Yellow Vest Protests Drag into Their 13th Week
Throughout France, the high-profile Yellow Vest movement continued into its 13th week of protesting against French President Emmanuel Macron’s government.
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Alleged False Imprisonment in Italy
Italian officials in Sicily have recently asked two high-ranking Sudanese officials to testify in a case against a man suspected to be a human trafficker who appears to have been mistakenly identified.
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INF Treaty Disintegrates Leaving Questions about Security
Jackson Lied Staff Writer Russia announced on Wednesday, February 6, that within six months it will pull out of the
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Focus on Border Walls: Hungary
Amidst Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II, the Hungarian government drew international attention by erecting a barrier along its southern border with Serbia and Croatia in 2015.
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FOCUS on Strongmen: Vladimir Putin of Russia
Julia Nicolls Staff Writer The Russian oligarch, Vladimir Putin, is known for assassinating journalists and money laundering in offshore
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European Union sends reform proposals for WTO, in hopes to break U.S deadlock.
The European Commission released a press statement calling for “concrete changes” to break the current deadlock in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body. The statement announced that the proposal would be presented at the meeting of the WTO General Council on December 12.
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Italy Sticks to EU Budget Plan Despite Growing Concerns
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy is heading the budget talks in conjunction with his deputies, Matteo Salvini, and Luigi Di Maio, in an effort to fix Italy’s economic situation, as it has been on a slow decline.
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Brexit Exodus: Following vote to leave EU, Jewish citizens emigrate UK in record numbers
Following the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, or the ‘Brexit’ vote, Britain and Germany are seeing a large uptick in applications for German citizenship by descendants of those who fled Nazi rule, reports Al Jazeera.
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Dublin Reveals Plans to House Homeless on Cruise Ship
In order to solve the homeless epidemic in Ireland, a plan has been proposed to move homeless onto a cruise ship.
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United Kingdom Moves Closer than Ever to EU Customs Deal
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, and Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, have been in increased contact in the lead up to the October 18 European Union Council summit where more Brexit talks will take place.
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