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U.S. and France Strengthen Ties and United Support for Ukraine in Secretary Blinken's Visit to Europe
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Paris, France; and Brussels and Leuven, Belgium, April 1-5. While in Paris, Secretary...
Apr 2, 20242 min read
Russia's Putin signs decree on spring military conscription
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree setting out the routine spring conscription campaign, calling up 150,000...
Apr 1, 20241 min read
Passport checks for air travellers lifted as Bulgaria and Romania join EU's Schengen
SOFIA - Airports in Sofia and Bucharest on Sunday removed passport check points for those departing to or arriving from most European...
Apr 1, 20242 min read
Finnish authorities detect sulphur-like smell in Helsinki region
HELSINKI - A strong smell resembling that of sulphur or burnt rubber was detected in the region around Finland's capital Helsinki,...
Apr 1, 20241 min read
Ukraine says it downed two of three Russian drones overnight
Ukraine's air force shot down two out of three Russia-launched Shahed drones overnight, Ukrainian military said on Monday. The General...
Apr 1, 20241 min read
Soccer-Premier League talking points
Talking points from the weekend in the Premier League: LIVELY LIVERPOOL SET UP FOR KLOPP SEND-OFF Liverpool's players showed against...
Apr 1, 20243 min read
France to send old armoured vehicles, new missiles to Ukraine
PARIS - France will deliver hundreds of old armoured vehicles and new surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine in its war against Russia,...
Mar 31, 20242 min read
Pope Francis to take part in Easter Vigil, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is scheduled to take part in an Easter Vigil service on Saturday as planned following his last-minute...
Mar 30, 20241 min read
Dutch nightclub hostage drama ends peacefully with arrest of suspect
EDE, Netherlands -A hostage drama at a nightclub in the eastern Netherlands ended peacefully after several hours on Saturday with the...
Mar 30, 20241 min read
Hostage situation in eastern Dutch town Ede - police
AMSTERDAM -Several people were being held hostage in the eastern Dutch town of Ede on Saturday and police evacuated homes in the area,...
Mar 30, 20241 min read
Ukraine and India agree to restore ties to pre-war levels, discuss peace plan
NEW DELHI -The foreign ministers of India and Ukraine said on Friday they had agreed to restore trade and cooperation to levels before...
Mar 29, 20242 min read
Meloni, Le Pen rift mars far right's prospects of wielding EU power
PARIS/ROME - When a French minister compared Italy's nationalist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni last year to the leader of the French...
Mar 29, 20246 min read
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