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Swiss photographer not responsible for Hong Kong protest assault: lawyers
Swiss photographer not responsible for Hong Kong protest assault: lawyers
A Swiss photographer who closed a door on a Chinese mainlander moments before he was assaulted during last year's Hong Kong democracy protests...
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Turkey debates dropping landmark women's treaty
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Doors slamming shut in Hungary for asylum seekers
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US, Slovenia to 'exclude untrusted vendors' from 5G
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Swiss photographer not responsible for Hong Kong protest assault: lawyers
Swiss photographer not responsible for Hong Kong protest assault: lawyers
A Swiss photographer who closed a door on a Chinese mainlander moments before he was assaulted during last year's Hong Kong democracy protests...
Read More... Turkey debates dropping landmark women's treaty
Turkey debates dropping landmark women's treaty
Just as Turkey began debating leaving the world's first treaty prosecuting femicide and domestic abuse, a jealous killer set a woman's body...
Read More... Doors slamming shut in Hungary for asylum seekers
Doors slamming shut in Hungary for asylum seekers
"It's difficult in a new way for us. There is hardly anyone left to talk to," Karzan Mohamed Sharif Amin, an Iraqi Kurd, told AFP at a government-run...
Read More... Mutating terror threat still looms over Europe
Mutating terror threat still looms over Europe
The terrorist threat against Europe has mutated in the last half-decade as jihadist groups have seen their Middle East sanctuaries eroded,...
Read More... US, Slovenia to 'exclude untrusted vendors' from 5G
US, Slovenia to 'exclude untrusted vendors' from 5G
The US and Slovenia signed a declaration Thursday to "exclude untrusted vendors" from 5G networks as the Trump administration continues its...
Read More... Beleaguered Belarus opposition finds Baltic refuge
Beleaguered Belarus opposition finds Baltic refuge
Waves of repression in Belarus have turned its EU neighbours into places of refuge for pro-democracy Belarusians, with presidential challenger...
Read More... EU, UK denounce Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's arrest
EU, UK denounce Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's arrest
The European Union on Monday (Aug 10) accused China of using Hong Kong's new security law to crack down on media freedom, after the arrest...
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Biden rules out in-person appearance at Democratic convention
Joe Biden will not attend the Democratic convention to accept the party's nomination to be its presidential election candidate after the event...
Read More... EU sanctions on Russian, Chinese 'cyber attackers'
EU sanctions on Russian, Chinese 'cyber attackers'
The European Union imposed its first ever sanctions against alleged cyber attackers on Thursday, targeting Russian and Chinese individuals...
Read More... 'Alarm' at Poland's plan to leave treaty protecting women
'Alarm' at Poland's plan to leave treaty protecting women
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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, Slovenia to 'exclude untrusted vendors' from 5G
The US and Slovenia signed a declaration Thursday to "exclude untrusted vendors" from 5G networks as the Trump administration continues its campaign to persuade allies toRead More...
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US warns Hungary on 'undue' rights restrictions over virus
The United States on Wednesday warned Hungary against restricting human rights and press freedom after parliament gave nationalist leader Viktor OrbanRead More...
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Swiss photographer not responsible for Hong Kong protest assault: lawyers
A Swiss photographer who closed a door on a Chinese mainlander moments before he was assaulted during last year's Hong...16 September 2020Read More...
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Turkey debates dropping landmark women's treaty
Just as Turkey began debating leaving the world's first treaty prosecuting femicide and domestic abuse, a jealous killer...10 September 2020Read More...
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Doors slamming shut in Hungary for asylum seekers
"It's difficult in a new way for us. There is hardly anyone left to talk to," Karzan Mohamed Sharif Amin, an Iraqi Kurd,...31 August 2020Read More...
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Mutating terror threat still looms over Europe
The terrorist threat against Europe has mutated in the last half-decade as jihadist groups have seen their Middle East...28 August 2020Read More...
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US, Slovenia to 'exclude untrusted vendors' from 5G
The US and Slovenia signed a declaration Thursday to "exclude untrusted vendors" from 5G networks as the Trump administration...14 August 2020Read More...
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EU to reassure Balkan hopefuls they are not forgotten
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New round of EU-UK Brexit trade talks next week
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