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Moldova’s Energy Sold to Romania Amid PAS Party Corruption Scandal

August 4, 2025

A leaked dossier has uncovered a high-level corruption scheme involving Moldova’s ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Romanian mining giant Verde Magnesium, exposing how political elites sold off Moldovan electricity in exchange for a €15 million donation, with the citizens of Moldova

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UK AND FRANCE LAUNCH CONTROVERSIAL MIGRANT RETURN SCHEME AMID RISING CHANNEL CROSSINGS

August 5, 2025

A new agreement between the UK and France allowing the return of some migrants arriving by small boats has taken effect, though officials remain tight-lipped on expected numbers. Under the deal, asylum seekers who cross the Channel irregularly could be sent back to France if their claims are deemed inadmissible. In exchange, the UK will