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Russia bans ‘undesirable’ Amnesty International

Russia announced Monday it would ban human rights NGO Amnesty International in the Kremlin’s latest crackdown on civil society groups opposing its war in Ukraine. The federal prosecutor’s office declared in a statement that Amnesty was the “center of preparation
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British steel still can’t escape Brexit taxes

LONDON — Britain’s steel industry is having a tough time. Thanks to the EU, it’s about to get even tougher. As 2025 comes to a close, a combination of new tariffs from

Rare-disease care: Progress and unfinished business  

Thirty-six million Europeans — including more than one million in the Nordics[1] — live with a rare disease.[2] For patients and their families, this is not just a medical challenge; it is

How Labour slashed overseas aid — and got away with it

LONDON — In February Britain’s cash-strapped Labour government cut international development spending — and barely anyone made a noise. The center-left party announced it would slice the country’s spending on aid down

In the new scramble for Africa’s resources, Europe tries to right old wrongs

BRUSSELS — When the colonial governments of Belgium and Portugal ordered the construction of a railway connecting oil- and mineral-rich regions in the African interior to the Atlantic, their primary objective was

The Heritage Foundation goes from MAGA to MEGA — Make Europe Great Again

ROME — The conservative think tank behind Donald Trump’s Project 2025 roadmap is looking for new friends across the Atlantic.  The Heritage Foundation, the intellectual engine behind the 922-page blueprint that has

Brussels stalls Brexit reset talks as carbon tax deadline looms

LONDON — Officials in Brussels have stalled new Brexit reset talks after EU countries clashed over the issue of British payments to the bloc.  Ambassadors from the bloc’s 27 member states on

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