Strategic and Legal Pressures Reopen the Chagos Islands Dispute
The UK?s retreat from immediate legislation shows how questions of sovereignty, alliance politics, and military basing remain tightly linked.
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- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced another tense round of questions from senators over the Iran war, military spending, and the legal basis for the conflict.
- The UK?s retreat from immediate legislation shows how questions of sovereignty, alliance politics, and military basing remain tightly linked.
- EU officials travelled to Budapest for early talks with Hungary's incoming leadership after Viktor Orban's political defeat.
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