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Kneecap suing indigenous leader over allegedly defamatory statement opposing Canada gigs
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Kneecap suing indigenous leader over allegedly defamatory statement opposing Canada gigs

Ireland’s High Court has granted members of Irish rap group Kneecap permission to serve defamation proceedings on Canadian indigenous leader Harvey Yesno, over an online statement opposing their planned performances at venues on Indigenous ancestral lands in Canada. The band says the statement contained false allegations, including claims they support Hamas and Hezbollah and condone antisemitism and genocide.

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Turkey could return Russian S-400s to Russia as part of a bid to rejoin America’s defense program
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Turkey could return Russian S-400s to Russia as part of a bid to rejoin America’s defense program

Turkey has raised the possibility of returning the Russian S-400 air-defence systems it bought about a decade ago, as it seeks improved relations with the United States and NATO—potentially opening the door to Turkey’s efforts to rejoin the US-led F-35 program. Bloomberg reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the S-400 issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with US officials pressing Ankara to give up the system.

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Polish Defense Minister Fends Off Criticism Over Sending Patriot Missiles to Ukraine
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Polish Defense Minister Fends Off Criticism Over Sending Patriot Missiles to Ukraine

Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz rejected claims from President’s aides that the government secretly transferred Patriot interceptor missiles (including PAC-3) to Ukraine without the required political awareness, saying the matter was discussed within official security channels and questioning who benefits from the misinformation.

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Executive Council Reinstates the Rights and Privileges of Syria Under Chemical Weapons Convention
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Executive Council Reinstates the Rights and Privileges of Syria Under Chemical Weapons Convention

The OPCW Executive Council has reinstated Syria’s suspended rights and privileges at the chemical weapons watchdog, citing a “significant change in circumstances” since the fall of the Assad regime and pointing to concrete steps by Syria’s new authorities to cooperate with the Technical Secretariat on verification and destruction of remaining chemical weapons remnants.

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Turkey Rejects European Parliament Resolution on Cyprus, Calls It “Invalid and Baseless”
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Turkey Rejects European Parliament Resolution on Cyprus, Calls It “Invalid and Baseless”

Turkey has rejected a European Parliament resolution on Cyprus, saying it is “invalid and baseless,” and accusing EU institutions of taking a biased stance in the long-running dispute. Ankara said the text contains “baseless and preposterous allegations” against the Turkish Armed Forces and expressed support for a separate Turkish Cypriot response.

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Politicians condemn replica of mosque set alight in anti-migrant bonfire in Northern Ireland
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Politicians condemn replica of mosque set alight in anti-migrant bonfire in Northern Ireland

Politicians in Northern Ireland condemned a bonfire display in Moygashel, County Tyrone, after a replica of a mosque was put on top of the pyre during anti-migrant protests. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said the display is being treated as a hate-motivated criminal offence, and a 56-year-old man was arrested. Justice Minister Naomi Long called the effigy a “nauseating spectacle of hatred,” while Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn described it as a “sickening and cowardly act of intimidation.”

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Zelensky: China Responded “Harshly” to Russian Nuclear Threats for the First Time
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Zelensky: China Responded “Harshly” to Russian Nuclear Threats for the First Time

President Volodymyr Zelensky said China reacted “very clearly and very harshly” to Russian talk about using nuclear weapons, telling Russia—reportedly in an ultimatum—that there cannot even be “thoughts” of nuclear use in response to strikes by Ukraine’s forces. He added that European partners also reported Beijing’s stance had become noticeably tougher.

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