Election victory positions Kurti to redefine Kosovo
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Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti has won a resounding election victory with nearly 49% of the vote, ending a nine-month political deadlock and...
Legalizing defiance: A new law lets Russia dismiss ICC arrest warrants
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President Vladimir Putin signed a law granting Russia the formal right to ignore rulings from foreign and international criminal courts, a preemptive legal...
Halbousi elected to steer Iraq’s fragile new parliament
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Iraq’s parliament elected veteran Sunni politician Haibat al-Halbousi as speaker in its first post-election session, marking the start of a fragile and often...
Deadly Raid in Turkey Kills Police and Islamic State Fighters
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Three Turkish police officers and six Islamic State militants were killed in an eight-hour shootout during a raid in northwest Turkey on Monday,...
Gerasimov tells Putin Ukraine is now on the defensive
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In a high-profile meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s top military commander General Valery Gerasimov claimed Moscow’s forces are advancing along the entire...
Ukraine Strike on Russian Terminal Cuts Kazakhstan Crude Production
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Kazakhstan’s oil output fell by 6% in December after a Ukrainian drone strike crippled Russia’s key Black Sea export terminal, revealing the unexpected...
A Mediterranean NATO in the Making: The Israel-Greece-Cyprus Axis
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Greece, Israel, and Cyprus have signed a new joint military action plan to intensify air and naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean starting...
The Florida Agenda: Can Trump Move Netanyahu on Gaza?
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet in Florida to discuss advancing the stalled Gaza ceasefire,...
Kremlin Demands Ukraine Pull Back from Donbas, Putin-Trump Call Expected Soon
The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukraine should withdraw its troops from the parts of Donbas it still controls if it wants peace, warning...
Coupang to Pay $1.18 Billion in Compensation for Massive Data Leak
South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang has announced a compensation plan totaling 1.69 trillion won ($1.18 billion) for 33.7 million affected users following last month’s...