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EU leaders to face off in 'very tough' budget summit
EU leaders to face off in 'very tough' budget summit
EU leaders are to hold a Brussels summit Thursday to set a seven-year budget despite splits between some stingy rich nations, poorer ones wanting...
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Germans urged to 'defend democracy' 75 years after Dresden bombing
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France's Macron seeks 'turning point' in ties with Poland
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Iran's Rouhani sounds alarm for 'democracy' after candidates barred
Iran's president warned Monday of threats to the Islamic republic's "democracy and national sovereignty", after a body dominated by his ultra-conservative...
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Brexit to be sealed with final Brussels vote
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EU leaders to face off in 'very tough' budget summit
EU leaders to face off in 'very tough' budget summit
EU leaders are to hold a Brussels summit Thursday to set a seven-year budget despite splits between some stingy rich nations, poorer ones wanting...
Read More... Germans urged to 'defend democracy' 75 years after Dresden bombing
Germans urged to 'defend democracy' 75 years after Dresden bombing
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged Germans to "defend democracy" on the 75th anniversary of the destruction of Dresden...
Read More... Albania will not 'cry at Europe's door', PM says
Albania will not 'cry at Europe's door', PM says
Albania will not "stay at Europe's door and cry" for it to open, Prime Minister Edi Rama told AFP, stressing that the Balkan state must focus...
Read More... France's Macron seeks 'turning point' in ties with Poland
France's Macron seeks 'turning point' in ties with Poland
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday sought a "turning point" in strained ties with Poland, saying Brexit requires a new dynamic among...
Read More... Iran's Rouhani sounds alarm for 'democracy' after candidates barred
Iran's Rouhani sounds alarm for 'democracy' after candidates barred
Iran's president warned Monday of threats to the Islamic republic's "democracy and national sovereignty", after a body dominated by his ultra-conservative...
Read More... Brexit to be sealed with final Brussels vote
Brexit to be sealed with final Brussels vote
Brexit Day is to be set in stone Wednesday when the European Parliament in Brussels casts a vote ratifying the terms of Britain's divorce deal...
Read More... Emotional final week for British MEPs
Emotional final week for British MEPs
Some will walk away with bitter regret. Others will march off with their flag held high. But British MEPs of every stripe face an emotional...
Read More... Britain's years-long battle over Brexit
Britain's years-long battle over Brexit
The curtain comes down on Britain's membership of the European Union on January 31 after more than three and a half years of disagreements...
Read More... Netanyahu condemns 'tyrants of Tehran' in Holocaust speech
Netanyahu condemns 'tyrants of Tehran' in Holocaust speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged action against "the tyrants of Tehran" in a Holocaust memorial speech Thursday, comparing what...
Read More... Barnier warns of post-Brexit 'consequences' for UK, EU citizens
Barnier warns of post-Brexit 'consequences' for UK, EU citizens
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Zurab Musinyan: “Let my case lie at door of Russian special services combating international terrorism…”
Specialized Oil-Loading Seaport Vitino captured by Russian security officials through hostage taking keeps on being a subject of carve-up and litigations by Russian and international companies....Read More...
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Von der Leyen's bid for EU top job in the balance
Will it be business as usual or a summer of stalemate?Read More...
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Von der Leyen must act quickly on commitment to fix EU asylum system and save lives in the Mediterranean
During a debate in the European Parliament on the ongoing situation in the Mediterranean Sea, where humanitarian NGOs are being criminalised for savingRead More...
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Victorious Johnson urges Britain to move past Brexit divide
Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Britons to put years of bitter divisions over the country's EU membership behind them as he vowed to use his resounding election victory toRead More...
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V. Makushin: 'Although Yeltsin was quite a controversial person, yet in terms of decency he obviously surpassed Putin'
"Although Yeltsin was quite a controversial person, yet in terms of decency he obviously surpassed Putin" – believes President of MAIR industrial group – V.N. Makushin, who had to flee Russia from...Read More...
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US urges Guinea leader on democracy amid talk of new term
The United States on Friday encouraged Guinea's visiting president to respect regular transitions of power as the leader flirts with ending term limits to allow himRead More...
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US seeks NATO help in anti-Iran coalition
The US defence chief on Thursday pressed NATO allies to join Washington's efforts to squeeze Iran and ensure the safety of ships in the Gulf after a spateRead More...
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EU leaders to face off in 'very tough' budget summit
EU leaders are to hold a Brussels summit Thursday to set a seven-year budget despite splits between some stingy rich nations,...20 February 2020Read More...
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Germans urged to 'defend democracy' 75 years after Dresden bombing
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged Germans to "defend democracy" on the 75th anniversary of the destruction...13 February 2020Read More...
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Albania will not 'cry at Europe's door', PM says
Albania will not "stay at Europe's door and cry" for it to open, Prime Minister Edi Rama told AFP, stressing that the Balkan...07 February 2020Read More...
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France's Macron seeks 'turning point' in ties with Poland
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday sought a "turning point" in strained ties with Poland, saying Brexit requires...04 February 2020Read More...
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Iran's Rouhani sounds alarm for 'democracy' after candidates barred
Iran's president warned Monday of threats to the Islamic republic's "democracy and national sovereignty", after a body...03 February 2020Read More...
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Brexit to be sealed with final Brussels vote
Brexit Day is to be set in stone Wednesday when the European Parliament in Brussels casts a vote ratifying the terms of...29 January 2020Read More...
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Britain's years-long battle over Brexit
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Netanyahu condemns 'tyrants of Tehran' in Holocaust speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged action against "the tyrants of Tehran" in a Holocaust memorial speech Thursday,...23 January 2020Read More...
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