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Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced former Socialist Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison for corruption, marking one of the country’s highest-profile graft convictions. The ruling also condemned a former ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who now plans to renew a shield of measures against Iran war.
A retired general has challenged Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni from the far right, as Trump escalates a dispute with Italy over NATO commitments. Deputy PM Tajani said Italy is not subordinate to the US.
Opposition leader Schlein said Trump’s attacks are unacceptable but the government must now move from tweets to action.
EUROMED DAYS placed Cyprus at the core of regional investment collaboration.
A mayoral race in Nasu, Japan, was decided by a margin of just two votes, and a Vox agriculture advisor was approved with an invalid master’s degree.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary