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A month ago, we witnessed the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, a 19-day sporting marvel where athletes from all corners of the world came together and pushed the limits of what is humanly possible. More than 200 countries participated in these Olympics, which also included two Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) and a Refugee Team. AIN [...]

The German Ministry of Interior announced  plans on Monday to introduce border controls with France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Denmark for six months starting September 16 to curb irregular migration and strengthen internal security. While the terms of the Schengen Area Agreement broadly eliminated border controls between EU states, the Schengen Border Code allows [...]

The US Department of Justice announced on Thursday that charges have been filed against Dimitri Simes, a Russian-born US citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Simes is accused of working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds from his involvement. The first indictment alleges that Simes and [...]

The United Kingdom’s newly elected Labour government is aiming to accelerate global efforts to establish a tribunal capable of trying Russian officials for crimes of aggression in Ukraine, according to Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood. This initiative seeks to breathe new life into a process that has faced numerous hurdles over the past [...]

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said Tuesday that it dismissed its first deputy over their role in a whistleblower case. NABU issued the statement on its Telegram channel without naming the specific employee or case. However, the agency stated (in Ukrainian), that the dismissal was due to the deputy’s “actions and statements of [...]

A former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was arrested Tuesday alongside her husband on charges of acting as an agent of the Chinese government. Linda Sun is accused of having used her positions to subtly advance Chinese interests in exchange for millions of dollars. Sun was arrested by FBI agents along with her [...]

The US Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the seizure of 32 internet domains linked to an alleged Russian government-backed disinformation campaign aimed at influencing US and global audiences. According to the DOJ, the operation, known as “Doppelganger,” sought to sway public opinion in favor of Russian interests and interfere in the 2024 US presidential [...]

The trial of four American socialist activists began this week in Florida in a case that echoes the ideological tensions of the Cold War era. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused these individuals of instigating social unrest in the US at the behest of the Kremlin. This case pits allegations of Russian misinformation against [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a judgment on Tuesday, ruling that Russia violated the right to free elections under Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Convention) by preventing an opposition politician from running in the lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly. While Russian opposition [...]

Hungary on Tuesday missed the first deadline to pay a €200 million European Court of Justice (ECJ) fine imposed in the case Commission v. Hungary in 2020. The fine was levied by the ECJ over Hungary’s failure to comply with EU asylum regulations. In response to the missed deadline, the European Commission issued a second [...]