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Apr 20, 20242 min read
Ukraine needs at least seven Patriot air defence systems, Zelenskiy tells NATO
KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told NATO members on Friday that Ukraine needed a minimum of seven Patriot or other high-end air...


Apr 19, 20244 min read
Ukraine's growing arms sector thwarted by cash shortages and attacks
KYIV -Hundreds of Ukrainian businesses making weapons and military equipment have sprung up since Russia's full-scale invasion, but some...


Apr 19, 20242 min read
Walls collapse at Copenhagen's blaze-hit Old Stock Exchange
COPENHAGEN -Large parts of the outer walls of Denmark's landmark 400-year-old stock exchange building collapsed on Thursday afternoon,...


Apr 17, 20242 min read
Olympics-With 100 days to go, Parisians grumble about the Games
PARIS - With 100 days to go before the Paris 2024 Olympics kick off, many locals grumble that it will mostly be an inconvenience. Maybe...


Apr 17, 20242 min read
Part of Denmark's historic stock exchange reduced to empty shell after blaze
COPENHAGEN -Half of Denmark's Old Stock Exchange was completely burnt-out with only outer walls remaining after flames engulfed the...


Apr 17, 20242 min read
Croatia votes in popularity test for the long-ruling HDZ
ZAGREB -Croats cast their votes on Wednesday in a parliamentary vote that will test the popularity of Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic...


Apr 16, 20243 min read
Xi tells Germany's Scholz co-operation not a risk amid EU trade tension
BEIJING -Chinese President Xi Jinping said German-Chinese co-operation was an opportunity not a risk, even as German Chancellor Olaf...


Apr 16, 20242 min read
Georgia's parliament presses forward with 'foreign agent' bill despite protests
TBILISI -Georgia's parliament began debating the first reading of a bill on "foreign agents" on Tuesday as opponents called for a second...


Apr 16, 20242 min read
Olympics-France has plan B to river Seine Olympics opening if security requires
PARIS - France has prepared alternatives to holding the July 26 Olympics opening ceremony on the river Seine should security reasons...


Apr 16, 20242 min read
Exclusive-Russia restoring oil refining capacity knocked out by drones
MOSCOW - Russia has been able to swiftly repair some of key oil refineries hit by Ukrainian drones, reducing capacity idled by the...


Apr 16, 20242 min read
Olympics-Macron wants Nakamura to sing at Games despite 'racist' backlash
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed shock on Monday at a "racist" backlash to the possibility of Franco-Malian pop star...


Apr 15, 20241 min read
German Chancellor warns China not to support Russia ahead of meeting with Xi
Shanghai, April 15 - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will warn Chinese President Xi Jinping against providing military support for...
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