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Finland says Russia to blame for migrant crowding eastern border

HELSINKI, Finland: After Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) earlier this year, hundreds of migrants from the Middle ...

Heavy snowfall, blizzards reported in Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria

CHISINAU, Moldova: Over the weekend, heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria left one person dead and ...

EU voices optimism for Bangladesh's election: Calls for democracy, credibility

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The European Union (EU) expressed hope on Wednesday that Bangladesh would hold democratic, credible, peaceful, and participatory ...

Housing SOS: Irish ministers work to avoid potential homelessness for asylum seeker

DUBLIN, Ireland - The government has admitted that it may not be able to accommodate all asylum seekers who arrive ...

Warfare ruins the environment - and not just on the front lines

On the morning of December 6 1917, a French cargo ship called SS Mont-Blanc collided with a Norwegian vessel in ...

WHO: Time to Hike Alcohol, Sugary Drinks Tax

Geneva - Countries need to increase their taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, saying ...

Russian oil price cap has largely failed Politico

Moscow's export revenues are higher than what was expected by the West, according to new analysisThe price limit imposed by ...

Boris Johnson considered military raid on NATO state Daily Mail

The ex-prime minister was said to be ?enraged? after the EU threatened to prevent doses of a Covid vaccine from ...

Ukraine's EU accession is terribly far away member state

Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar ?can?t imagine? Kiev being part of the bloc while its conflict with Russia continuesUkraine cannot ...

Get Covid shots for Christmas Germany

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has urged at-risk individuals to be vaccinated ahead of the holiday seasonGerman Health Minister Karl Lauterbach ...

Russia will not lose: Orban outlines the future of Europe

The prime minister of Hungary is trying to build old and new ways for the development of the EUIn the ...

End of capitalism in US tops Saxo Bank's outrageous predictions

The Danish investment bank also ?expects' Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take the Oval Office in 2024Saxo Bank has revealed ...

Able-bodied male Ukrainians in EU need to go back & fight German MP

The ?crux of the issue? for Ukraine is that hundreds of thousands of its citizens are avoiding military service, Roderich ...

EU warns of holiday season terror attacks

The fallout from the Israel-Hamas war has increased the terror risk in Europe, an EU official has saidThe European Union ...

Draft COP28 Text Includes Fossil Fuel Phase Out

DUBAI - Countries at the COP28 climate conference are considering calling for a formal phase-out of fossil fuels as part ...

Zelenskyy to Address US Lawmakers Amid Debate on New Ukraine Aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address members of the U.S. Senate Tuesday amid a push by the White ...

EU, China Hold Summit in Beijing Amid Deepening Rift

Taipei, Taiwan - Officials from the European Union and China will hold their first in-person summit since 2019 this week, ...

UK Interior Minister Signs New Rwanda Treaty to Resurrect Asylum Plan

KIGALI/LONDON - British interior minister James Cleverly signed a new treaty with Rwanda on Tuesday in an attempt to overcome ...

Europe, China should boost trade relations, says ESM managing director

© Provided by Xinhua "China and Europe are world champions in exports, and this contribution to world trade would be ...

Men's Volleyball Club World Championships to begin in Bengaluru tomorrow

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 5 (ANI): The IT city of Bengaluru is all set to host the Men's Volleyball Club ...

Enhance China-Europe exchanges, urges Catedra China's president emeritus

© Provided by Xinhua "The European Union must open itself much more to relations and cooperation with China and must ...

Chinese brands chart new horizons in global market

© Provided by Xinhua BOAO, Hainan, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese products have traversed a journey from inception to prosperity ...

Junior World Boxing Championships: Payal, Nisha, Akansha strike gold as India end impressive campaign with 17 medals

New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Young boxers Payal, Nisha and Akansha put up dominating performances to emerge champions at ...

Netherlands Returns Colonial-Era Artifacts to Sri Lanka

Colombo, Sri Lanka - The Netherlands returned six artifacts including a cannon, a ceremonial sword and two guns taken from ...

Kissinger's final comments on Russia-US relations revealed

Politico has published the late statesman's answers to a series of questions he was asked in mid-OctoberIn what appears to ...

American found dead in Russian deportation center media

The man did not possess valid medical insurance required to stay in Russia, according to reportsA US citizen sentenced to ...

Ukraine ignored US 'counter-offensive' strategy WaPo

Washington reportedly wanted a single focused advance sooner, but Kiev disagreedUS and British officers helped plan the Ukrainian spring-summer campaign ...

Brazil's Lula will invite Putin to G20

The president would welcome his Russian counterpart at the summit, but warns of risks associated with an ICC arrest warrantRussian ...

Moscow still ready for talks with Kiev Kremlin

Negotiations were previously aborted by Kiev, Dmitry Peskov pointed out on TuesdayMoscow is ready to resolve the ongoing conflict with ...

India to become world's third largest economy S&P

The South Asian nation will be the fastest-growing emerging market in the coming years, the rating agency saidIndia is set ...

Jude Bellingham creates history, becomes first Real Madrid player to win 'Golden Boy Award'

Turin [Italy], December 5 (ANI): Star English midfielder Jude Bellingham has created a milestone by becoming the first Real Madrid ...

Six Ukrainian Children Returned From Russia Under Qatari Deal

Doha - Six Ukrainian children taken by Russia in the wake of Moscow's invasion are to be reunited with family ...

Netherlands Returns Colonial-Era Artefacts to Sri Lanka

Colombo - The Netherlands returned six artefacts including a cannon, a ceremonial sword and two guns taken from Sri Lanka ...

Finland to produce artillery shells for Ukraine defense minister

Helsinki wants to support Kiev ?even more strongly? in its conflict with Russia, Antti Hakkanen saidFinland is going to produce ...

Qatar dumping shares in key UK bank Bloomberg

Barclays? second biggest shareholder reportedly plans to get rid of half of its stake in major lenderQatar Holding, owned by ...

SIAL India and Vinexpo India set to showcase global culinary diversity in New Delhi exhibition

New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The culinary world is gearing up for a showcase at the 5th edition of ...

Brits have become much poorer than French study

Stagflation and weak economic growth have reportedly led to a gap in living standards valued at €8,300, or well over ...

Russian tanks in action in Donbass

The armored vehicles are being used to disrupt Ukrainian logistics, the Defense Ministry in Moscow saidA video released by the ...

New Zealand Protesters Condemn Racist Government Policies

SYDNEY - Thousands of demonstrators in New Zealand are protesting the new government's policies towards indigenous Māori communities.The new center-right ...

UK households poorer than European peers study

Stagflation and weak economic growth have reportedly led to a gap in living standards valued at €8,300, or well over ...

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Pentagon secretly providing bombs for Israeli bombardments

The U.S. has supplied Israel with scores of BLU-109 bunker-buster bombs since October 7, the Wall Street Journal has reported, ...

Biden administration says EPA to replace lead water pipes in 10 years

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the Biden administration announced a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would require U.S. ...

Cyberattack hits Japan space agency, rocket and satellites unaffected

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's space agency recently fell victim to a cyberattack, but reassuringly, the compromised information did not pertain to ...

Michigan man sentenced to prison term for keeping dead wife in freezer

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan: This week, a judge sentenced a Michigan man who kept his dead wife's body in a freezer ...

US CDC says life expectancy for newborns in 2022 gained a year

ATLANTA, Georgia: After two consecutive years of declines mainly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, babies born in the U.S. in ...

Three more Israeli troops die in Gaza conflict, death toll hits 400

The number of soldiers in the Israeli army killed in the current Israel-Hamas war has topped 400. Three hundred and ...

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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs

DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...

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