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Sep 23, 20243 min read
Scholz's Social Democrats fend off far-right in German state vote, early results suggest
BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far-right in a state election in Brandenburg...


Sep 23, 20243 min read
Factbox-Austrian political parties' plans for the economy
VIENNA - Austria holds a general election on Sunday with the next government facing an economy poised to contract for a second year...


Sep 21, 20242 min read
Ukraine joins NATO drill to test anti-drone systems
VREDEPEEL, Netherlands - NATO concluded a major anti-drone exercise this week, with Ukraine taking part for the first time as the Western...


Sep 21, 20243 min read
EU's von der Leyen announces 35 billion euro loan in Kyiv visit
KYIV - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a loan of up to 35 billion euros ($39 billion) for Ukraine during a...


Sep 21, 20242 min read
For Sri Lanka's minority Tamils, election does not offer hope
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka - Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka's crippled economy, ethnic minority Tamils...


Sep 20, 20243 min read
Flood-hit central Europe will get billions in EU aid, von der Leyen promises
WROCLAW, Poland - The European Union will make billions of euros available to help central Europe recover from severe floods, European...


Sep 20, 20242 min read
France nears new government as Barnier proposes cabinet to Macron
PARIS - France edged closer to having a new government, more than two months after a hung election, as new Prime Minister Michel...


Sep 20, 20244 min read
As wildfires wipe out forests, Greeks debate: to replant, or not?
ATHENS - When a wildfire tore down a hillside towards Athens last month, its southernmost flank halted in a treeless area burned by fire...


Sep 20, 20243 min read
Factbox-What are the five key issues in Sri Lanka's presidential election?
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday for their next president, who will be key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation...


Sep 20, 20241 min read
EU to send 160 million euros from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
BRUSSELS - The sum of 160 million euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets will be allocated to meet Ukraine's urgent...


Sep 19, 20242 min read
Sri Lanka presidential contenders wrap up campaigning ahead of Saturday vote
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigning on Wednesday, 48 hours before the election, pledging to fix...


Sep 19, 20243 min read
Explainer-What's at stake in Austrian parliamentary election?
VIENNA - Austrians elect a new parliament on Sept. 29 in a vote that could put the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) in pole position to form...
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