‘I never fit in either party& & Democrat senator quits to register as independent just days after Georgia victory
US Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said yesterday she is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent, in an announcement just days after Democrats won a Senate race in Georgia to secure 51 seats in the 100-member chamber.

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EU in tug-of-war with Hungary over release of billions of euro
The European Union was haggling with Hungary yesterday over releasing billions of euro in aid in exchange for Budapest revoking its veto on extending a joint loan to Ukraine and acceding to a minimum global tax.

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China&s Xi Jinping hails ‘new era& as Saudis roll out the red carpet
Xi JIinping hailed a &new era& in relations between China and Saudi Arabia yesterday as he attended an Arab League summit of business leaders before his return to Beijing.

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Brittney Griner prisoner swap poses questions over increased danger for US
The release of American basketball star Brittney Griner in exchange for a convicted Russian arms dealer has resurrected an old question: Do prisoner swaps do more harm than good?

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Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin jailed for eight-and-a-half years for ‘spreading false information& on Ukraine war
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin was sentenced in court to eight-and-a-half years in prison yesterday on charges of spreading &false information& about the army.

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War in Ukraine ‘could spin horribly out of control&, says Nato chief
The head of Nato expressed worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and Nato, according to an interview released Friday.

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