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Denmark takes over EU Presidency with a focus on Security, Migration and Enlargement
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Denmark takes over EU Presidency with a focus on Security, Migration and Enlargement

1 July 2025
On July 1, Denmark takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the eighth time. Under the motto ‘A Strong Europe in a Changing World’, the Danish Presidency said its programme of work will ensure that the EU takes responsibility for its own security, while also strengthening its competitiveness. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that priority will be given to boosting defence capabilities in Europe amid Russia's war in Ukraine and US threats to Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory. Pushing countries to keep promises to boost defence spending and bolstering Europe's "dangerous" security will top Denmark’s agenda as it takes over the rotating presidency on Tuesday, according to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
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Denmark takes over EU Presidency with a focus on Security, Migration and Enlargement
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Denmark takes over EU Presidency with a focus on Security, Migration and Enlargement

1 July 2025
On July 1, Denmark takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the eighth time. Under the motto ‘A Strong Europe in a Changing World’, the Danish Presidency said its programme of work will ensure that the EU takes responsibility for its own security, while also strengthening its competitiveness. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that priority will be given to boosting defence capabilities in Europe amid Russia's war in Ukraine and US threats to Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory. Pushing countries to keep promises to boost defence spending and bolstering Europe's "dangerous" security will top Denmark’s agenda as it takes over the rotating presidency on Tuesday, according to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
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Shame on the Georgian government: many political leaders arrested as Georgian Dream desperately tries to hold on to power
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Shame on the Georgian government: many political leaders arrested as Georgian Dream desperately tries to hold on to power

28 June 2025
The Georgian government appears to be increasingly scraping the bottom of the barrel, as it becomes increasingly authoritarian in a desperate attempt to hold on to power, amidst street protests and increasing popular discontent. In the last days a number of prominent political leaders have been arrested on various charges, triggering widespread international condemnation.  They join about 500 others arrested during the  recent street protests. Human rights groups say that 300 of them were subjected to torture.
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Opinion: Armenia Close To The Brink
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Opinion: Armenia Close To The Brink

27 June 2025
Bagrat Galstanyan, the hardline cleric who led street protests against the start of border demarcation between Armenia and Azerbaijan and called for the resignation or impeachment of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, has been placed in pre-trial detention for two months. More than a dozen others have also been detained, with that number expected to rise. They are accused of plotting a coup ahead of next year's parliamentary elections, following the publication by pro-Pashinyan media of an alleged seven-page document detailing the plan.
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Demining efforts in Yemen led by Saudi Arabia’s Masam Project
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Demining efforts in Yemen led by Saudi Arabia’s Masam Project

27 June 2025
On Thursday (27 June), the Masam Project, led by Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief, cleared more than 4,600 explosive devices in Yemen’s Abyan governorate. The recent operation in the Wadi Dufs area near Zinjibar targeted explosive ordnance dating back to years of conflict to the east of Aden.
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Archbishop arrested in Armenia over alleged coup plot
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Archbishop arrested in Armenia over alleged coup plot

26 June 2025
Armenian authorities on Wednesday arrested a prominent Christian cleric, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, along with 13 other people and charged them with orchestrating a plot to overthrow the government. In a statement reported by Reuters, Armenia's Investigative Committee said it had filed criminal charges against Galstanyan and 15 others whom they said had "acquired the means and tools necessary to commit a terrorist attack and seize power". A total of 14 individuals have been arrested, investigators said.
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Iranian parliament votes to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
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Iranian parliament votes to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

25 June 2025
On Wednesday (25 June), the Iranian parliament approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, the UN's nuclear watchdog. This was reported by the Iran International news network. However, the proposal must also be approved by the Iranian National Security Council and Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, before it can take effect.
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Armenia’s Rift Between Church and State Deepens
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Armenia’s Rift Between Church and State Deepens

24 June 2025
Armenia finds itself in deepening discord between its political and religious elites. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s unprecedented public attacks on Catholicos Karekin II, head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, mark further escalation in a personal feud waged since the 2018 Velvet Revolution. It has worsened each year since and not least since Karekin II approved the participation of his own clergy to join protests against Pashinyan in 2022 and for one to lead them in 2024.
Onnik James Krikorian
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