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Von der Leyen floats fiscal rule reform as ‘game changer’ for EU defense build-up
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hinted on Thursday that EU countries boosting their defense spending should…
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Kazakhstan: EU’s helped us hold our own against Moscow, Beijing
Growing ties with the West are helping Central Asian countries assert their independence in a region historically dominated by Russia…
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Zelenskyy’s split with military is ‘Russian propaganda’: Ukraine parliament chief
BRUSSELS — The chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, dismissed what he called “rumors” of tension between the country’s…
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Russia to US: You won’t win the next arms race
The U.S. won’t win the next arms race against Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. “If the U.S. expects to…
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NATO vows to stick with Ukraine ‘as long as it takes’
BRUSSELS — NATO’s foreign ministers Wednesday agreed to step up work with Ukraine on a wide range of security issues,…
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Germany chokes on its own austerity medicine
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — Germans gave the world schadenfreude for a…
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Russia barrages Kyiv with record number of drones
KYIV — In the largest aerial attack since its invasion started, Russia barraged Ukraine with 75 Shahed drones overnight, Ukrainian…
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Geert Wilders stuns with far-right election victory in the Netherlands
Far-right leader Geert Wilders came out on top in the Dutch election this week, sending shock waves through Brussels and…
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Russia is holding next year’s global climate summit ‘hostage’
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Think the location of this year’s global climate summit…