The proposed legislation amends two key statutes governing U.S. defense relations with Cyprus: Section 205 of the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019, and Section 1250A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was escorted to La Santé prison in Paris, accompanied by his wife Carla Bruni, following his conviction for corruption and a five-year prison sentence

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The audacious jewel theft at Paris’s Louvre Museum has stunned the world — but it’s only the latest chapter in a long history of spectacular art and museum robberies, from Rembrandt’s stolen portraits to the “heist of the century” in Athens

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy becomes the first national leader jailed since World War II, starting a five-year sentence in Paris for criminal conspiracy

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EU energy ministers agreed to a full ban on Russian natural gas imports starting in 2028, aiming to cut a key source of Moscow’s war funding. The plan now awaits approval by the European Parliament

In a daring daylight robbery that could be straight out of a movie, thieves snatched France’s crown jewels from the Louvre’s Apollon Gallery in just sevenminutes. Only one item — Empress Eugénie’s crown — was later found discarded on a nearby street, slightly damaged

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Tufan Erhurman’s victory in Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus sparks renewed hopes for reunification talks, as Greece and Cyprus welcome his pro-federalist stance and call for a swift return to UN-led negotiations

Millions of users worldwide faced disruptions on platforms including Amazon AWS, Snapchat, Robinhood, and Fortnite after a major outage affected multiple digital services

Four masked thieves used a lift truck to break into the Louvre’s Apollon Gallery and steal priceless royal jewels in under ten minutes, raising questions about the museum’s security

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The robbers attacked the first two galleries—the Napoleon Gallery and the French Sovereigns’ Gallery—stealing nine pieces from Napoleon and the Empress’s jewelry collection

Trump revealed the plan in an interview with Fox News, set to air on Sunday. “We will meet in about two weeks … in South Korea, with President Xi,” he said.