A Moscow court on Tuesday denied bail to a US former Marine who was arrested in Russia on espionage charges last month. Paul Whelan, 48, was taken into custody on December 28 by the Russian FSB security service, who said he was caught “while carrying out an act of espionage”. ...
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that a new Franco-German friendship treaty was a step toward the creation of a future joint European army. Merkel said the pact aims to build a Franco-German “common military culture” and “contributes to the creation of a European army”.
