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A war of words between human rights campaigners and Hungary’s right-wing government is set to come to a head on Tuesday (13 June) as a new “Russian-style” law on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is put to the vote. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been accused of trying to silence his critics…
India And Pakistan Gain Entrance To Shanghai Cooperation Council.
Putin Says ISIS Intends To Destabilize Southern Russia And Central Asia.
A small explosive device was thrown over the fence at the US embassy in Kyiv Wednesday night, causing a small grass burn. There were no injuries. The Ukrainian government classified the incident as terrorism but the US government said it was too small and declined to classify the incident as…
Image by Mstyslav Chernov The interior minister for the Czech Republic, Milan Chovanec, said on Monday that the nation will not take any more refugees past the 16 they have already resettled in-country. He stated this decision is final in spite of any financial sanctions the European Union may impose…