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Macron: UK is a friend … sometimes ‘in spite of its leaders’
ALGIERS — French President Emmanuel Macron said the U.K. is a friend of France regardless of its leaders, just hours after the front-runner to become…
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UK energy bills to jump by 80 percent
Energy prices in the U.K. will increase by over 80 percent for the average household, after energy regulator Ofgem on Friday announced the price cap…
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Ukraine says nuclear plant disconnected from grid
Europe’s largest nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine was disconnected from the power grid, Ukrainian nuclear operator Energoatom said today, warning that creates…
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Spike in Albanian nationals traveling to Britain on small boats
LONDON — Albanian nationals now make up more than half of all migrants who arrive in the U.K. on small boats across the English Channel,…
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French data regulator investigating Twitter security allegations
PARIS — France’s data protection watchdog CNIL is investigating a whistleblower’s claims that Twitter made “egregious” misrepresentations to international regulators about its data security measures.…
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‘Very emotional’: Ukrainians in Brussels plead for more support on independence day
The city of Brussels celebrated Ukraine’s 31st independence day Wednesday by dressing the famous Manneken Pis statue in a traditional Kozak costume and unfurling the…
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UK could ‘toughen up’ visa conditions for Russians
LONDON — Britain’s Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has suggested the U.K. may tighten visa conditions for Russians, but expressed doubts about a total ban on all…
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Bulgaria risks a relapse into its addiction to Russia’s Gazprom
SOFIA — It hasn’t taken long for Bulgaria to start slipping back into the Russian orbit — particularly when it comes to the vexed question…
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Air rage: Germany’s Scholz sparks row after unmasked flight
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his entourage have come under fire for not wearing face masks aboard a government airplane to Canada on Monday.…
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