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UK Bill Would Jail Proxies of Hostile States Like Russia and Iran

LONDON, June 9 -- Britain wants the power to imprison people for as long as 14 years for doing the bidding of a foreign state, even when they never go near a spy agency. A new bill introduced in the H... Read More


Palantir to Sue Sadiq Khan Over Blocked £50m Met Police Deal

New Delhi, June 9 -- A US surveillance company that helps the American immigration service hunt people for deportation and supplies technology to the Israeli military is going to court for the right t... Read More


EU Calls Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire a 'Renewed Opportunity' as Beirut Suburbs Burn Again

BRUSSELS, June 9 -- By the time the European Commission offered its endorsement of the latest Lebanon-Israel ceasefire on Tuesday, Israeli airstrikes had already resumed over Beirut's southern suburbs... Read More


Six in Ten Ukrainian Refugees Reaching Germany Are Men of Draft Age, Federal Data Shows

New Delhi, June 9 -- The numbers arriving at Germany's migration office tell a story that is quietly reshaping one of the most sensitive debates in European politics. According to data from the Federa... Read More


EU Targets Two Russian Ports and Four Airports With Transaction Bans in 21st Sanctions Package

New Delhi, June 9 -- The European Union's proposed 21st sanctions package against Russia would extend transaction bans to two additional Russian ports and four airports, EU foreign policy chief Kaja K... Read More


EU's 21st Sanctions to Hit Drone Makers Across China, India, Turkey and Four Other Nations, Kallas Warns

New Delhi, June 9 -- The European Union's next round of sanctions against Russia will reach beyond Europe and its immediate neighbors to name drone manufacturers and dual-use suppliers across six coun... Read More


Von der Leyen Presents EU's 21st Russia Sanctions Package, Says Perseverance Is Paying Off

BRUSSELS, June 9 -- Ursula von der Leyen had a number in mind when she stepped up to address reporters at the European Commission on Monday: twenty-one. Not a milestone she treated as symbolic. A data... Read More


EU Sanctions Russia's Fishing Industry for First Time as Commission Tables 21st Package

New Delhi, June 9 -- The fishing vessel was the detail no one was quite expecting. When Ursula von der Leyen stepped to the podium in Brussels on Tuesday to formally present the European Commission's ... Read More


EU's 21st Sanctions on Russia Target Third-Country Banks, Crypto Operators and Refineries as Kallas Presents Package

Kaja Kallas, June 9 -- The price cap on Russian oil gets the headline. The more telling signal in Tuesday's announcement was the target list that came with it. banks, weapons manufacturers, oil trade... Read More


White House Presses Britain to Drop Its Plan to Ban Social Media for Under-16s

LONDON, June 9 -- The message from Washington to Britain this week was, in effect, that the country should think twice before deciding its own children spend too much time on American apps. It arrived... Read More