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Moscow may seize private US assets in Russia if US seizes frozen reserves, says Putin ally
MOSCOW - Russia may respond to any U.S. confiscation of its currency reserves frozen in the West by seizing the assets, including...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Factbox-What is the International Criminal Court?
THE HAGUE - Israel is voicing concern that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for government...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Polish protesters lift months-long blockade at Ukraine border
KYIV - Polish farmers stopped protesting at the last blocked border crossing with Ukraine on Monday, Kyiv and Warsaw said, suspending a...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
China's Xi to visit France, Serbia and Hungary, aims to boost EU ties
BEIJING -Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5-10, his first Europe trip in five years aimed at...
Apr 29, 20241 min read
Pedro Sanchez stays on as Spain's prime minister after weighing quitting
MADRID -Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday he had decided to continue in office, days after abruptly announcing he was...
Apr 29, 20241 min read
Pope Francis visits Venice, says his work isn't easy
VENICE -Pope Francis made his first trip out of Rome for seven months on Sunday with a packed visit to Venice that took in an art...
Apr 29, 20243 min read
Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine
KYIV -Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the ailing energy...
Apr 28, 20243 min read
Socialist supporters call on Spanish prime minister to stay
MADRID -Thousands of Socialist Party supporters travelled from across Spain for a rally in Madrid on Saturday to call on Prime Minister...
Apr 28, 20242 min read
Ceasefire monitoring centre in Nagorno-Karabakh shuts as Russian peacekeepers withdraw
AGDAM, Azerbaijan - The Russian and Turkish flags were lowered on Friday to mark the closure of a centre set up to monitor a ceasefire...
Apr 27, 20242 min read
Gaza protest in Paris sees tense standoff with Israel supporters
PARIS - Tensions flared in front of Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza on Friday as pro-Israeli protesters...
Apr 27, 20242 min read
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
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
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