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Explained: Why truckers are blockading the EU's eastern border with Ukraine
Polish truck drivers have spent nearly a month blockading different crossing points along the border with Ukraine. Last Friday, Slovak...
Dec 4, 2023


Indonesia: Volcano eruption kills 11 hikers, others injured
An eruption at Mount Marapi killed 11, and three others were rescued. With 12 people still missing, the search team suspended their...
Dec 4, 2023


Philippines: New 6.9 earthquake off Mindanao island
Severe seismic activity continued into the early hours of Monday off the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Another magnitude 6.9...
Dec 4, 2023


India PM Modi's BJP sweeps polls in 3 states
Victories in key Indian states put Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a strong position ahead of general elections in 2024. It was a blow...
Dec 4, 2023


US journalist Kurmasheva detention extended by Russian court
A court in Russia has extended the pre-trial detention of a US-Russian journalist arrested for failing to register as a "foreign agent."...
Dec 1, 2023


Russia charges jailed dissident Navalny with 'vandalism'
Russian prosecutors have brought fresh charges against jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. He has been prosecuted under a section of...
Dec 1, 2023


German court rules federal government violated climate law
The German government failed at meeting emissions reduction targets in transportation and construction, the court ruled. A German court...
Dec 1, 2023


Germany: Teens allegedly planned Christmas market attack
Two teenagers arrested this week allegedly planned to set off an explosion at a Christmas market in Leverkusen. Prosecutors said they...
Dec 1, 2023


Germany unveils law for faster migrant returns
Germany's interior minister has outlined a law to speed up the return of failed asylum seekers to their countries. However, conservative...
Dec 1, 2023


Russia's top court bans LGBTQ activism as 'extremist'
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of designating the "the international LGBT social movement" as extremist in a landmark ruling. Russia's...
Nov 30, 2023


In today's Russia, 'unbreakable god of war' Putin is more popular than ever
Originally, Putin was picked as a future puppet because he fit the bill — the strongman persona was exactly what the doctor had ordered....
Nov 30, 2023


Record increase in EU military spending amid 'demanding times'
Despite the funding surge, Europe's defence industry cannot meet demand from Ukraine as it battles the Russian invasion. Military...
Nov 30, 2023
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