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Information Italian police conducted a significant operation against the ‘Ndrangheta mafia in Cosenza, detaining 109 suspected members, including those from the Lanzino-Patitucci and Zingari clans as well as a customs and financial police officer. This large-scale raid was led by anti-mafia prosecutors and involved a coalition of law enforcement agencies, including Carabinieri special police, federal and local

Information On Tuesday, the Georgian parliament passed a contentious bill requiring media, NGOs, and other non-profits to register as entities “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. This bill, approved after a third reading amidst widespread protests, has been criticized for potentially undermining domestic

Information In the first quarter of 2024, the UK economy grew by 0.6%, surpassing the anticipated 0.4% growth, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This stronger-than-expected expansion signaled the UK’s exit from a recession that persisted in the last two quarters of 2023, where GDP shrank by 0.3% in Q4 and contracted by 0.1% in

Information Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to hold talks with Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, on Thursday in Budapest. Xi arrived in Hungary on Wednesday evening, after meeting leaders in France and Serbia on his first state visit to Europe since 2019. In the Hungarian pro-government daily Magyar Nemzet, Xi wrote that he “developed

Information Hong Kong’s appeal court has officially banned the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong,” which gained prominence during the 2019 pro-democracy demonstrations. The song’s lyrics, including the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong; Revolution of our times,” upset authorities as it became an anthem for dissenters, even replacing China’s official anthem, “March of the Volunteers,” at

Information Polish security officials discovered and dismantled eavesdropping devices in a government meeting room just before it was to be used for a Cabinet session in Katowice. According to Jacek Dobrzynski, a spokesperson for the State Protection Service, the equipment was capable of capturing both audio and video. Although it’s unclear how long the devices had been in place

Information During his visit to Lithuania, Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized Germany’s commitment to defending NATO-allied territory against new threats. Germany’s decision to permanently deploy a brigade of 4,800 soldiers to support Lithuania’s security reflects its dedication to safeguarding the Baltic states, including Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, particularly in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.