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UN report says Daesh evolving into covert network

Daesh continues to be a threat to the international community even as it transforms its operations following military defeats in Iraq and Syria, according to an advance copy of a UN report obtained by Anadolu Agency. "ISIL has substantially evolved into a covert network in Iraq, where it...

Attacks on activists as Ukraine struggles with graft reform

Last summer, Vitaliy Ustymenko was brutally attacked by two men in broad daylight in an assault he believes was linked to his work as an anti-corruption activist in Ukraine. The number of such assaults on activists has soared, analysts say, as Ukraine struggles to rein in graft five years...

EU to veto rail merger in defiance of France, Germany

The EU's powerful anti-trust sheriff, Margrethe Vestager, is set to veto the merger of the Siemens-Alstom rail businesses on Wednesday, in defiance of France and Germany. The tie-up, announced to great fanfare last year, was hailed as the birth of a much needed European industrial champion,...