EU member states block new Russia sanctions

Hungary and Slovakia have vetoed the latest package of punitive measures due to energy security concerns, the Hungarian FM has said Hungary and Slovakia have blocked the European Union’s 18th sanctions package against Moscow, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has announced. The bloc’s proposal to cut Russian energy imports would deal a major blow to…

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South Korean president indicted

Yoon Suk Yeol was earlier impeached and arrested after imposing martial law South Korean prosecutors have formally indicted President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection during his brief imposition of martial law last month, local media reported on Sunday. Yoon, who was impeached on December 14, faces accusations of abusing power and…

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Rubio says he is now in charge of USAID

The agency’s work should align with the “national interest and foreign policy” of the US, the secretary of state has said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday that he has assumed the role of acting administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Earlier in the day, it was reported in…

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