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Cocaine on Track to Become Colombia’s Top Export, Surpassing Oil
Under the administration of leftist President Gustavo Petro, Colombia has seen cocaine exports soar over the last year. ...
EU Plans to Expand to 30 Members, Centralize Decision-making Process
The expansion is apparently needed to counter Russia’s clout in the Western Balkans, particularly in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...
Read moreTurkey Likely to Choose China to Build Major Nuclear Plant
China has a long record of using infrastructure projects as a way of gaining influence over other countries — typically poor ones that...
Read moreU.S. Offers to Finance Polish Media for Ukraine Coverage
In an attempt to get Polish news outlets to write stories about Ukrainian refugees “returning and rebuilding,” the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow...
Read moreBrazil’s Supreme Court Slaps Jan. 8 Protesters With 17-year Sentence
Supporters of right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro are facing long prison sentences on charges of "attempted coup." ...
Read moreAmid Sex Ed Controversy, Belgian Politicians Stoke “Terrorism” Fears
The prime minister of Belgium and other officials are suggesting recent arson at schools is a reaction to a divisive sex education program....
Read moreRussian Auto Industry Works With China to Bounce Back From US Sanctions
The Treasury Department imposed more sanctions on Russia, but Moscow's close relationship with China is softening the blow. ...
Read moreChina First to Appoint Ambassador to Afghanistan Since Taliban Takeover
The Chinese demonstrate a willingness to work with anyone who can help them along their path to geopolitical ascendance — regardless of ideology....
Read moreHow EU Taxpayers Are Funding Political Persecution of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán
Millions of euros of EU money have gone to groups opposing the conservative Hungarian government under Orbán. Hungarian-born U.S. billionaire George Soros has...
Read moreDutch Farmers’ Party Calls for “Opt-outs” From EU Environment and Migration Policies
The Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) is vehemently opposed to radical EU policies on climate change and against widespread, uncontrolled immigration. ...
Read moreEU Legislates for Sale of Human Embryos Amid Intense Backlash
European Catholics fear the rules — which reduce human embryos to "substances of human origin" — will downplay the dignity and value of...
Read moreNATO to Conduct Largest War Exercises Since Cold War
Although the exercises will be set up to simulate a conflict with a fictitious coalition named “Occasus,” NATO officials have stated that they...
Read moreRussia Holds 8th Eastern Economic Forum
Here are some highlights of the Eastern Economic Forum, held in Vladivostok Sept. 10-13. ...
Read moreAmid Claims of Rigging, Russian Regional Elections Demonstrate Support for Putin
It was the first time the people of Russian-controlled Ukrainian territories Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia voted under the Russian electoral legislation, a...
Read moreBritish Media: Alleged China Spies Enjoyed High-level Government Access
A researcher working for the U.K. House of Commons, apparently with access to classified information, and a second man were arrested in March...
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