Europe
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Poland’s President Vetoes Same-Sex Partnership Bill, Deepening Rift With Brussels
W ARSAW — Polish President Karol Nawrocki on Friday vetoed a pair of highly anticipated bills designed to introduce formalized…
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Inside Russia’s Mass Wedding Festival: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Family Values Against the West
The All-Russian Wedding Festival has commenced in Moscow, turning the National Centre “RUSSIA” into a sprawling, multi-day public spectacle that…
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Germany Charges Ukrainian Operative with Nord Stream Sabotage and War Crimes
G ermany’s federal prosecutor has formally indicted a Ukrainian national over the September 2022 Nord Stream pipeline bombings, escalating a…
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US Denies “Spirit of Anchorage” as Russia Alleges Betrayal Over Ukraine
A deepening diplomatic rift between Washington and Moscow has intensified over the handling of the conflict in Ukraine, fueled by…
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Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister After Labour Revolt, Paving Way for Andy Burnham Challenge
L ONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation outside 10 Downing Street shortly after 9:30 a.m. London…
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Ukrainian Drones Strike Moscow Refinery, Force Airport Closures as Ceasefire Talks Resume
Moscow faces severe airspace and infrastructure disruptions following a massive Ukrainian drone assault, forcing an emergency Kremlin Security Council meeting…
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Ukraine War Crisis Deepens as European Ammunition Coalition Fractures and Russia Threatens Systematic Kyiv Strikes
K YIV/PRAGUE — The fragile international consensus sustaining Ukraine’s defensive war effort faced its most severe crisis in months as…
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Russia Moves to Eradicate Remaining Visa and Mastercard Domestic Footprint
M OSCOW — The Russian Central Bank has confirmed it is moving to completely purge Visa and Mastercard from its…
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AfD Surges to Record 42% in Saxony-Anhalt Polls, Eyeing Historic Absolute Majority
M AGDEBURG, Germany — Political tremors are radiating from eastern Germany as recent surveys suggest the right-wing Alternative for Germany…
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Ukraine Anti-Corruption Court Orders Arrest of Former Presidential Aide Andriy Yermak
K YIV — The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (HACC) on Thursday ordered the immediate detention of Andriy Yermak, the…
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