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by Miceál O’Hurley CHIȘINĂU — Moldova has reaffirmed its determination to integrate further into the European Union by narrowly passing a referendum in yesterday’s voting. With more than 99% of the votes...
Read moreby Miceál O’Hurley WASHINGTON, D.C. — Speaker of the United State House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, continued the pattern of Republican lawmakers and their standard bearer Presidential Candidate, Donald J. Trump, in...
Read moreby Miceál O'Hurley TORONTO — In sharp contrast to international efforts to sanction Russia for its brutal invasion of Ukraine, Russia continues to enjoy a measure of success in eluding condemnation in...
Read moreby Miceál O’Hurley KYIV — In the aftermath of the United States Senate passing the House's supplemental aid package for Ukraine, Colonel (Retired) Sam Hartwell shares his views on the issues confronting...
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by Miceál O’Hurley RIYADH — United States President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would be lifting its Syria sanctions regime. ...
Read moreby Miceál O'Hurley UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — COP28 President His Excellency Dr. Sultan Al Jaber stunned the COP24 gathering...
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by Miceál O’Hurley RIYADH — United States President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would be lifting its Syria sanctions regime. ...
Read moreby Miceál O’Hurley ROME — I have returned from the Eternal City where the College of Cardinals have surprised the...
Read moreby Miceál O’Hurley VATICAN CITY — Standing outside Castel San Angelo, the medieval stronghold meant to protect popes during times...
Read moreby Miceál O’Hurley ANTALYA — Foreign policy towards Syria bears on its future in meaningful ways in a...
Read moreby Miceál O'Hurley ANTALYA — Meeting on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2025 with Botswana’s Minister of International...
Read moreby Miceál O’Hurley WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an ever-more revealing pattern of President Donald Trump’s determination to break with America’s...
Read moreby Miceál O’Hurley ANKARA — President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced Tuesday that Türkiye is ready to host future negotiations between...
Read moreby Miceál O’Hurley STRASSBOURG — The European Commission acted swiftly to assert their view that President Donald Trump's proposed "reciprocal”...
Read moreby Miceál O’Hurley WASHINGTON, D.C. — For years, entrepreneur turned political operative Elon Musk has exerted an outsized role on...
Read moreby Miceál O’Hurley DAMASCUS — This New Year two wildly different leaders ascend to power albeit with a homogenous world...
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