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ROME — A massive hacking scandal that has engulfed Italy is now threatening to spill beyond its borders, sucking in Israel, the Vatican, the United Kingdom and Lithuania. New claims have been made via police wiretaps that foreign powers were…

There’s no doubt about where Andrius Kubilius stands on Ukraine; he’s a fierce backer and that matters as he was appointed the European Union’s first defense commissioner on Tuesday. “For those who are arguing that Ukraine should agree with the…