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Irish drug gangs were sending at least €2m per month over recent years into Russian money laundering networks targeted in a British-US operation. Security estimates suggest that in the region of €50m may have been laundered by Irish organised crime groups, including the Kinahan cartel, through the worldwide networks. It is believed that a major Irish drug trafficking outfit, based in north Dublin and Meath, was among the crime groups that used the Russian money laundering service. It is thought that Irish gangs using the networks were also involved in the British drugs trade. An Garda Síochána assisted the British…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Paris this weekend for the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral, a spokesperson for the executive said on Thursday, December 5. About 50 heads of state and government are expected in the French capital for the ceremony on Saturday, including US President-elect Donald Trump. It will be the first time that von der Leyen will meet Trump since his election last month and before his inauguration in Washington on January 20. The European Union is trying to prepare for the return of the billionaire former real estate mogul, who has threatened…

  For the second time in the history of the French Fifth Republic, a prime minister has fallen victim to a vote of no confidence. For the first time, it happened in the absence of the main driving force of his debacle. When Yaël Braun-Pivet, the president of the Assemblée Nationale, announced Michel Barnier’s forced resignation on Wednesday, December 4, Marine Le Pen was nowhere to be seen. The troops of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, without their boss, were modest in their triumph, some not even bothering to return to their seats for an announcement that they swore…

The explosion of lights that adorn the streets of Madrid, the Christmas markets that seem to come out of a story and the people running from one place to another trying to buy gifts now so as not to fall into last-minute trouble remind us that Christmas is almost here. Madrid is trying these days to emulate that magical place where you can make plans with family and friends to toast the year that is ending. However, in order to lower the revs and not go crazy when December has just started, Madrid Enreda Te Enreda brings this week Host…

He accuses the PP of having turned the region into the “epicenter of corruption and hoax” Read Óscar López launches his candidacy to lead the PSOE of Madrid with the end of Ayuso’s presidency as his objective: "It is a public service mission"

European space travel is finally celebrating success again. The launch of the Vega-C launch vehicle was successful. The European space agency ESA has replaced a faulty Ukrainian-made component with a French manufacturer. Almost two years after a false start, a Vega-C launch vehicle lifted off from the European spaceport in Kourou in French Guiana towards space at night without any problems. The head of the European space agency Esa, Josef Aschbacher, spoke of a “triumphant return to old performance”. With the help of the rocket, Europe can now independently launch lighter satellites and experiments into space. In December 2022, the…

The right-wing investor David Sacks is said to be working on two future issues in the Trump administration: artificial intelligence and currencies like Bitcoin. He also gets a special assignment. David Sacks: Investor and Elon Musk advisor aims to make USA world leader in AI and crypto

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said a free-trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc is “in sight” but faces resistance ahead of a two-day summit in Uruguay. Leaders from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay are negotiating the pact to establish the world’s largest free trade zone. However, Italy’s opposition threatens to derail the 20-year effort to create the world’s largest free-trade zone. EU chief makes final push to secure Mercosur free trade agreement

South Korea’s ruling party leader called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign Friday over his attempt to impose martial law, warning that he poses a grave danger to the country. Han Dong-hun, leader of the People’s Power Party (PPP), said he had received information that Yoon had ordered the country’s defense counterintelligence commander to arrest and detain unspecified key politicians on charges of “anti-state activities” under martial law. Han’s comments almost guarantee that enough lawmakers will vote to impeach the president on Saturday. Yoon’s impeachment would require the support of two-thirds of the National Assembly, or 200 of its…

A Tribute to Coexistence and Human Dignity tributed by an event in the Spanish Capital.  Organized each year by the Foundation for the Improvement (Foundation MEJORA) of Life, Culture and Society (a Scientology foundation recognized by the United Nations), brought together academics, activists, and human rights defenders in an event that highlighted freedom of thought, religion and belief as a fundamental pillar of democracy and peaceful coexistence. The winners of this edition were Ana Isabel Planet, Santiago Cañamares and Fernando Amérigo-Cuervo. The event was attended by many personalities in the field of religious freedom, such as Daniel Pelayo (Deputy Director General of Religious…