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Oct 1, 20241 min read
China's support to Russia should have implications, new NATO chief says
BRUSSELS - New NATO secretary general Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that China had become a decisive enabler of Russia's war in Ukraine....


Oct 1, 20242 min read
Putin's nuclear talk shouldn't stop NATO backing Ukraine, Stoltenberg says
BRUSSELS - NATO members should not be deterred from giving more military aid to Ukraine by Vladimir Putin's "reckless Russian nuclear...


Oct 1, 20242 min read
Two more migrant boats reach Canary Islands after deadly sinking
EL HIERRO, Spain - Two boats loaded with migrants reached the Canary Islands late on Sunday as rescuers kept searching for 48 missing...


Oct 1, 20243 min read
Analysis-Mark Rutte's NATO mission: rally West, reassure East, help Ukraine
BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM - - NATO's next boss, Mark Rutte, will need all the coalition-building skills he honed as Dutch prime minister to hold...


Oct 1, 20242 min read
Hopes fade of finding dozens of migrants missing after boat sinks off Canary Islands
EL HIERRO, Spain - Hopes of finding any of the 48 migrants missing since their boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro are...


Sep 28, 20242 min read
Spanish mother and daughter train bacteria to restore church frescoes
VALENCIA - As Spanish microbiologist Pilar Bosch was casting around for a subject to investigate for her PhD in 2008, she stumbled across...


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
Venezuela's exiled opposition head says he was warned Maduro forces coming for him
MADRID - Venezuela's former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on Friday he sought diplomatic refuge after being told President...


Sep 19, 20242 min read
Beset by wildfires, Portugal gets help from Spain, Morocco
AVEIRO DISTRICT, Portugal - A wave of deadly wildfires in Portugal has pushed emergency services to the limit and much-needed...


Sep 17, 20242 min read
Sweden should lead deepening of NATO presence in Finland, the Nordic neighbours agree
STOCKHOLM - The Finnish government is happy for Sweden to lead the establishment of NATO land forces in Finland to boost defences against...


Sep 13, 20242 min read
Spanish PM meets Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez in Madrid
MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met Venezuela's self-exiled opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez in Madrid on Thursday, a day...


Sep 11, 20242 min read
Venezuela opposition says Edmundo Gonzalez will remain 'clear voice' in Spanish exile
MADRID - Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez will remain a "very clear voice" pushing for change in his country despite...
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