Russia’s resurrected military industrial complex is cannibalising the rest of its economy Ukraine is slowly losing the three-year conflict on the battlefield. Russia is slowly losing the economic conflict at…
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Ukraine War: When Does The Bundeswehr Move Towards Donbass?
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnThe first to come up with the idea was French President Emmanuel Macron – long before it was clear that Donald Trump would win the US elections. As early as March 2023,…
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Inside Fight Impunity, the Brussels NGO at the heart of the Qatar corruption scandal
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnFederica Mogherini and Bernard Cazeneuve were on the board of Panzeri’s human rights campaign. Now they’ve quit and he’s in jail. It was one of the best-connected human rights groups…
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Free flights, a secret deal and a corruption storm: Inside the EU’s ‘Qatargate’ committee
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnIn a sprawling criminal investigation, all roads lead to the European Parliament’s subcommittee on human rights. Maria Arena is blaming her secretary. The Socialist MEP, who chairs the European Parliament’s…
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Top human rights prize targeted by Qatargate corruption suspects
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnSuspects allegedly interfered with EU Sakharov Prize nominations to help foreign governments, leaked police files suggest. The EU’s highest honor for human rights work was targeted by an allegedly corrupt…
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Attack by al-Qaeda linked group in Mali killed more than 70 people
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnAttack on police training academy and nearby airport one of the worst since unrest began more than a decade ago. More than 70 people are thought to have been killed…
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It was bitter cold, but I don’t remember freezing or being cold. Hemingway wrote that the air was so cold when you took a breath it was like drinking water.…
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Crypto CEO safe after being kidnapped and held for $1 million ransom
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnThe head of Canada’s largest crypto company, WonderFi, is free after being kidnapped in Toronto on Wednesday. After electronically paying a ransom of $1 million Canadian dollars, or $720,660, Dean…
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AUKUS experiment shows how allies with autonomy will speed up naval operations
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnU.S., Australian, British, and Japanese defense officials converged on Australia’s Jervis Bay this week for a weeklong experiment to test how to integrate new, developmental tech from different countries in…
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Russia economy meltdown as bonds crash and shopping centres face mass bankruptcy
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnThe Union of Shopping Centres (STTs) estimates that half of the country’s shopping centres are facing high debt burdens. Many have taken out loans with floating rates, which creates a…