immensity and gravity of the energy crisis in Europe, the French government indicated its plans a few...
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EU Must Work With China, von der Leyen Claims at WEF
SINGAPORE — The European Union (EU) needs to cooperate and trade with China on clean tech and lobby for a level playing field...
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Croatia Stands With Hungary Against EU Overreach
The EU takes issue with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has taken on migrants, homosexuals, and NGOs in his advancement of right-wing...
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Al Gore’s Radicalism on Display at Davos
It wouldn’t be a World Economic Forum without environmentalist histrionics, and this year’s Davos conclave is no exception. Former vice president and environmentalist...
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Ukrainian Refugees Go Home for Healthcare They Can’t Get From U.K.’s Socialist System
The United Kingdom’s socialist healthcare system is so bad that Ukrainian refugees are returning to their war-torn homeland for medical treatment. “Due [to]...
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Globalization Is Here to Stay, and Tech Will be Its Enabler, Say Davos Panelists
Globalization is here to stay, according to historian Niall Ferguson, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos. ...
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Holocaust Survivor Ordered to Be Forcefully Institutionalized, Receive Covid Jabs
A court in the German city of Stuttgart is seeking to force an 85-year-old Jewish composer to undergo psychiatric treatment and receive Covid...
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2023 World Economic Forum Underway in Davos
The 2023 World Economic Forum opens today at the Swiss ski resort of Davos. For several years, the annual confab of jet-setting heads...
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Senior German Lawmaker Affirms Germany Will Not Arm Taiwan
SINGAPORE — Germany will not supply Taiwan with weapons and has not been requested to do so, as the circumstances are not similar...
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Asian Powers Seek European Help to Counter Regional Threats
Amid threats from Russia, China, and North Korea, powers like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have been courting European help to counter regional...
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UK Suffers ‘Deadliest’ Week in Two Years, NHS Falls Into Crisis
The United Kingdom’s cradle-to-grave “free” National Healthcare System (NHS) is in deep crisis, with not enough doctors and nurses, long waits for ambulances,...
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