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Europe

China's Xi vows greater support for Russia in Lavrov meeting

Beijing and Moscow should work to "unite countries of the global South and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction", Xi said, according to Xinhua.

4 days ago
Europe

Russia, China discuss Ukraine war and ties with United States

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and President Xi Jinping during his visit to Beijing.   ...

4 days ago
Europe

After NATO talks, Trump threatens Russia to push peace deal with Ukraine

Trump and Rutte unveiled a deal under which the NATO military alliance would buy billions of dollars of arms from the United States -- including Patriot anti-missile batteries -- and then send them to Ukraine. ...

4 days ago

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Putin orders retaliatory sanctions against West: Kremlin

The document does not provide any details of which individuals or entities may be affected by the measures.

3 years ago
Europe

WHO warns of obesity 'epidemic' in Europe

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that "epidemic" overweight and obesity rates are linked to over 1.2 million deaths annually across Europe, calling for swift policy changes to reverse the dangerous trend.

3 years ago
Europe

Pope says he wants to go to Moscow to meet Putin over Ukraine

Pope Francis said in an interview published on Tuesday that he asked for a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to stop the war in Ukraine but had not received a reply.

3 years ago
Europe

Scholz declines to say if he would share a table with Putin at G20 summit

"We will decide on that if the matter arises," he said in an interview with ZDF public television. "It would be unwise to do anything else."

3 years ago
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Online media fueling divisions, global tensions: Report

Unregulated online content has spread disinformation and propaganda that have amplified political divisions worldwide, fanned international tensions and even contributed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a media watchdog warned Tuesday.

3 years ago
Europe

Russia steps up Ukraine assault as US warns of annexation

Russia on Monday launched a fresh assault on the critical Ukrainian port of Odessa as the United States warned that Moscow was preparing formally to annex embattled regions in the east.

3 years ago
Europe

EU readies for end of Russia gas, warns won't pay in rubles

The European Union warned member states Monday to prepare for a possible complete breakdown in gas supplies from Russia, insisting it would not cede to Moscow's demand that imports be paid for in rubles.

3 years ago
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Ukraine to evacuate more civilians from besieged Mariupol

Ukrainian authorities are planning to evacuate more civilians from Mariupol on Monday, after dozens were finally brought to safety following weeks trapped under heavy fire in the strategic port city's Azovstal steel complex.

3 years ago
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Violence erupts in May Day protests in Paris, marchers criticize re-elected Macron

Police fired tear gas to push back black-clad anarchists who ransacked business premises in Paris

3 years ago
Europe

EU to propose phasing out Russian oil in new sanctions wave

The EU will propose a phased out ban on Russian oil imports as part of a fresh round of sanctions against Russia.

3 years ago
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Pelosi visits Kyiv as battle rages in Ukraine's east

Pelosi met Zelenskiy in Kyiv in the latest show of support for Ukraine's fight against Russia.

3 years ago
Europe

US sees no threat of Russia using nuclear arms despite rhetoric

"We continue to monitor their nuclear capabilities every day the best we can. And we do not assess that there is a threat of the use of nuclear weapons and no threat to NATO territory," the official said.

3 years ago
Europe

Russia not decided on whether Putin will attend G20 in person, Kremlin says

Indonesia is currently chairing the Group of 20 major economies. It has invited both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to a leaders summit in November, despite pressure from some Western countries to exclude the Russian president.

3 years ago
Europe

Jokowi seeks to ‘unite’ G20 in talks with Ukraine, Russia

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin to set up a high profile meeting of the two warring sides in November.

3 years ago
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Indonesia mum on G20 invitation after Ukrainian claim

Officials were unwilling to comment on a tweet by the Ukrainian president suggesting Indonesia invited the country to the G20 summit.

3 years ago
Europe

Zelensky says Jokowi invited him to G20 summit

"Had talks with President @jokowi... Appreciate inviting me to the @g20org summit," he said in a tweet, referring to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, the current G20 chair, by his nickname.

3 years ago
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Guterres calls for humanitarian steps amid war in Ukraine

"Despite the fact that the military operation is ongoing, we still hope that we will be able to reach agreements on the diplomatic track," Putin told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who was visiting Moscow, in televised remarks.

3 years ago
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In escalation of rhetoric, Moscow cites 'real' risk of nuclear war

In a marked escalation of Russian rhetoric, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was asked on state television about the importance of avoiding World War Three and whether the current situation was comparable to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

3 years ago
Europe

UK cuts all tariffs on Ukraine, bans more exports to Russia

Responding to a direct request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the UK's international trade department said Monday it had reduced "all tariffs on goods imported from Ukraine", including key exports such as barley, honey, and poultry.

3 years ago
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RI wraps up G20 visits as Russia boycott continues

Indonesia’s top diplomat concludes a three-nation trip to lobby support for its G20 presidency and the handling of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

3 years ago
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On Kyiv visit, Blinken, Austin pledge more security aid

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin traveled to Poland on Saturday and took a train the following day into Ukraine, where they met President Volodomyr Zelensky and other top Ukrainian officials.

3 years ago
Europe

Xi, Putin congratulate Macron on re-election

Macron is the first French president in two decades to win a second term, and is set to begin efforts to unite a deeply divided nation after a battle that saw the far right come its closest yet to taking power.

3 years ago
Europe

Slovenia's populist PM loses election to environmentalist party-election commission

Jansa, who had hoped to win a fourth term in office, conceded that he had been defeated in the vote, adding however that his SDS party had secured more votes than ever before.

3 years ago
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Leaders quick to congratulate France's Macron in relief for Europe

European Council President Charles Michel, as well as the prime ministers of Belgium and Luxembourg, were among the first to congratulate Macron, followed by almost all of the bloc's 27 leaders, after his win over Marine Le Pen by a comfortable margin.

3 years ago
Europe

Macron wins new term after far-right battle

Centrist Macron won around 58.6 percent of the vote in the second-round run-off compared with Le Pen's 41.4 percent, according to official results from the Interior Ministry.

3 years ago
Europe

Ukraine wants large amount of equipment for its nuclear power plants: IAEA

This includes radiation measurement devices, protective material, computer-related assistance, power supply systems and diesel generators, he said in a statement.

3 years ago
Europe

Macron battles far-right Le Pen for French presidency

Macron goes into the election with a reasonable lead in polls over Le Pen, an advantage he consolidated in the frenetic final days of campaigning, including a no-holds-barred performance in the pre-election debate.

3 years ago
Europe

G20 cannot function with Russia at the table, Canada says

Discord over Russia's presence at the meetings has been on display all week, with officials from the US, Canada, Britain and other Western countries staging walkouts three days in a row whenever Russian officials spoke.

3 years ago
Europe

Scholz says top priority is avoiding NATO confrontation with Russia

Asked in an extensive interview published on Friday why he thought delivering tanks could lead to nuclear war, he said there was no rule book that stated when Germany could be considered a party to the war in Ukraine.

3 years ago
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