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Twelve European Union countries, including Ireland, have blocked a proposed new rule that would have forced multinational companies to reveal how much profit they make and how little tax they pay in each of the EU’s 28 member states. The proposed directive was designed to shine a light on how...

The Baltic and the Bear - Al Jazeera English Fallon to send UK troops to Baltics as Russia buffer - BBC News Are the Baltic States and NATO right to be worried about Russia's intentions? Bill.

Islamic State is still receiving significant financial support from Arab sympathisers outside Iraq and Syria, enabling it to expand its war effort, says a senior Kurdish official. The US has being trying to stop such private donors in the Gulf oil states sending to Islamic State (Isis) funds...

The cataclysm in Syria has created the worst refugee crisis the world has known since the end of the World War II. This, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the UNHCR, which has prime responsibility for coping with the 3.9 million men women and children who have fled...

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The United States said it would close an unspecified number of embassies around the world on Sunday over security concerns. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf on Thursday called the step “precautionary” but declined to specify the threat or list which missions would be closed. “The...

The EU now has the right to speak on behalf of 27 member states at the united nations, how long before UK loses its seat? How can we maintain a foreign policy if it is decides by the EU, is this part of the reason for the massive cutbacks with the UK forces? Another small step towards total...

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