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Poland's prosecutor general asks European Parliament to lift immunity of PiS MEP Patryk Jaki over prison service promotion
Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek has asked the European Parliament to waive the immunity of PiS MEP Patryk Jaki, seeking his arrest over an allegedly unlawful promotion he ordered as deputy justice minister.

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France seizes a Russian shadow tanker in the Atlantic as Iran suspends peace talks and threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz

French naval commandos intercepted a sanctioned Russian tanker in the Atlantic on Sunday, triggering a furious Kremlin response. The operation came as Iran suspended all dialogue with the United States and renewed threats to block the Strait of Hormuz, while Israeli strikes hit Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs.

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Poland's prosecutor general asks European Parliament to lift immunity of PiS MEP Patryk Jaki over prison service promotion