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North Korea condemns NATO summit, says denuclearisation should start with US allies
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North Korea condemns NATO summit, says denuclearisation should start with US allies

North Korea condemned a declaration from a recent NATO summit, calling it “illegal,” and said the denuclearisation process should begin with the United States and its allies rather than with Pyongyang. The North’s foreign ministry said the NATO document—which criticised North Korean weapons support to Russia—would incite a new Cold War and escalate military confrontation.

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Top Iranian officials admitted to the supreme leader that the U.S. naval blockade was crushing the economy, report says, as Trump eyes reimposing it
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Top Iranian officials admitted to the supreme leader that the U.S. naval blockade was crushing the economy, report says, as Trump eyes reimposing it

Iran’s president and central bank chief told Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei the economy was being crushed by the U.S. naval blockade, according to a report. As the regime weighed signing a memorandum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend a ceasefire, officials warned the blockade was driving a severe budget crisis and threatening shortages of food and medical supplies by late August.

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Strategic Dependency: Ireland's Aughinish Lesson
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Strategic Dependency: Ireland's Aughinish Lesson

The episode examines what happens when foreign investment becomes a matter of national security, focusing on an Irish alumina story tied to exports from Aughinish Alumina in County Limerick to Russian smelters. It argues the case has reignited debate across Europe about how strategically important, foreign-owned assets intersect with EU sanctions—and how global supply chains can create long-term strategic dependencies on authoritarian states such as Russia and China.

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Poland marks 85th anniversary of WWII Jedwabne pogrom of Jews amid far-right protests
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Poland marks 85th anniversary of WWII Jedwabne pogrom of Jews amid far-right protests

Polish and Jewish leaders, along with diplomats, marked the 85th anniversary of the 1941 Jedwabne pogrom, in which hundreds of Jews were killed by Polish neighbours under Nazi-German occupation. The official commemorations were met with protests by nationalist activists led by far-right figure Grzegorz Braun, who disputed the established findings and argued Poles are being falsely blamed for Nazi-German crimes.

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