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Amid rising concerns about the US security guarantee, policymakers mull how to ensure the continent’s defence
Authorities investigating cash payments to MEPs ahead of June vote, says PM Alexander De Croo
Senior official’s trip to Pyongyang signals Beijing’s disquiet about burgeoning ties between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin
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Tajiks are among those blamed for the massacre but Russia’s war economy depends on immigrant Muslim workers
The courting of Niger’s military junta epitomises the growing security challenge in this part of Africa
Key articles on Russia and Ukraine’s battle tactics
Agreement to seek ‘more active’ convergence comes days after US warned Beijing not to help Moscow’s war effort
Jan Marsalek used agents in Vienna to plot break-ins and assassinations by Russian hit squads, prosecutors claim
Alerts of looming Isis threat downplayed by security services distrustful of west
De-escalation channels akin to the Washington-Moscow hotline are needed long before a crisis hits
The Russian leader sees an opportunity to re-establish a sphere of influence in Europe
German diplomat says Moscow’s messaging combines greater subtlety and plausibility with automation
More than half of respondents in opinion poll say Kyiv was behind Moscow massacre despite Isis claiming responsibility
Congress also condemns Moscow’s year-long detention of WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich
Czech and Belgian authorities say Viktor Medvedchuk was paying politicians to peddle Kremlin propaganda
With a bullet in his back, Dmitry Saraev made it out of Crocus City Hall alive
Russian president provides no evidence to support claim Kyiv was involved in deadly assault on concert hall
Using Moscow attack as a pretext to intensify war on Ukraine would be an outrage
The Kremlin autocrat once wanted to align with the US in fighting terrorism but is trapped in lies and paranoia
At least 137 people killed and 180 injured in assault claimed by Isis
Russia’s security services have shifted focus away from Islamist terror
National day of mourning begins after deadliest assault on Russian soil in more than a decade
Attempted attack was uncovered by US cyber security company Mandiant, owned by Google
The process of stopping escalation involves multiple actors on the battlefield and in several capitals
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