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European Falun Gong Practitioners Mark 25 Years of CCP Persecution With London March
An asylum seeker who was a prisoner of conscience in China for a total of 10 years over the spiritual practice told the crowd how he had been tortured.
Ursula von der Leyen Reelected to EU Top Job for Another 5-Year Term
Ms. von der Leyen won reelection with 401 members of parliament voting in favor, 284 against, and 22 casting blank or invalid votes.
American Journalist Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison
Russian courts are notorious for their high conviction rates, with more than 99 percent of defendants found guilty.
EU Parliament Criticizes Hungary’s Orban for Meeting With Putin in Moscow
Orban recently met the leaders of Russia and China—and presidential frontrunner Donald Trump—as part of a self-styled ‘peace mission.’
European Central Bank Hits Pause on Interest Rate Cuts as Inflation Pressures ‘Still High’
Eurozone inflation fell from a peak of 11.6 percent in October 2022 to 2.5 percent in June, still below the 2 percent target.
Russia and Ukraine Exchange Prisoners of War
‘I am grateful to our team responsible for the exchanges and to the United Arab Emirates for mediating,’ Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Top Russian Official Reiterates Nuclear Threat, Says Ukraine Joining NATO Means War
The head of NATO has been dismissive of such remarks, calling them ’reckless and dangerous’
Baltic States to Decouple From Russia-Controlled Power Grid
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will instead connect to the main continental European energy network in February 2025.
In U-turn, Kyiv Calls for Another Summit on Ukraine—With Russian Participation
Moscow, meanwhile, demands guarantees that Ukraine will never join the Western NATO alliance.
