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The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
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Crisis of Secrecy: The Weaponisation of Ambiguity in Covert Action
Exploiting the erosion of plausible deniability, Russia leverages ambiguity and exposure to intensify confusion in adversaries and expand its influence.
Man goes on trial in Germany over deadly Christmas market car attack
Taleb al-Abdulmohsen accused of murdering six and attempting to kill hundreds in Magdeburg last DecemberA man has gone on trial in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on charges of murdering six people and attempting to murder hundreds more by deliber…
Train collision in Slovakia leaves 13 hospitalized as prime minister says human error likely cause
Thirteen people remain hospitalized after a train collision in Slovakia
Second man deported under ‘one in, one out’ scheme returns to UK on small boat
Man was detected as one of 94 people who had been removed from Britain under UK-France treatyA second person who was removed to France under the government’s “one in, one out” deal has returned to the UK, the Home Office has confirmed.The unnamed man a…
Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison three weeks into five-year sentence
Nicolas Sarkozy still faces an appeal trial over the so-called ‘Libya case’, expected next year
Putin ally who declared poverty had £217m of property, UK judge finds
Estate of former Russian senator Vladimir Sloutsker, who died in September, ordered to pay £25m to his ex-wifeA political ally of Vladimir Putin who declared poverty to a London divorce court had £217m-worth of property and land in London and Moscow as…
What is next for Nicolas Sarkozy? Former French president freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’
Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, was found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy but will be freed
Zelensky wants 25 Patriot air defense systems from America. Here’s how they could change the war
Ukraine continues to be bombarded by Russia’s missiles and drones ahead of winter
EU member states seeking to dodge new US sanctions on Russia: Politico
EU members Bulgaria and Romania have been working to save refineries owned by Russian oil giant Lukoil following US sanctions on the company, Politico has reported. Lukoil controls Bulgaria’s largest refinery, Neftochim Burgas, and Romania’s Petrotel….