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Klare Kante, aber keine Konfrontation

Außenministerin Baerbock und Bundeskanzler Scholz haben Deutschlands Position im Ukraine-Konflikt deutlich gemacht: Kommunikation statt Konfrontation, aber ohne dabei Russlands Verhalten schön zu reden. Richtig so. Wir können noch miteinander reden. Das war die Botschaft von Deutschlands erster Botschafterin, Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock, heute in Moskau. Reden – nicht gegeneinander, sondern miteinander. …

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A special and principled person

Roberta Metsola began her political career as a university student campaigning for Malta to join the EU as its smallest state. Less than two decades later, she has been elected to preside over its most important democratic institution. Former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, said he recognised her talents from her …

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No Progress in China-India Military Talks

India and China held a 14th round of military talks earlier this week to resolve the border confrontation between the two countries that began in mid-2020. The corps commander-level talks were held at the Chushul-Moldo border point on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that separates …

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Iran tries Arab dissident for terrorism

The formal proceedings began 14 months after the Sweden-based dissident was lured into a “honeytrap” in Turkey before being smuggled home by Iran-assigned operatives. A “Revolutionary” court in Tehran opened the trial of Habib Chaab, the leader of a foreign-based pan-Arab movement, on terror-related charges. Reading out the indictment in …

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US sanctions Lebanese tourism company, Hezbollah members for ties to terrorism

The Biden administration on Tuesday issued sanctions against a Lebanese travel company and three businessmen for financially supporting Hezbollah, the U.S.-designated terrorist organization based in Lebanon. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the sanctions designation was carried out “in solidarity with the Lebanese people, whose security and sovereignty remains threatened …

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