The U.S. House passed legislation allowing the transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine, prompting Russia to consider confiscating Western assets. Russian lawmaker Vyacheslav Volodin warned that this move could provoke the EU to follow suit, potentially damaging the European economy. Only
Members of two left-leaning Dutch political parties have overwhelmingly voted to join forces ahead of a November general election in an attempt to unify their side of the Netherlands’ splintered political spectrum, they said Monday. Green Left and the Labor Party officials