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EU to send 160 million euros from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
BRUSSELS - The sum of 160 million euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets will be allocated to meet Ukraine's urgent...
Sep 20, 20241 min read
Central Europe flood deaths rise as citizens race to build defences
WROCLAW, Poland - Volunteers and emergency personnel raced to secure river banks and buildings in Poland and Hungary on Tuesday as flood...
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Factbox-Central Europe experiencing worst floods in at least two decades
WARSAW - Central Europe is experiencing the worst floods in at least two decades, with a trail of destruction from Romania to Poland and...
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Sweden should lead deepening of NATO presence in Finland, the Nordic neighbours agree
STOCKHOLM - The Finnish government is happy for Sweden to lead the establishment of NATO land forces in Finland to boost defences against...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
Factbox-Which EU member states have introduced temporary border checks?
The European Union is dealing with an increase in legal and illegal migrant arrivals, spurring some member countries to temporarily...
Sep 12, 20242 min read
Factbox-Michel Barnier's first challenges as France's new PM
PARIS - French conservative Michel Barnier, named prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, faces an overflowing in-tray...
Sep 12, 20242 min read
Explainer-How Germany plans to tighten border controls in immigration crackdown
BERLIN/PRAGUE/WARSAW - Germany announced plans this week to extend controls to all its land borders and turn away more asylum seekers in...
Sep 12, 20243 min read
UK's Starmer calls for European cooperation to tackle far right
BERLIN - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed concern at the growing threat from far-right groups in the United Kingdom and...
Aug 29, 20242 min read
France's Macron won't name leftist prime minister, prolonging political crisis
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron ruled out naming a prime minister from the leftist New Popular Front alliance and will instead...
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Factbox-What is Islamic State, the group implicated in Germany stabbing?
DUBAI - Islamic State has described the 26-year-old Syrian man taken into custody after a stabbing rampage in the western German city of...
Aug 25, 20243 min read
Hungarian rappers turn their rhymes on Orban's government
BUDAPEST - "Long live the peace mission!" Hungarian rapper De:Nash shouted out sarcastically from a festival stage as he launched into a...
Aug 24, 20242 min read
Ukraine's new judges aim to build rule of law
KYIV/ZAPORIZHZHIA - Ukraine's newly minted judges have waited years to be hired and know they must create trust in the courts for the...
Aug 24, 20242 min read
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