Finland Finds Russian Mercenary Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine
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Finland Finds Russian Mercenary Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A court in Finland found a Russian paramilitary fighter guilty of war crimes committed during Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine, sentencing him to life in prison on Friday. Voislav Torden, a Russian citizen who also goes by the name Yan Petrovskiy, was charged…

A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era
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A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For decades a core objective of the Soviet Union was to “decouple” the United States from Europe. Decoupling, as it was called, would break the Western alliance that kept Soviet tanks from rolling across the Prussian plains. Now, in weeks, President Trump has…

Friedrich Merz German elections – The New York Times
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Friedrich Merz German elections – The New York Times

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Germans voted for a change of leadership on Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in second, and rebuking the nation’s left-leaning government for its handling of the economy and immigration. Early returns and…

Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
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Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Vice President JD Vance criticized his German hosts last week for sidelining far-right parties, he did not mention by name the Alternative for Germany, known as the AfD. But soon after his speech at the Munich Security Conference, in which he stunned…

The Southport Killer Was Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was it Terrorism?
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The Southport Killer Was Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was it Terrorism?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On Oct. 4, 2019, a 13-year-old British boy called a child welfare hotline from his home in Banks, a village in northwest England, and asked: “What should I do if I want to kill somebody?” The teenager, Axel Rudakubana, said that he had…

‘Firewall’ Around the Far Right Wobbles in Germany
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‘Firewall’ Around the Far Right Wobbles in Germany

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The man who is favored to be Germany’s next chancellor has opened the door to working with the Alternative for Germany to pass tough new immigration restrictions, potentially breaking a longstanding effort to shun a party whose flirtation with Nazi language has made…

A Neo-Nazi Helped Incite U.K. Riots. Elon Musk Criticized His Sentencing.
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A Neo-Nazi Helped Incite U.K. Riots. Elon Musk Criticized His Sentencing.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hours after a deadly knife attack in the northern English town of Southport last July, Andrew McIntyre set up a Telegram channel called “Southport Wake Up.” Amid posts riddled with anti-Islamic, antisemitic and anti-immigrant abuse, he urged people to take to the streets,…

Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founding father of France’s modern political far-right who built a half-century career on rants of barely disguised racism, antisemitism and neo-Nazi propaganda, has died. He was 96. His death was confirmed on X by Jordan Bardella, the current president…

Austria Coalition Talks Collapse, Raising Prospects for Far-Right Freedom Party 
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Austria Coalition Talks Collapse, Raising Prospects for Far-Right Freedom Party 

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The far-right Freedom Party of Austria gained a realistic chance this weekend of leading the country’s next government, after talks between three mainstream parties collapsed. The Freedom Party’s ascent would put its firebrand leader, Herbert Kickl, into the position of chancellor and signal…