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Freezing Eurocrats argue over heating in the Brrrrlaymont
The only degrees EU officials used to care about were those handed out by the College of Europe. Now it’s degrees Celsius. Amid soaring energy…
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Latvia shuts down exiled Russian TV channel Dozhd
Latvia’s media authority announced Tuesday it had revoked the broadcasting license of Russian independent TV channel Dozhd, which has been operating in exile since Moscow…
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Culture war: Russia ransacks art to rub out Ukraine’s history
KYIV — In late April, Tetiana Buliy, head of the Arkhip Kuindzhi art gallery in Mariupol, was living near Kyiv when her phone rang. It…
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Russian missile strikes take out power, water in Ukraine
Power and water supplies were knocked out in several Ukrainian cities Monday after a wave of Russian missile strikes. The latest attacks took place almost…
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Germany backtracks on defense spending promises made after Ukraine invasion
BERLIN — Germany on Monday walked back its promise to swiftly raise defense spending to at least 2 percent of its economic output — breaching…
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Christopher Cavoli
There may be no other person outside of Ukraine more responsible for ensuring Kyiv wins its war against Moscow than Christopher Cavoli. The four-star general,…
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The EU space package needs to launch Europe’s aerospace industry ‘Back to the Future’
Space exploration is, perhaps, humankind’s longest dream. The night sky has always allowed our imagination to fly. It has taken our creative and innovative spirit…
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‘One of the oldest hatreds’: Netanyahu sees new source of antisemitism
Antisemitism is “the oldest hatred,” but the internet is making it worse, Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. “It’s the oldest hatred, as I…
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US intelligence chief: How China COVID protests evolve ‘important to Xi’s standing’
A wave of Chinese demonstrations against Beijing’s draconian COVID policies is testing President Xi Jinping, and how they develop from here “will be important to…
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Football beats soccer! Rutte ribs Biden after Dutch knock US out of World Cup
“Sorry Joe, football won.” That was Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s jocular shot at U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday night, after the Netherlands dumped…
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