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Parallel economy 2024-04-24
Al Jazeera

When Moscow resident Zoya, 62, was planning a trip to Italy to visit her daughter last August, she saw the perfect opportunity to buy the Apple Watch she had long dreamed of owning. Officially, Apple does not sell its products in Russia. The California-based tech giant was one of the first companies...

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EU grants five-year Schengen visas for citizens of Saudi, Oman and Bahrain 2024-04-23
Madhyamam

The European Union (EU) has revealed plans to issue five-year Schengen visas to citizens of Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain, facilitating multiple visits to the bloc. During the inaugural session of the first high-level Forum on Regional Security and Co-operation between the EU and the Gulf...

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Germany arrests far-right MEP’s aide amid suspicions of spying for China 2024-04-23
Al Jazeera

German police have arrested an aide to a far-right Member of the European Parliament on suspicion of spying for China. Prosecutors announced on Tuesday that Jian G is believed to have repeatedly passed information on the workings of the European Parliament to China’s Ministry of State Security...

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Senegal's new leader calls for 'rethought' relationship with EU 2024-04-23
Independent online (SA)

Senegal's new leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye has called for a "rethought" relationship with the EU during a visit by European Council President Charles Michel. Faye, who was inaugurated as president on April 2, was elected on pledges of radical reform and promises to...

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North Macedonia to elect president after campaign focused on EU membership 2024-04-23
Ekathimerini

Voters go to the polls in North Macedonia this week for the first round of the presidential election — the seventh such vote since the small landlocked Balkan country gained independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991. Seven candidates are vying for the largely ceremonial position in...

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EU parliament to back ban on forced labour with eye on China 2024-04-23
Al Jazeera

European Union lawmakers are set to vote to ban products made using forced labour under a new law that has China in its sights, risking tensions with Beijing. The law to be voted on on Tuesday does not directly mention China, but many lawmakers hope it will be used to block imports from China...

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What Can We Learn From Our Forever War in Ukraine? 2024-04-23
Antiwar

> It has been a while since the United States won a war. It looks as though we are about to lose yet another one – the war in Ukraine. This is a proxy war justified as an effort to “weaken and isolate” Russia. Our strategic defeat in this effort now leaves us with three unpalatable alternatives. We...

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EU nations reluctant to share Patriot systems with Ukraine 2024-04-23
Press Telegram

By Lorne Cook | Associated Press BRUSSELS — European Union countries possessing Patriot air defense systems gave no clear signal on Monday whether they might be willing to supply them to Ukraine, which is desperately seeking at least seven of the missile batteries to help fend off Russian air...

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Poland ready to host NATO nuclear weapons - president 2024-04-22
RTE

Poland's president Andrzej Duda said his country is ready to host NATO's nuclear arms after Russia reinforced its armaments in neighbouring Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Poland, a NATO member and a staunch supporter of Ukraine, shares a border with both the Kaliningrad exclave and...

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Ukraine will not be the second Afghanistan, says Zelensky 2024-04-22
Khaama Press

Following the approval of the US military aid package, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine would not become “another Afghanistan.” Sky News recently cited the Ukrainian President, stating that the United States is...

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