Germany dumping France for Italy – Telegraph
Berlin and Rome have reportedly aligned to reshape European policy Germany is moving to deepen ties with Italy as tensions rise with France over EU trade policy, Emmanuel Macron’s looming…
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US and European forces could deploy to Ukraine under Zelensky plan – FT
Russia has warned that any Western troops sent to the country would be treated as “legitimate targets” and amount to outside intervention Kiev and its Western backers have drawn up…
Hungary sues EU over Russian energy ban
The bloc’s restriction on natural gas imports raises costs and violates its own treaties, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said Hungary has filed a lawsuit with the EU’s top court…
‘I wasn’t friendly with Epstein’ – Trump
The US president has said that unlike the “Crooked Democrats,” he never went to the disgraced financier’s private island US President Donald Trump has denied being friends with Jeffrey Epstein,…
Meta sued over child sexual exploitation claims
The US state of New Mexico has accused the company of profiting from exposing youngsters to online abuse Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has entered a jury trial in a landmark…
Ukrainian oligarch flooding EU with low-quality eggs – German media
Yuri Kosyuk’s MHP Group is exporting the lion’s share of subpar agricultural products into the bloc, the Berliner Zeitung reports Several large Ukrainian agricultural corporations, including one controlled by an…
Middle East on the edge: What if Washington and Tehran trigger war for real?
As US forces gather in the Gulf of Oman, analysts debate whether negotiations can prevent a regional war with global consequences As a growing American naval armada moves into position…
Did Russia just help buy time for Iran to make a deal with the US?
Mediation efforts reportedly coincide with a pause in Washington’s military pressure on Tehran After weeks of ratcheting up pressure on Iran and openly floating the use of US military force,…
Israel reopens Gaza border crossing, barring foreign journalists (VIDEO)
The Rafah entry point is supposed to allow Palestinians to leave the war-torn enclave for Egypt The main Gaza border crossing at Rafah reopened for a select few Palestinians on…
German cities grind to halt amid massive strike
Tens of thousands of public transport workers have walked out just as freezing temperatures set in Tens of thousands of public transport workers have gone on strike in Germany, leaving…