The tyranny of EU treaties
By Maria Demertzis At the heart of the EU’s legitimacy as an institution is its treaties. These agreements on what Europeans need to do together...
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Nigeria crypto usage growing further, report says
Cryptocurrency usage is growing in Nigeria as Africa’s largest economy grapples with a weakening currency and soaring inflation, New York-based blockchain research firm Chainalysis said...
Israel on cusp of region-reshaping peace with Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday he believed his country was on the cusp of peace with Saudi Arabia, predicting it could be...
Former Italian president Napolitano dies aged 98
Former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano, a onetimecommunist who helped to steer his country through a debt crisis in 2011, died on Friday aged 98. Condolences...
Pope says impeding migrant rescues at sea is ‘gesture of hate’
Pope Francis said on Friday that migrants who risk drowning at sea “must be rescued” because doing so was “a duty of humanity” and that...
US will send Ukraine ATACMS long-range missiles, Biden tells Zelenskiy -NBC
U.S. President Joe Biden has informed Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Washington will provide Kyiv with ATACMS long-range missiles, NBC News reported on Friday, citing...
Asylum seekers in Italy told to pay to avoid detention
Asylum seekers in Italy will have to pay 4,938 euros ($5,259) to avoid detention while their request for protection is being processed, the government said...
US Senator Menendez hit with bribery charges over Egypt ties (Updated)
U.S. prosecutors on Friday charged powerful Senator Robert Menendez and his wife with bribery over their relationship with New Jersey businessmen, which could complicate Democrats’...
Saudi crown prince ‘does not care about sportswashing claims’
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said he does not care about allegations of “sportswashing” against the kingdom and that he will continue funding...
California sues organisations for touting abortion pill reversal
California on Thursday sued two anti-abortion organizations for telling patients that they can help reverse the effects of the abortion pill mifepristone, a potentially dangerous...
