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Jun 6, 20243 min read
Dutch voters kick off EU election, nationalist parties seen gaining
THE HAGUE -Dutch voters cast their ballots on Thursday at the start of a four-day election for the European Parliament that is likely to...
Jun 4, 20243 min read
Factbox-Key facts about the European Parliament election
Around 373 million citizens across the 27 member states of the European Union are eligible to vote on June 6-9 in elections to the...
May 29, 20243 min read
Factbox-Seven political groups fighting in European Parliament election
BRUSSELS - Voters in the 27 countries of the European Union will elect 720 lawmakers to the European Parliament for the next five years...
May 21, 20243 min read
Helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi crashes, search under way
DUBAI - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain...
May 19, 20242 min read
Hundreds of Tunisian president's supporters protest against 'foreign interference'
TUNIS - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Tunis on Sunday in support of President Kais Saied amid widespread criticism at home and...
May 19, 20241 min read
Britain's Conservatives trail Labour by 18 points, says Opinium poll
LONDON - The opposition Labour Party’s lead over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s governing Conservative Party has increased to 18...
May 19, 20242 min read
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico still in serious condition, officials say
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in serious condition and still faces risks of complications but has...
May 19, 20242 min read
Pope says tension and debate are inevitable, embrace them
VERONA, Italy - Arguments and tensions are inevitable in modern society and should not be brushed under the carpet, Pope Francis said on...
May 19, 20241 min read
Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill, TASS reports
TBILISI - Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has announced that she has vetoed a draft law on foreign agents, Russia's state-run...
May 18, 20242 min read
Russian activist in Georgia warns 'foreign agent' law will kick-start crackdown on dissent
TBILISI - Grigory Sverdlin says he has seen this story before. A Russian activist now living in exile in the Georgian capital Tbilisi,...
May 17, 20242 min read
French police kill Algerian who set fire to Rouen synagogue
ROUEN, France -French police shot dead a knife-wielding Algerian man who set fire to a synagogue and threatened police in the city of...
May 17, 20242 min read
German defence industry says it will need government help to reduce dependence on China
BERLIN - German arms producers will need help from the government if they are to reduce their dependency on Chinese materials and still...
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