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France’s highest judicial authority has upheld the conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy over the illegal financing of his failed 2012 re-election campaign — marking yet another chapter in the extraordinary legal saga surrounding the former…
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France has announced the revival of a voluntary military service programme, marking the country’s most significant shift in defence policy in more than a quarter of a century.…
A major political shock has erupted in Kyiv as Ukraine’s top anti-corruption bodies — the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) — conducted…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again reinforced his core preconditions for ending the war in Ukraine, declaring that Russia will cease hostilities only if Ukrainian forces withdraw…
Russia has entered a new cycle of internal tension after the Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday night that it had disrupted an alleged assassination plot targeting…
Russia has doubled down on its Arctic ambitions. In a geopolitical climate increasingly shaped by melting ice, new trade corridors and military repositioning, President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed…
Geopolitical tensions surged this week after Matthew Whitaker, the US Permanent Representative to NATO, stated in an interview with Bloomberg that Europe must adopt a “more aggressive policy”…
U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to ensure that the 2026 FIFA World Cup becomes an “unprecedented success”. The statement, reported by RIA Novosti, emphasizes Trump’s…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is facing mounting pressure from European allies who expect him to demonstrate a firm commitment to tackling corruption — a core requirement for Ukraine’s…