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Sweden should hike military budget to 2.6% of GDP, defence committee says
STOCKHOLM -Sweden should raise its military spending to around 2.6% of GDP by 2030, a parliamentary committee said in a report on Friday,...
Apr 27, 20242 min read
Factbox-The health of Britain's King Charles: sporting accidents to cancer diagnosis
LONDON -Britain's King Charles, 75, will return to public duties next week after nearly three months of treatment for cancer, Buckingham...
Apr 27, 20243 min read
Explainer-Why Spain's Prime Minister Sanchez is taking a break from public duties
MADRID -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he will suspend public duties until next week to decide whether he wants to continue...
Apr 26, 20243 min read
Factbox-Italian tourist hotspots start to raise defences against overcrowding
ROME - Venice became the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for visitors in an experiment aimed at...
Apr 26, 20242 min read
Spain's Sanchez suspends public duties to 'reflect' on future
MADRID -Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he would step back from public duties "for a few days" to decide whether...
Apr 26, 20244 min read
Biden signs Ukraine aid, TikTok ban package after Republican battle
WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new U.S. aid to...
Apr 26, 20243 min read
Spanish PM Sanchez shocks country again putting his continuity on the line
MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is no stranger to high octane political battles and has successfully fought for his career...
Apr 26, 20243 min read
Eurovision Song Contest host Sweden braces for anti-Israel protests
MALMO, Sweden - Sweden said it plans to host a dazzling Eurovision Song Contest, watched by 200 million people worldwide, but visitors...
Apr 26, 20243 min read
Olympics-Parisians warm up for Olympics with workouts in Louvre museum
PARIS - Parisians warmed up for the coming Olympics with a series of workouts inside the renowned Louvre Museum on Wednesday, part of a...
Apr 26, 20241 min read
Pre-roman necropolis unearthed in Italy during excavations
ROME - A pre-Roman necropolis characterised by rich grave artefacts was discovered in southern Italy during excavations for the...
Apr 26, 20241 min read
Russia warns NATO nuclear facilities in Poland, says, 'could become military target'
Moscow, April 25 - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Thursday warned that NATO nuclear facilities, if permanently located...
Apr 25, 20241 min read
Global human rights facing most serious threats in decades: Amnesty
London, April 24 - Human rights worldwide are facing their most serious threats in decades, the London-based advocacy group Amnesty...
Apr 24, 20242 min read
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