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Police take Halk TV off air

Russia pounds Kyiv again as Trump’s energy bargains unsettle allies and markets

The day’s hardest news came from Ukraine, where missiles, drones and a satellite-data dispute blurred the line between battlefield damage and allied mistrust. Elsewhere, energy politics strained sanctions, governments confronted unrest, and companies gave investors a split picture of an AI boom that still cuts jobs.

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Reports on FBI director visit to Moscow
FBI denies reports that Director Kash Patel is in Moscow for talks with FSB officials, stating he attended an event in Virginia.
Netanyahu sued by former Shin Bet chief
Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar files defamation lawsuit against Benjamin Netanyahu over warnings prior to October 7.

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European democracies and populism

Incremental moves: a symbolic AfD-BSW motion, Le Pen's budget rhetoric and a softened EU budget deadline, none altering institutions.

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Reports on FBI director visit to Moscow

Geopolitics·High·Reported 2h 12m ago·Updated 1h 5m ago

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Reports on FBI director visit to Moscow
FBI denies reports that Director Kash Patel is in Moscow for talks with FSB officials, stating he attended an event in Virginia.

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