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16th Apr 2024

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US starts 60-day countdown to end Russia missile pact

The US has said it will scrap a Cold War-era treaty, the INF pact, which banned medium-range nuclear missiles, in 60 days unless Russia returned to "verifiable compliance". Nato ministers the same day agreed Russia had violated the accord by creating a new cruise missile that threatened European targets. The IMF treaty "strategically doesn't make sense" due to Russian violation, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said in Brussels Tuesday.

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EU puts Sudan war and famine-risk back in spotlight

The EU is hoping to put the international spotlight back on Sudan amid a war where half the population is at risk of famine. And Josep Borrell, EU foreign policy chief, also warned of Russia's presence in the country.

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Private fears of fairtrade activist for EU election campaign

I am not sleeping well, tossing and turning at night because I am obsessed about the EU election campaign, worried by geopolitical tensions, a far-right next parliament, and a backlash against the Green Deal, writes Sophie Aujean of Fairtrade International.

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