UK’s Johnson Seeks to Rule out Brexit Delay Beyond 2020
2019-12-17
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is signalling that he won’t soften his Brexit stance now that he has a majority in Parliament, seeking to ruleчитати
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As Global Refugees Exceed 70 Million, UN Forum Aims to Secure New Funding
2019-12-17
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A three-day summit on tackling the world’s refugee crisis got under way Monday in Geneva, Switzerland. Thousands of delegates — including around 100 government ministersчитати
Putin Signs Amendments Allowing Large Fines for ‘Foreign Agents’ Law Violations
2019-12-17
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 16 signed amendments to the Administrative Violations Code that allow hefty fines for violating the controversial law on “foreignчитати
Geneva Refugee Summit Grapples With Issues of Equity
2019-12-17
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They keep on coming — fleeing the killing fields of war-torn countries in the Middle East and Africa, escaping the random violence of vicious drugчитати
Turkey Deploys Surveillance Drone in Northern Cyprus
2019-12-16
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Turkey has dispatched a surveillance and reconnaissance drone to the breakaway north of ethnically divided island nation of Cyprus amid tensions over offshore oil andчитати
‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Mladic Appeal Date Set for March
2019-12-16
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A U.N. tribunal will hear arguments in March in the appeal of former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide and war crimesчитати
UN Forum to Seek Solutions for World’s Displaced
2019-12-16
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The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, is holding a first-ever forum in an effort to drum up international support for tens of millions of peopleчитати
China Pulls Football Game After Player’s Pro-Muslim Comments
2019-12-16
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Chinese state television pulled the scheduled live broadcast of a football (soccer) game following one of the players’ comments online criticizing the government’s treatment ofчитати
Turkey’s Erdogan Threatens to Close 2 US Military Bases
2019-12-16
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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday threatened to close two strategic military bases used by the United States in Turkey, after Washington warned ofчитати
Rancor Fills the Airwaves Ahead of Trump Impeachment
2019-12-15
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The rancor from the imminent impeachment of President Donald Trump played out on Sunday’s news talk shows in the U.S., with no political agreement onчитати
Greta Thunberg, German Railway Company in Tweetstorm
2019-12-15
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg and Germany’s national railway company created a tweetstorm Sunday after she posted a photo of herself sitting on the floor ofчитати
This Little Piggy Went to Court: German Piglets ‘Sue Over Castration’
2019-12-15
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Little piggies go to market, but in Germany they also go to court.In a legal first, animal rights activists have asked Germany’s top court toчитати
Albania Seeks Arrests for Guake Deaths in Collapsed Buildings
2019-12-15
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Albanian prosecutors have issued a series of arrest warrants on charges including murder and abuse of office over the deaths of 51 people killed whenчитати
Johnson’s Win May Deliver Brexit But Could Risk UK’s Breakup
2019-12-14
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Leaving the European Union is not the only split British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has to worry about.Johnson’s commanding election victory this week may letчитати
‘Let The Healing Begin,’ British Prime Minister Says After Election
2019-12-14
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Britain “deserves a break from wrangling, a break from politics and a permanent break from talking about Brexit,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday,читати
Serbian Opposition Activists Block State TV-Radio Building Over Media Freedom Concerns
2019-12-14
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Serbian opposition activists have blockaded the entrance of the building hosting the state Radio and Television service (RTS) in Belgrade to protest what they sayчитати
Britain Takes Decisive Electoral Turn
2019-12-14
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Britons woke Friday to an utterly transformed political landscape following an electoral earthquake that has ripped up modern British politics, and whose tremors will beчитати
Johnson’s Landslide Victory Sets Britain On Course for January Brexit
2019-12-13
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Britain looks certain to leave the European Union by the end of January after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a big majority of 78читати
UK Conservatives Secure Historic Parliamentary Majority
2019-12-13
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won a solid majority of seats in Britain’s Parliament — a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election thatчитати
Russia Raises Concerns Over new US Ballistic Missile Test
2019-12-13
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Russia said on Friday it was alarmed after the United States tested a ground-launched ballistic missile that would have been prohibited under the Intermediate-range Nuclearчитати
Britain Brexit Bound as Johnson Set for Big Parliamentary Majority
2019-12-13
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party will win an overwhelming victory in Britain’s election with a majority of 86 seats in parliament to deliver Brexitчитати
Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing Armenian Genocide
2019-12-13
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes as genocide the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, a historic move that infuriated Turkey andчитати
Ukraine Detains Suspects in Slaying of Top Journalist
2019-12-12
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Ukrainian police have detained several people suspected of involvement in the slaying of journalist Pavel Sheremet, who died in a car bomb blast in 2016, theчитати
Trump Lambasts Greta Thunberg, Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
2019-12-12
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U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg Thursday, suggesting she has problems controlling anger.”So ridiculous. Greta must work onчитати
EU to Boost Measures to Protect Trade After WTO Impasse
2019-12-12
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The European Union says it is taking measures to protect its trade interests in the ongoing row with the United States over the shutdown ofчитати
Greta Thunberg Becomes Time’s Youngest Person of the Year
2019-12-12
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Environmentalists and climate change activists worldwide are hailing Time magazine’s decision to make Greta Thunberg its 2019 Person of the Year. The teenage activist hasчитати
Future of Brexit at Stake in Britain Election
2019-12-12
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Voters in Britain are casting ballots Thursday in an early general election that may bring a long-awaited resolution to the departure from the European Unionчитати
EU Leaders Offer Money to Reluctant East to Push 2050 Climate Neutrality
2019-12-12
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European Union leaders on Thursday will push to agree to make their bloc climate neutral by 2050, luring reluctant eastern member states with promises ofчитати
Russia, Ukraine Make Progress But No Breakthrough in Peace Talks
2019-12-11
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With the leaders of Russia and Ukraine having met in Paris for their first talks in nearly three years aimed at ending the conflict inчитати
Kosovo Declares Nobel Laureate Handke Unwelcome
2019-12-11
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Kosovo declared Peter Handke persona non grata Wednesday in the latest protest against his induction as a Nobel literature laureate, barring the Austrian writer from a place heчитати
French Workers Need to Work Until Age 64 to Get Full Pension
2019-12-11
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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said the minimum retirement age will remain 62, but workers will have to work until 64 to get a fullчитати
Teenage Climate Change Activist Thundberg Named Time’s Person of the Year
2019-12-11
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Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019.Editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal made the announcement Wednesday during anчитати
Trump’s Stance on Climate Bashed During UN Conference
2019-12-11
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The Trump administration got bashing from its own countrymen during the 25th United Nations climate conference in Spain. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, aчитати
Justice Department Inspector General Set for Senate Testimony on Russia Probe
2019-12-11
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The U.S. Justice Department’s inspector general is due to testify Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his report that found no evidence of politicalчитати
Erdogan: Turkey Ready to Send Troops to Libya If Asked
2019-12-11
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he is ready to deploy soldiers to Libya following the announcement of a security agreement with the Libyan government.читати
US General Sees Hope for Ties with Turkey
2019-12-11
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Growing tensions between Turkey and the United States do not have to result in the end of the long-standing alliance despite some major rifts betweenчитати