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Two Russian ex-prisoners from East-West swap want to return home
Two of the Russian dissidents who were freed from prison and arrived in Germany as part of last week's major East-West prisoner swap say they are already thinking about returning to Russia, but vow to continue political activism even from abroad.
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US to propose barring Chinese software in autonomous vehicles
The US Commerce Department is expected to propose barring Chinese software in autonomous and connected vehicles in the coming weeks, according to sources briefed on the matter.
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Keir Starmer condemns ‘far right thuggery’ as unrest flares across Britain
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday (3 August) condemned what he described as "far-right thuggery" and said perpetrators would face the full force of the law after days of violent anti-immigration protests culminated in hotels being targeted.
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EU joins refusals to recognize Maduro as Venezuela vote winner
The EU heaped further international pressure Sunday (4 August) on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, joining the US and Latin American nations in refusing to recognize the win he has claimed in the recent election marked by fraud allegations.
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Ukraine finally deploying US-made F-16 fighter jets, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian pilots have started flying F-16s for operations within the nation, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday (4 August), confirming the long-awaited arrival of the US-made fighter jets more than 29 months after Russia's invasion.
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Vatican saddened by Olympic ceremony skit resembling ‘Last Supper’
The Vatican said on Saturday (3 July) it had been saddened by a skit at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony appearing to parody Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" painting.
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Renewed rioting sweeps British cities in wake of child murders
Violent disorder swept across several British cities on Saturday (3 August), injuring police and damaging property in the most widespread rioting in the country for 13 years, following the murder of three young girls in northwest England.
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Ukraine accuses Russian forces of killing, dismembering prisoner-of-war
Ukraine's human rights commissioner urged the United Nations to investigate an image widely shared online on Saturday (3 August) that he said likely showed a Ukrainian prisoner-of-war killed and dismembered by Russian forces.
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Thousands in Turkey denounce the assassination of Hamas leader Haniyeh
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul on Saturday evening (3 August) to denounce the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Iran earlier this week.
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Seven EU states call on Venezuela to publish voting records
The leaders of seven European Union states called on Venezuela Saturday (3 August) to publish its voting records to show the "full transparency and integrity of the electoral process".
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Bulgaria, Hungary weigh in on boxing gender row at Paris Games
Hungary's boxing federation and Bulgaria's Olympic Committee have contacted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to object to the participation of two athletes at the Paris Olympics, the governing bodies said on Friday (2 August) amid a gender dispute at the Games.
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US to deploy more warships, fighter jets to Mideast
The United States will bolster its military presence in the Middle East, deploying additional warships and fighter jets to protect US personnel and defend Israel amid soaring tensions in the region, the Pentagon said Friday (2 August).
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Israel advances most West Bank settlements in decades, EU says
Israel advanced last year the highest number of settlements in the occupied West Bank since the Oslo Accords of the 1990s, the European Union's representative office in the Palestinian territories said on Friday (2 August).
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Russian troops inch forward in Ukraine’s east with waves of bombs and infantry
Russian assaults are raising pressure on the strategic eastern logistics hub of Pokrovsk, Ukraine said on Friday (2 August), as waves of guided bombs and infantry lead to some of Moscow's largest territorial gains since the spring.
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Freed activists criticise swap as Kremlin welcomes back its agents
Russian opposition activists freed in an landmark prisoner exchange expressed misgivings about the terms of the deal, as the Kremlin said that at least three of its agents were among those released.
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Hungary says Croatia is unreliable for oil transit, sparks outrage in Zagreb
Slovakia and Hungary on Friday (2 August) rebuffed a European Commission suggestion that they could replace lost Russian oil supplies via an alternative route through Croatia, saying the country is unreliable for oil transit.
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Plant-based diets gain traction in the EU but culture and economy still shape food choices
EU member states are increasingly integrating climate change concerns into their dietary guidelines, but economic and cultural differences among countries continue to stand in the way of an EU-wide consensus on sustainable and healthy diets.
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Bitter dispute within Spanish left over recognition of Maduro’s ‘victory’
The left-wing Sumar platform, a junior partner in Spain's Socialist-led government, suffered an ideological split this week after its former leader and current Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz called for the "recognition of the results" of Venezuela's contested elections, against the will of many other platform members.
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EIB and Deutsche Bank join forces to lift EU wind production
The European Investment Bank (EIB)’s €5 billion wind package kickstarted with the first €500 million counter-guarantee deal with Deutsche Bank, as part of a financial effort set to strengthen the European wind industry.
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The ECB is failing on its duty to support Europe’s economic and green transition goals
Ursula von der Leyen is facing an unfortunate and unnecessary challenge to her plans to increase investment as part of her second term as European Commission President. The political guidelines for her second term set out to “turbo charge investment”, promising to “unlock the financing needed for the green, digital and social transition.”
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