EU Summit to Discuss Ukrainian Membership, Zelensky Aide Claims West Lets Kyiv Attack Crimea
On August 28, European Council President Charles Michel declared that the European Union (EU) plans to start talks regarding the membership of Ukraine...
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Poland Challenges European Union on Draconian Climate Regulations
Poland has asked the European Union’s highest court — the European Court of Justice — to cancel three of the bloc’s most extreme...
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Dozens Arrested for Arson in Connection With Greek Wildfires
While wildfires are not uncommon in Greece, the 2023 fire season has been unusually destructive, with more than 20 deaths reported and hundreds...
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Eurosceptic Slovak Party Wants Referendum on NATO
Recently, Milan Uhrík, the leader of the eurosceptic party Republika, announced that his party wants to hold a referendum on leaving NATO in...
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Wagner Chief Prigozhin Killed in Plane Crash, Fueling Assassination Rumors
Russian authorities have authenticated reports that a private jet with Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin mentioned as a passenger crashed between Moscow and...
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Ukraine’s Parliament to Legalize Porn Production, Saying It Could Help Fund Military Efforts
Although the proposal already has the required co-sponsorships to proceed to a vote, some Ukrainians are unhappy about the move, concerned about the...
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Seymour Hersh: CIA Believed Ukrainian Counteroffensive Would Fail
On August 17, American journalist Seymour Hersh claimed that the CIA had cautioned U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Ukraine’s current counteroffensive...
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Zelensky Extends Martial Law and Mobilization, Azov Back in Action
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed laws to extend a nationwide mobilization and martial law for three months until November 15, Verkhovna Rada...
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Latvia Deploys Military & Increased Border Agents to Combat Migrant Crisis
The European migrant crisis has spilled over to Latvia. But, unlike their counterparts in Western Europe and the United States, authorities in the...
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France Slams U.S. for Alleged Betrayal Over Niger Coup
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland’s visit in post-coup Niger has incensed Washington’s NATO ally France, according to a weekend report by...
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Russia Announces Major Interest-rate Hikes, Increases Nuclear Supplies to “Friendly” States
Russia’s central bank made a big interest-rate hike Tuesday, an emergency move meant to tackle inflation and boost the value of the ruble...
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Germany Considers Banning a Political Party for the Sake of “Democracy”
Unhappy with its growing popularity among German citizens, some German politicians and media outlets are calling on the right-leaning Alternative for Germany (AfD,...
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Zelensky Purges Military While Most Ukrainians Blame Him for Government Corruption
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired all of the regional military officials in charge of the country’s conscription campaign after a series of...
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Survey Shows Ukrainians Don’t Trust NATO/EU; Spy Arrested for Plot Against Zelensky
More than half of those polled felt that NATO and the EU only support Ukraine because the situation will benefit them, believing that...
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China Poised to Dominate EV Market in U.K.
A recent report from The Times has cautioned that permitting China to flood the U.K. market with electric vehicles would be a significant...
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