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Jared Kushner and Hope Hicks testified before grand jury investigating 2020 election interference, sources say

Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, testified before the grand jury investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election and the actions of the then-president and others, a source familiar with the testimony confirmed to CNN. Former Trump aide Hope Hicks also went before the grand jury, according to two sources familiar, testifying in early June. Some of…

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Opinion: As NATO shows unity, Putin has himself to thank

Even before NATO members officially kicked off their two-day summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, this week, the alliance dealt a painful blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Monday evening, the leader of the bloc’s most contentious member, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, lifted his long-standing refusal to allow Sweden to join NATO. Frida Ghitis Putin’s invasion…

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Resting,’ fired, believed dead: Russia’s missing generals reveal cracks in faltering military

To lose one general during a war that’s going badly might be seen as unfortunate; to lose two within 24 hours looks careless. But that is what’s happened to the Russian command in southern Ukraine – and the two cases illustrate further deficiencies and dissent among Russia’s military leadership. Early Tuesday, a Ukrainian missile slammed into a…

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Over 130 arrested in anti-mafia raids across multiple European countries

Police arrested more than 100 people across in multiple European countries on Wednesday as part of a major operation against Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta mafia, described by authorities as the “largest ever” coordinated hit against Italian organized crime. Authorities took into custody 132 suspected members of the ‘Ndrangheta network in busts across Germany, Italy, France, Portugal, Slovenia,…

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Authorities in northeast India give ‘shoot-at-sight’ orders after violent skirmishes over tribal rights

Authorities in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur have issued “shoot-at-sight” orders after violence broke out this week between tribal and non-tribal groups that saw properties and vehicles set ablaze. The state’s governor, Anusuiya Uikey, issued the order on Thursday in a bid to “maintain public order and tranquility,” a statement from Manipur’s home department…

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