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Slovakia to consider reciprocal measures if Ukraine stops Russian gas transit

Sat, 2024-12-28 07:10

"If it is unavoidable, we will halt the electricity supplies that Ukraine needs during grid outages. Or we will agree on a different course of action," said Robert Fico.

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South Korea’s acting president impeached as his predecessor goes on trial

Fri, 2024-12-27 10:43

The impeachment of Han Duck-soo, the acting president since Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached for declaring martial law, has pushed South Korea into uncharted territory.

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Israel strikes multiple Houthi targets in Yemen

Fri, 2024-12-27 07:19

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was about to board a plane at the Sanaa airport when it came under attack. A crew member on the plane was injured, he said.

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‘Agenda 2030’ or stagnation: Germany faces Schröder moment in 2025

Fri, 2024-12-27 06:59

Can the possible 'sick man of Europe' come back from the brink?

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Tough energy poker in eastern Mediterranean after Assad’s fall in Syria

Fri, 2024-12-27 06:58

Turkey's motivation is more than just a pipe dream.

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Putin says Slovakia could host peace talks with Ukraine

Fri, 2024-12-27 06:27

Putin said that Fico, an outspoken opponent of EU support for Ukraine, had offered his country as to host talks between Russia and Ukraine.

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Finland boards oil tanker suspected of causing internet, power cable outages

Fri, 2024-12-27 06:10

The Cook Islands-registered ship, part of the Russian 'shadow fleet', was boarded by a Finnish coast guard crew that took command and sailed the vessel to Finnish waters

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Top10. Niinistö report: How the EU must gear up for future crises

Fri, 2024-12-27 06:00

In this episode, host Giada Santana and politics reporter Nicholas Wallace delve into EU-NATO competition, Niinistö’s intelligence unit proposal, and a dash of Finnish history.

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Russian air-defense system downed Azerbaijan plane, sources say

Thu, 2024-12-26 17:34

"Baku expects the Russian side to confess to the shooting down of the Azerbaijani aircraft," a source said.

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Gaza medics say Israeli strike kills five journalists, Israel says it hit militants

Thu, 2024-12-26 11:52

The Palestinian Journalists Union said the strike killed five journalists from the Al-Quds Today channel who were in a broadcast vehicle in front of Al-Awda Hospital in central Gaza.

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Kurdish militia in Syria will be buried if they do not lay down arms, Erdoğan threatens

Thu, 2024-12-26 07:24

Following Assad's departure, Ankara has repeatedly insisted that the Kurdish YPG militia must disband, asserting that the group has no place in Syria's future.

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On Christmas Day, Pope Francis calls for talks to end Ukraine war

Thu, 2024-12-26 07:12

In his Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi", Francis called for "gestures of dialogue and encounter, in order to achieve a just and lasting peace".

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Russian ship that sank off Spanish coast was blown up in ‘act of terrorism’, owner says

Thu, 2024-12-26 06:57

RIA cited Oboronlogistika, a company that is part of the Russian Defence Ministry's military construction operations, as saying that the vessel had been targeted in "a terrorist act."

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‘Presidency’ is the Polish word of 2025

Thu, 2024-12-26 06:49

Holding the EU council presidency for six months, will Tusk's camp get the presidency too?

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2025 will show whether Europe can walk the talk on defence funding

Thu, 2024-12-26 06:47

As Sauli Niniistö wrote, war preperation should become strategy in 2025.

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Russia launches ‘inhuman’ Christmas Day attacks, Ukraine says

Thu, 2024-12-26 06:31

US President Joe Biden denounced the "outrageous" attack and said he had asked the US Defense Department to push forward with a new surge of military aid to Kyiv.

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Bosnia’s Serb lawmakers halt EU accession efforts

Thu, 2024-12-26 06:15

The Republika Srpska assembly wants its representatives to boycott votes in joint state bodies until what it claims is a "politically motivated process" against its leader Milorad Dodik is ended.

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Top10. The future of the EU budget behind the leak

Thu, 2024-12-26 06:00

In this episode, join host Giada Santana and economy and transport reporter Jonathan Packroff as they dive into MFF’s current challenges, regional stakeholders' perspectives, and what the future might hold.

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Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, many feared dead

Wed, 2024-12-25 11:25

Azerbaijan Airlines said the Embraer 190 jet, with flight number J2-8243, was flying from Baku to Grozny, capital of Russia's Chechnya region, but had been forced to make an emergency landing around 3 km from Aktau in Kazakhstan.

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Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid

Wed, 2024-12-25 07:48

The majority of humanitarian funding comes from just three wealthy donors: the US, Germany and the European Commission.

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