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‘EU can’t stop controversial court overhaul’

Bloomberg The European Commission’s threat to sue Poland over a judicial overhaul “won’t break” the government’s determination to push through changes that have drawn international condemnation and sparked street protests, the head of the ruling party said. Law & Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski has pushed back against European Union officials’ efforts to halt what they say is a threat to ...

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Sharif to return to Pakistan on July 13 to appeal sentence

Bloomberg Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif will return to the country from London on July 13 to face a 10-year jail sentence handed down by an anti-corruption court, which convicted him for not declaring assets. Sharif will reach Lahore, his home town and political stronghold, his daughter Maryam, said in a Twitter post. Maryam, who will also return to Pakistan ...

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Once bitter foes, Ethiopia, Eritrea promise ‘bridge of love’

Bloomberg Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a declaration of peace and agreed to reestablish key economic links after an unprecedented summit between the Horn of Africa nations’ leaders that marked the end of almost two decades of strife. The announcements by an Eritrean official and the Ethiopian state-owned broadcaster Fana followed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s visit to the Eritrean capital, Asmara, ...

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