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Trump Waives Russia Sanctions as Moscow’s Trade Shifts to China, India and Turkey
BRUSSELS, July 6 — The shift is no longer a distant possibility. As the Russo-Ukrainian War grinds through…
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FBI Contractor Fired After Data Breach: Lack of Applied Security Patch Cited
WASHINGTON, October 15 — A third-party contractor’s failure to patch a critical vulnerability in Oracle’s PeopleSoft ERP software…
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Zelensky says Russia fed Iran satellite images of US bases; Trump says he will ask Putin
WASHINGTON, July 25 — The United States has multiple options on the table in response to the reported…
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Canada’s Premiers Created the Council of the Federation in Charlottetown in December 2003
CHARLOTTETOWN, July 21 — The Council of the Federation, now more than two decades old, remains the primary…
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Australia, Canada, India Set Varied Election Deposit Thresholds And Rules
LONDON, July 19 — The humble election deposit — a sum of cash a candidate must hand over…
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Disinformation as a Strategic Weapon: How the Soviet Playbook Worked
WASHINGTON, July 19 — The term “disinformation” has a longer and more deliberately deceptive pedigree than its casual…
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EU adopts 21st Russia sanctions package with 218 new listings, largest in four years
BRUSSELS, July 16 — Josep Borrell, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is…
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Jeff Bezos battles Musk in satellite internet showdown
SEATTLE, July 16 — The detail that matters in the Jeff Bezos story is the timeline. He founded…
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Russia, Ukraine spar over Azov Sea as tensions rise
LONDON, July 11 — The shift is subtle but consequential. Russia’s suspension of commercial shipping in the Azov…
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How the Failed Minsk Peace Process Still Shapes Debate Over Ending Ukraine’s War
KYIV, July 15 — Against this backdrop of a grinding war that has reshaped the European security order,…
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Major General Soleimani’s death sparks direct U.S.-Iran military exchange
BAGHDAD, July 14 — Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, was killed by a U.S. drone…
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Ukraine’s January 2025 refinery strike and the growth of its long-range drone campaign
KYIV, July 13 — The January 29, 2025 strike on Russian energy infrastructure did not happen in a…
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Trump Proposes 20% Strait of Hormuz Toll in Surprise Move
WASHINGTON, July 13 — Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for the 2024 presidential election and a…
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Syrskyi, Ukraine’s Top General, Built His Record on Defense and Long-Range Oil Strikes
KYIV, July 13 — Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 8…
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How US Sanctions on Venezuela Escalated From Arms Ban to Oil Embargo
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The technical reality of the US sanctions regime on Venezuela is that it has…
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Umerov’s Tenure as Ukraine’s Defense Minister: Reform Pledges and a Procurement Fight
KYIV, July 12 — Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has overseen a significant shift in the country’s military…
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Italy Expels Two Russian Attaches and Arrests Ex-Intelligence Staff Over Air Defense Spying
ROME, July 12 — Against this backdrop of heightened tensions between Russia and the West, Italian authorities have…
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Germany Breaks With Decades of Policy and Sends Weapons to Ukraine
BERLIN, July 12 — The record shows that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who took office in December 2021,…
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Italy Breaks Up Russian Spy Ring Seeking Ukraine Air Defense Data and Expels Two Attachés
ROME — Italian police announced on March 31, 2025, that they had dismantled an espionage network that had…
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Venezuela’s Crisis: From Chávez to Maduro, and the Rise and Fall of Guaidó
CARACAS, July 12 — The political crisis in Venezuela, now entering its third decade, shows no signs of…
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Mojtaba Khamenei’s Reported Health Decline Raises Questions Over Iran’s Succession
TEHRAN, July 12 — As Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approaches his birthday on July 17, the Iranian Supreme Leader’s…
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Zelensky’s Trust Ratings Rose and Fell With the War, KIIS Polls Show
KYIV, July 11 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who took office on May 20, 2019, as the sixth…
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US Sends Iran Message Through Mediators as Trump Says Deal Is Possible
WASHINGTON, July 11 — The technical reality of the Trump administration’s Iran policy was always more layered than…
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Diplomatic Stalls Cast Shadow Over Iran Nuclear Talks
VIENNA, July 9 — The shift is subtle but unmistakable. After months of indirect talks between the United…
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