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Reactions to the crash of the Iranian president's helicopter
Following are reactions from foreign governments and officials to the news that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and...
May 21, 20243 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, 20242 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 19, 20241 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 18, 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...
May 17, 20242 min read
Far-right Sweden Democrats party reassigns staff after smear scandal
STOCKHOLM - The far-right Sweden Democrats, a party the government relies on to keep its coalition afloat, said on Thursday it would...
May 16, 20242 min read
Putin signs decrees appointing government ministers
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on Tuesday appointing all members of the government and planned a late-evening meeting...
May 16, 20241 min read
Netherlands set for right-wing government after Wilders strikes deal
AMSTERDAM -Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders on Wednesday said a deal had been reached to form what was set to be the most right-wing...
May 16, 20242 min read
Gunmen ambush French prison van to free drug dealer, killing two guards
PARIS - Gunmen wearing balaclavas ambushed a prison van in northern France on Tuesday to free a drug dealer known as "The Fly," killing...
May 15, 20243 min read
Georgian parliament passes 'foreign agent' bill, prompting US anger, new protests
TBILISI -Georgia's parliament on Tuesday passed the third and final reading of a "foreign agents" bill, prompting a warning from the...
May 15, 20242 min read
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