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May 1, 20243 min read
Russia ramps up arms production as US boosts support for Ukraine
MOSCOW -Russia's defence minister on Wednesday ordered a hike in weapons production and said deliveries needed to be faster for the war...


May 1, 20243 min read
Georgian police crack down on 'foreign agent' bill protesters with water cannon, tear gas
TBILISI -Georgian security forces used water cannon, tear gas and stun grenades against protesters outside parliament late on Tuesday,...


Apr 30, 20242 min read
Austria's Beer Party, seeing glass half-full, runs for parliament
VIENNA - Austria's Beer Party will run in this year's parliamentary election even though it's still well short of its own funding...


Apr 29, 20242 min read
Explainer-Scotland's leader Yousaf has resigned. What's next for SNP?
LONDON - Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further imperilling more than a decade of governance by the Scottish...


Apr 29, 20242 min read
Germany's 'Reichsbuerger' coup suspects go on trial
STUTTGART, Germany - Nine men go on trial in Germany on Monday charged with high treason, attempted murder and plotting a violent...


Apr 29, 20242 min read
Moscow may seize private US assets in Russia if US seizes frozen reserves, says Putin ally
MOSCOW - Russia may respond to any U.S. confiscation of its currency reserves frozen in the West by seizing the assets, including...


Apr 29, 20242 min read
Polish protesters lift months-long blockade at Ukraine border
KYIV - Polish farmers stopped protesting at the last blocked border crossing with Ukraine on Monday, Kyiv and Warsaw said, suspending a...


Apr 29, 20241 min read
China's Xi to visit France, Serbia and Hungary, aims to boost EU ties
BEIJING -Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5-10, his first Europe trip in five years aimed at...


Apr 29, 20241 min read
Pedro Sanchez stays on as Spain's prime minister after weighing quitting
MADRID -Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday he had decided to continue in office, days after abruptly announcing he was...


Apr 28, 20243 min read
Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine
KYIV -Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the ailing energy...


Apr 28, 20242 min read
Socialist supporters call on Spanish prime minister to stay
MADRID -Thousands of Socialist Party supporters travelled from across Spain for a rally in Madrid on Saturday to call on Prime Minister...


Apr 27, 20242 min read
Ceasefire monitoring centre in Nagorno-Karabakh shuts as Russian peacekeepers withdraw
AGDAM, Azerbaijan - The Russian and Turkish flags were lowered on Friday to mark the closure of a centre set up to monitor a ceasefire...
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