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France’s Sarkozy found guilty of illegal campaign financing, appeals court confirms
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty on Wednesday by a Paris appeals court of illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election bid, confirming a previous ruling by a lower court.
He was sentenced to…
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Republicans impeach US homeland security chief over border crisis
Republicans impeached US President Joe Biden's immigration chief on Tuesday, the culmination of months of attacks on the Democratic administration as they seek to make border security a key issue in November's election.
Conservatives in…
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Biden blasts Trump’s ‘dumb’ and ‘dangerous’ NATO threats
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned “dumb” and “shameful” comments by Donald Trump on NATO, in one of the incumbent’s most blistering attacks yet on his likely Republican rival in November’s election.
The 81-year-old Democrat…
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Finland elects new president to take over top job in NATO’s newcomer and Russia’s neighbor
Finland has a new president after former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb narrowly won a runoff vote Sunday for the key post in this Nordic country. Stubb, who takes over in March, will steer Finland’s foreign and security policy, including…
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NATO chief calls on Europe to ramp up arms production
NATO’s secretary general called on Europe to increase its arms production to support Ukraine and prevent “potentially decades of confrontation” with Moscow, in an interview published by German media Saturday.
Ahead of a key meeting of…
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White House downplays Biden, national security aide’s blunt comments on Israel
The White House on Friday sought to downplay sharp criticism levied against Israel by President Joe Biden and a senior national security official over how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has conducted Israel’s four-month-old…
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French prosecutors seek Lafarge trial for terror financing
French prosecutors have recommended that cement maker Lafarge stand trial on charges of terrorism financing over its past activities in Syria, a source close to the case told AFP Friday.
France’s anti-terror prosecution unit (PNAT) wants…
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Imran Khan-backed candidates lead after over half of seats counted
Independent candidates backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan had won the most seats in Pakistan’s general election by Friday evening, official results from the Election Commission showed, as counting continued a day after polls…
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Ex-UK chancellor calls for memorial for Muslim soldiers
The UK should build a memorial to Muslim soldiers who fought in the First and Second World Wars, former Chancellor Sir Sajid Javid told the BBC.
He said a memorial should be erected at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire to…
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Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of docs
A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen, including about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, but…
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