Germany Ends Ban on Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia Imposed After Khashoggi, Sells Missiles

BERLIN (AP) – The German government has approved the export of air-defense missiles to Saudi Arabia, underlining a softening of its hard line of recent years toward arms exports to the kingdom. Government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit on Wednesday confirmed a … Read More

Ecuador ‘at war’ with drug gangs, says president as violence continues

Daniel Noboa designates nearly two dozen gangs as terrorist groups after wave of violence across country Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, said on Wednesday that his country was “at war” with drug gangs who are holding more than 130 prison staff … Read More

Court Filing Argues DA Fani Willis Could Face RICO Charges for Alleged ‘Improper Romance’ with Georgia Prosecutor In Trump Case

A motion filed in state court in Atlanta claims Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appointed a romantic partner to prosecute former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case. The salacious court petition claims Willis and special prosecutor … Read More

Polish police arrest 2 convicted politicians with former government who took refuge with president

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish police on Tuesday arrested two politicians convicted of abuse of power who had taken refuge for hours in the palace of President Andrzej Duda, in a dramatic escalation of a standoff between the new and … Read More

Israel shifts to deadlier strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria

BEIRUT/AMMAN, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria targeting cargo trucks, infrastructure and people involved in Iran’s weapons lifeline to its proxies in the region, six sources with direct knowledge of … Read More

German farmers block roads with tractors in subsidies protest

Partial U-turn by Berlin fails to avert week-long nationwide action that government says could be co-opted by rightwing extremists German farmers blocked city centres, highways and motorway slip roads with tractors at the start of a week-long, nationwide protest over … Read More

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