German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected to a second five-year term Sunday by a special assembly of lawmakers and state-nominated
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Flurry of embassies decamp to western Ukraine
Western governments evacuating diplomatic staff from Kyiv are increasingly setting up temporary embassies in Lviv, a Ukrainian city near the
Ukraine’s new military branch: Citizens protecting their neighborhood
Serhiy Velichansky has worked with Ukrainian veterans, processing trauma they sustained fighting Russian-backed forces through improv comedy techniques. Now, he
US sending 3,000 more troops to Poland amid fresh Ukraine invasion warnings
The U.S. is sending 3,000 more troops to Poland as the Biden administration issued new warnings that Russia was poised
Norway drops almost all COVID-19 restrictions
Norway is dropping most COVID-19 measures, including distancing, mask-wearing and quarantining requirements, the government announced Saturday. “The coronavirus pandemic is
Ukraine urges calm amid fears of invasion
Ukraine’s government asked citizens to remain calm, amid fears a Russian invasion is imminent. In a statement Saturday, Ukraine’s foreign
US warns war could be ‘imminent’ in Ukraine
The United States warned Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be imminent and implored all U.S. citizens to
Transport union tells COVID ‘freedom convoy’ to truck off
The self-declared “freedom convoy” that’s planning to descend on Brussels next week to protest COVID-19 measures won’t get much love
Macron refused Russian COVID test, official says
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been putting the West’s nose out of joint — but his COVID testers couldn’t get
ECB’s Christine Lagarde warns against hasty rate hikes
The European Central Bank won’t rush into raising interest rates and will pursue any policy tightening slowly, ECB President Christine