Afghans who fought with Brits blocked from UK resettlement – BBC

The move could reportedly prevent witnesses of alleged UK wrongdoing from giving evidence British special forces have intervened to reject applications by elite Afghan troops to resettle in the UK, despite evidence that they fought alongside them in operations against the Taliban, a report by the BBC has claimed.

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Israel’s economy shrinks by a fifth – data

Israel’s economy faced one of the biggest contractions in the country’s history in the fourth quarter of last year due to the ongoing war with Hamas, a report from the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics revealed on Monday.

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Small EU country becomes Russia’s biggest whisky supplier – media

Latvia is serving as a middleman for the import of Western spirits into the Russian market, experts say Latvia became Russia’s top supplier of whisky last year, reaching $250 million in sales and outpacing all other exporters combined, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing industry data.

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