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Finland, Sweden move closer to NATO membership decision
Finland and Sweden are hastening toward a decision on whether to join NATO, as Russia’s war in Ukraine deepens security fears across the region. Opinion…
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Zelenskyy’s Steinmeier snub triggers backlash in Germany
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to declare his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier unwelcome in Kyiv has triggered dismay among German politicians and warnings that the…
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Obama: Ukraine invasion proof that Putin has grown more ‘reckless’
Former President Barack Obama said in a new interview that Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is evidence that Putin has grown increasingly “reckless”…
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UK unemployment falls further as wages lag prices
LONDON — Unemployment in the U.K. stood at 3.8 percent between December 2021 and February 2022, down 0.2 percentage points, according to figures out Tuesday…
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Marine Le Pen’s narrow path to victory
PARIS — The relief felt by supporters of French President Emmanuel Macron as election results rolled in late Sunday has been short-lived. While the incumbent…
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Top Swiss vaccine adviser says he was kidnapped
The head of Switzerland’s vaccination advisory body has stated that he was briefly kidnapped at the end of March, in a mysterious incident that ended…
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UK economy flat in February despite travel easing
LONDON — The British economy grew by 0.1 percent in February, according to data out Monday from the Office for National Statistics. Limits on international…
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Nerves for EU and NATO as Le Pen heads into second round clash with Macron
PARIS — NATO and the European Union face a nervous two weeks after projections showed French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday qualified for…
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Russia boosts emergency spending fund using gas profits
Russia will boost its reserve fund for emergency spending to ensure economic stability in the face of unprecedented Western sanctions by 273.4 billion rubles (about…
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EU should use pandemic recovery funds to combat high energy prices, Greek PM says
DELPHI, Greece — The EU must act fast to combat soaring energy prices at a European level or member states will have to act unilaterally,…
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