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World Hungary’s parliament voted Monday to ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO, bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. President Viktor Orban expected to sign off after striking defence pactContinue Reading

World Associates of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that talks were underway shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany. Speculation that he was part of deal involving Russian serving life sentence in GermanyThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 26, 2024 10:10 AMContinue Reading

World Denmark has dropped its investigation into the 2022 explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas to Germany, police said on Monday, becoming the second nation to do so after Sweden closed its own inquiry. Germany still ‘very interested’ into examining the cause, government spokesperson in Berlin saysThomsonContinue Reading

World Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen clashed throughout the Gaza Strip over the weekend, as mediators picked up the pace of talks on a possible ceasefire to free hostages held by Hamas and bring a measure of Ramadan respite to the battered enclave. At least 86 Palestinians killed in IsraeliContinue Reading

World Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago, giving the first official figure for more than a year. Ukraine’s defence minister says delays in promised Western military aid costing livesThomson Reuters · Posted: Feb 25, 2024Continue Reading

Dogged by low approval ratings and concerns about his age, health and mental acuity, U.S. President Joe Biden continues to face concerns from some Democrats about his electability for a second term in office. These concerns were more recently fuelled by a damning report from a U.S Justice Department special counsel over hisContinue Reading

Written in black and white, a small sign in one of the United Kingdom’s biggest supermarket chains warned customers of a possible shortage of tea. “We are experiencing supply issues affecting the nationwide supply of black tea,” the sign, posted mid-February in Sainsbury’s, read. “We apologize for any inconvenience and hopeContinue Reading

Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. For a few weeks, Prince William was keeping a low profile as his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales, recovers from surgery. But that changed over the pastContinue Reading

World Cuba lies more than 100 kilometres from the nearest slice of the continental United States, but it has managed to keep a close eye on what Uncle Sam is up to for a very long time. Cuba’s repeated wins in the spy game a testament to intelligence-gathering prowess, analysts sayContinue Reading