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He elects Urtasun’s Chief of Staff to the position, the first diplomatic appointment to the liking of the coalition partner and Zapatero. Read Sánchez gives another nod to Maduro and appoints a protégé of Moratinos and akin to Sumar as ambassador to Venezuela

South Korea is being held in suspense by turbulent developments. First President Yoon calls for martial law, then he withdraws it a few hours later. There are growing calls for his resignation. The opposition is planning to impeach the president.

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Two days after US President Joe Biden’s controversial pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, President-elect Donald Trump formally requested on Tuesday that a New York judge annul his May felony conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money agreement with porn actor Stormy Daniels.

  Article 5 is the cornerstone of the NATO military alliance. It calls on all members to assist any other NATO countries under attack. Exactly how a member decides to aid allies, however, is up to them. Since Russia’s February 2022 invasion outgoing US President Joe Biden has repeatedly vowed, “We will defend every inch of Ukraine.” Now Kyiv would like to slip under that umbrella of protection permanently. NATO has repeatedly said that this will be the case, without, however, setting a date. At some point, some observers think, Ukraine should be rewarded with NATO membership for its years-long defensive battle…

«Let’s meet at the Santoro bar – he says on the phone – in a quarter of an hour». Santino Di Matteo, the justice collaborator who first revealed the secrets of the Capaci massacre, avoids staying in one place for too long. He has been out of the protection program for years now, and the State has never forgiven him for returning to Sicily in 1994 to look for his son Giuseppe, who had been kidnapped by the bosses. “I’ll wait for you outside, at the tables – he states again on the phone – in the chaos of Piazza…

Le Monde Front Page 4/12/2024 The front page of Le Monde leads on French political news.  Michel Barnier activated article 49.3 on Monday to try to pass the Social Security budget to the National Assembly  Two motions of censure were tabled immediately by the left and the far right  Marine Le Pen indicated that his troops will vote for that of the New Popular Front, which would have the effect of bringing down the government The Prime Minister tried until the end to negotiate, publishing, on Monday, a press release announcing a concession to Marine Le Pen on drug reimbursement,…

South Korea’s won cut losses against the U.S. dollar after President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would lift the country’s first martial law order in more than four decades. The won was last trading 0.09% lower at 1,416.31 against the greenback, having depreciated to 1,444.93 on Tuesday.

Services sector records strong November growth The service sector saw strong growth during the month of November as demand conditions improved, with new business rising at the fastest rate in eight months, the latest AIB Purchasing Managers Index for the services sector shows.For the month, the services sector had a PMI reading of 58.3 — well ahead of the 53.8 recorded in October. The PMI is derived from questions firms are asked about the volume of activity compared with the prior month, with any number above 50 indicating growth.Senior economist at AIB John Fahey said this latest PMI register showed…

Die Welt front page 4/12/2024 The front page of Die Welt this morning leads with reports there are 200,000 migrants in Germany that are required to leave.  There are well over 200,000 migrants living in Germany who are required to leave the country. The traffic light coalition wants to give some of them a new chance and has been issuing them with probationary residence permits for two years. How many migrants benefit from this? And how many make the leap to regular residency? The German leading index jumps over the magic mark of 20,000 points for the first time -…