Politics

Netanyahu lawyer to be charged with money-laundering in German submarine deal

Israel's attorney general intends to charge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's lawyer with money-laundering in the state's purchase of submarines from German firm Thyssenkrupp

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Germany plans to deport ‘criminals’ to war-torn Syria and Afghanistan

Interior ministers from Germany's federal states said they plan to ease deportation rules to allow Syrians convicted of serious crimes to be returned to the war-torn country

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Turkey agrees to NATO Baltic defense plan after Syria rift

Turkey joined NATO allies in agreeing to a new Baltic defense plan after threatening to block it if Syria's YPG were not labelled terrorists

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NATO members adopt joint declaration in London despite summit tensions

NATO leaders issued a joint statement on reaffirming their bond despite fierce disputes over spending and strategy in the run up to their summit

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Erdogan threatens to block NATO’s Baltic defense plan

Turkey will block a NATO plan to defend Baltic countries if it doesn't label a Kurd-led militia in Syria as terrorists, President Erdogan said

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US officials meet Haftar in bid to end offensive against Libyan government

US officials met with rogue Libyan field marshal Khalifa Haftar in an effort to halt his offensive against Tripoli's UN-backed government

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French naval base in UAE to host European-led Gulf maritime monitoring mission

A European-led maritime surveillance initiative to monitor Gulf waters will be stationed at a French naval base in Abu Dhabi

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Trump fires US Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over SEAL misconduct case

The US Navy secretary criticized Donald Trump after being sacked in a dispute over a SEAL commando whose demotion for misconduct was reversed

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South Korea and Japan to extend military intelligence-sharing agreement

South Korea will extend a critical military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan just hours before the pact was due to expire

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China slams ‘provocative’ US warship navigation operations in disputed waters

China accused the US of "provocative" conduct after warships USS Gabrielle Giffords and USS Wayne E. Meyer sailed near the Spratly islands in the South China Sea

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