| By staying on the job, Poland's top judge fights the right-wing government Posted: 13 Jul 2018 01:24 PM PDT ![By staying on the job, Poland's top judge fights the right-wing government]( "By staying on the job, Poland's top judge fights the right-wing government") The head of Poland's Supreme Court is not known as an ideologue, or a born leader. For First President of the Supreme Court Gersdorf, it is not a choice, but a duty, and at stake is not just her own term on the court but the future of Poland. This is because upon assuming this prestigious office I swore on the Constitution, that I will defend and protect the Constitution and the law," she says in an interview.
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| How strong a Europe does US want? In Trump era, that's still the issue Posted: 13 Jul 2018 12:49 PM PDT ![How strong a Europe does US want? In Trump era, that's still the issue]( "How strong a Europe does US want? In Trump era, that's still the issue") After President Trump told NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg over a breakfast of eggs and fruit salad Wednesday that Germany is "captive to Russia" for buying Russian energy – even as it relies on America for its security from Russia – German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered a personal retort. "I myself experienced a part of Germany that was controlled by the Soviet Union, and I am very happy today that we are united in freedom as the Federal Republic of Germany," Ms. Merkel said as she arrived at NATO headquarters for this week's summit. More pointed was German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who told reporters, "We are not prisoners, neither of Russia nor of the United States.
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| What new Mueller indictments say about his direction Posted: 13 Jul 2018 12:19 PM PDT ![What new Mueller indictments say about his direction]( "What new Mueller indictments say about his direction") For the most part, special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling into the 2016 US presidential election has operated silently and stealthily, like a submarine. Friday was one of those times, as Mr. Mueller and his team indicted 12 Russian military intelligence officers for allegedly hacking into the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign. The indictment connects the officers directly to the Russian government, saying they acted in their "official capacity." It says the information acquired by "spearfishing" and other hacking techniques was released via online fronts DCLeaks and Guccifer 2.0.
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| Why this World Cup final is like no other Posted: 13 Jul 2018 11:22 AM PDT ![Why this World Cup final is like no other]( "Why this World Cup final is like no other") In the final match of the World Cup on Sunday, soccer powerhouse France will go up against a country that, just 25 years ago, was in the midst of an ethnic war in the Balkans marked by genocide, snipers, and concentration camps. In fact, Croatia wasn't even a country until 1991, when it emerged from the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.
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