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Kremlin condemns NATO's appeal for Ukraine to use Western arms in Russia
The Kremlin scolded NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday for suggesting alliance members should let Ukraine strike deep into Russia with Western weapons and said it was clear that NATO...
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Wider Europe Briefing: The EU's Hard Choices On Georgia
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods. I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two...
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EU must make choice on Israel Borrell
Supporting both the Jewish state and international law is becoming increasingly difficult, the bloc's chief diplomat says Members of the EU are divided over the war in Gaza, as the goal of upholding international law appears to clash with support for Israel, the bloc's security and foreign policy...
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Hungary's five-time Prime Minister Orbán is facing a new serious contender in upcoming EU elections
BUDAPEST, Hungary — About three months ago, a scandal rocked five-time nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party which prides itself on upholding family values and Christian conservatism. As party leaders attempted damage control after close Orbán allies, President Katalin Novák...
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More than 2,000 could be buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, authorities say
SYDNEY--More than 2,000 people could be buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found. The National Disaster Centre raised the number...
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The new migration and asylum pact: smoke and mirrors?
By Luigi Scazzieri In April this year, the European Parliament agreed to a reform of the Union’s rulebook on migration and asylum, approving the different legislative files that make up the so-called New Migration and Asylum Pact. The Pact was finally approved by member-states around a month later,...
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18 dead as tornadoes and storms hits four states in central United States overnight
Powerful tornadoes swept across the US state including mid-Mississippi, Ohio and Tennesse River valleys. By Published on May 27, 2024 | 01:04 PM IST | 328 18 dead as tornadoes and storms hits four states in central United States overnight follow us share Key Highlight At least...
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Over 1 million evacuated as Cyclone Remal brings heavy rain to Bangladesh and India
CNNTropical Cyclone Remal made landfall in Bangladesh on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and heavy winds as it continues to move inland across eastern India, toppling trees, turning roads into rivers and causing large-scale damage. More than 1 million vulnerable people across both countries were...
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Palestinian officials say dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah
Fire rages following an Israeli strike on an area designated for displaced Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday. Reuters Gaza and West Bank officials said Israeli strikes on a centre for displaced people killed dozens in a "massacre" near the southern city of Rafah on Sunday, while the Israeli army said...
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North Korea plans to launch a rocket soon, likely carrying its 2nd military spy satellite
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday announced plans to launch a rocket apparently carrying its second military spy satellite by early next week, drawing quick, strong rebukes from neighbors South Korea and Japan. This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what the country...
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