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Geopolitics

What are the benefits and drawbacks of allowing foreign military use of bases in our country?

ROME, June 24 (Reuters) - Italy on Wednesday pushed back against remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that hundreds of U.S. aircraft had taken off from American bases in Italy to support military operations against Iran, saying Rome had authorised only technical and logistical flights. Rutte, speaking to Fox News television, cited Italy as an example of European support for the U.S. and said 500 U.S. planes had taken off from U.S. bases in Italy "to support Epic Fury", Washington's name for the war it launched alongside Israel

Italy
Politics

What should be done about political immunity in cases of alleged corruption?

Belgian authorities have launched a procedure that could result in an arrest warrant being issued for former EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, due to his alleged involvement in the Qatargate scandal, according to a Belgian judicial source cited by De Standaard and shared with Euractiv. The former Commissioner served on the board of Fight Impunity, […]

Belgium
Geopolitics

What should the US consider when reviewing its military presence in Europe?

BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday harshly criticised some NATO members over defence spending and their stances on the Iran war as he announced a review of U.S. military forces in Europe. "It's a review that some countries will fail, and others will pass with flying colors," Hegseth told NATO defence ministers gathered for a meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels. (Reporting by Phil Stewart, Sabine Siebold and Lili Bayer; Editing by Andrw Gray)

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