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Volodymyr Zelensky is only partially welcome at the NATO summit in The Hague.
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Volodymyr Zelensky is only partially welcome at the NATO summit in The Hague.

18 June 2025
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will only be welcome at the dinner for heads of state and government leaders at the Huis ten Bosch Palace during the summit. This is evident from the summit programme, announced on Monday (16 June). In previous years, the Ukrainian head of state was given a much more prominent place in the programme. The United States, under the leadership of president Donald Trump, objected to Zelensky's invitation to this year's summit.
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North Korea to send thousands of military construction workers to help rebuild Russia's Kursk
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North Korea to send thousands of military construction workers to help rebuild Russia's Kursk

18 June 2025
According to the Russian Security Council Secretary, Sergei Shoigu, thousands of North Koreans are set to assist in the reconstruction efforts in the Russian border region of Kursk, which recently witnessed intense fighting between Russia and Ukraine.
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Leaders urge 'de-escalation' as G7 Summit in Canada is overshadowed by Middle East conflict
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Leaders urge 'de-escalation' as G7 Summit in Canada is overshadowed by Middle East conflict

17 June 2025
The G7 summit, a gathering of major world leaders meeting at Kananaskis, in the Canadian Rockies, has concluded with a joint leaders statement urging a "de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza". It stopped short of calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. The leaders' statement, published as US President Trump left Canada, said Israel had a right to defend itself, and that Iran was a source of terror that should not have a nuclear weapon. According to the BBC, its call for a resolution of the crisis that led to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East amounted to a diplomatic compromise that preserved G7 unity but watered down the statement's impact.
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The Georgians are still waiting for the man on the white horse!
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The Georgians are still waiting for the man on the white horse!

16 June 2025
The political crises in Georgia that started after disputed parliamentary elections at the end of last year, shows no sign of easing. The government, formed by the ruling Georgian Dream party, appears exhausted. Its strategy of wearing out the opposition failed. It is now increasingly resorting to repression. Many opposition activists have been arrested, and the Government keeps introducing laws and administrative measures that are meant to tighten its control of the country, but in practice increase the resolve of its opponents. The Georgian Dream government is at a dead end.
Dennis Sammut