Iran: Swedish Court Ruling Against Noury ‘Unjust,’ Seeks His Release
2023-12-25
DUBAI — Iran said Monday it would continue efforts to gain the release of a former Iranian official sentenced in Sweden to life in prison forчитати
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276 Indians Stuck in French Airport for Human Trafficking Probe Have Left for India
2023-12-25
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VATRY, France — A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation departed Monday for India with 276 Indians aboard, authorities said. The passengersчитати
Police in Serbia Detain at Least 38 People as Opposition Plans More Protests Against Election Results
2023-12-25
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BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian police said Monday they have detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest against reported widespread irregularities during aчитати
Pope Presides Over Christmas Eve Mass: ‘Our Hearts Are in Bethlehem’
2023-12-25
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Vatican City — Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable in Bethlehem, Pope Francis in a Christmas Eve homily said that “the clash of arms even today”читати
Serbian Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters Threatening City Hall
2023-12-24
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Belgrade, Serbia — Police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s city council building Sunday in protest ofчитати
As 2023 Draws to Close, Notre Dame’s Reconstruction Offers Light
2023-12-24
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Paris — With bleak December weather gripping the French capital and world attention dominated by the bloody conflict in Gaza, the slow reemergence of Paris’ fire-batteredчитати
UN Says Swedish Citizen Faces Iran Execution ‘Shortly’
2023-12-24
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Geneva — The United Nations warned Saturday that an Iranian-Swedish citizen is facing imminent execution in Iran after a Swedish court upheld the conviction of aчитати
Anti-War Russian Blocked From Challenging Putin in Election
2023-12-24
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London — Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova was disqualified on Saturday as a candidate for Russia’s next presidential election, preventing her from running against Vladimir Putinчитати
Czech Republic Holds Day of Mourning for Victims of Worst Mass Killing
2023-12-23
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PRAGUE — The Czech Republic came to a standstill at noon Saturday as people across the country observed a minute of silence as part of aчитати
Czechs Mourn Victims of University Shooting as Police Tighten Security
2023-12-23
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Prague, Czech Republic — Czechs mourned the victims of the Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting as police tightened security around schools and other public buildings acrossчитати
Estonia Bolstering Security Measures With US Presence on Ground
2023-12-22
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During his November visit to Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin warned that if Russia succeeds in Ukraine, the next Kremlin threat will extendчитати
Syriac Christmas Message Stirs Debate in Turkish Parliament
2023-12-22
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Diyarbakir, Turkey/Washington — Turkey’s parliament erupted in controversy this week when the nation’s only Assyrian lawmaker delivered a Christmas message in his native Syriac language, offendingчитати
White House Says It Is Preparing New Proposal to Free American Journalist Jailed in Russia
2023-12-22
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washington — The White House said Thursday that it is preparing a new proposal to Russia to secure the release of journalist Evan Gershkovich and anotherчитати
EU Pays Last of Ukraine Budget Support for 2023
2023-12-22
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BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday paid the final tranche of a multibillion-euro support package to Ukraine to help keep its war-ravaged economy afloat thisчитати
FIFA, UEFA Acted Contrary to EU Competition Law in Blocking Super League, Court Says
2023-12-21
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BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday in a landmark decision for the future of soccer’s club competitions that UEFA and FIFA acted contraryчитати
French Pharma Firm Ordered to Pay Millions Over Deadly Diabetes Drug
2023-12-21
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PARIS — A French appeals court on Wednesday ordered pharmaceutical firm Servier to pay more than $460 million in damages over a scandal involving a diabetesчитати
Iran Summons Sweden’s Envoy to Protest Ex-Official’s Life Sentence
2023-12-20
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tehran, iran — Iran’s foreign ministry summoned on Wednesday Sweden’s charge d’affaires to protest the life sentence handed down to a former Iranian prison official overчитати
Health Care Under Siege as Ukraine Enters Second Winter of War
2023-12-20
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GENEVA — As Ukraine enters a second winter of war, the World Health Organization warns that the country’s public health system will come under enormous stressчитати
EU Agrees New Rules on Hosting Migrants, Seeks to Cut Numbers
2023-12-20
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Brussels — The European Union reached agreement early on Wednesday on new rules designed to share out the cost and work of hosting migrants more evenlyчитати
Swedish Court Upholds Life Sentence in Iran Executions Case
2023-12-19
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STOCKHOLM — A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday upheld a guilty verdict and life sentence given to a former Iranian official convicted last year for hisчитати
N. Korea’s ‘Reckless’ Missile Launches Need ‘Robust’ Global Response: G7
2023-12-19
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Berlin — World powers said Tuesday that the international community needed a firm and unified response to North Korea’s “reckless” nuclear build-up and missile launches. G7читати
Hyundai Motor to Take $219 Million Hit on Sale of Russian Plant
2023-12-19
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Seoul — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor plans to sell its plant in Russia for a nominal $77.67, a company official said on Tuesday, making it theчитати
West Accuses Iran of Illegally Testing Missiles, Sending Russia Drones
2023-12-19
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UNITED NATIONS — The Western powers in the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran accused Tehran on Monday of developing and testing ballistic missiles, transferring hundreds ofчитати
Iceland Volcano Erupts Weeks After Thousands Were Evacuated
2023-12-19
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STOCKHOLM — A volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country’s civil defense to be on highчитати
EU Targets Russia’s Diamond Industry in Latest Round of Ukraine War Sanctions
2023-12-18
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BRUSSELS — The European Union said Monday that it has imposed fresh sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine, targeting the lucrative diamonds industry, moreчитати
US Lawmakers Still Negotiating Ukraine Aid Deal as Holidays Near
2023-12-18
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Capitol Hill — The U.S. Congress is running out of time to pass a new aid package for Ukraine, as Senate lawmakers worked through the weekendчитати
Britain Calls for Jimmy Lai’s Release as Hong Kong Trial Begins
2023-12-18
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London — Britain called for Hong Kong to release Jimmy Lai ahead of the trial of the leading China critic and media tycoon on charges heчитати
Ukraine Inches Closer to EU Membership
2023-12-18
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Ukraine moves closer to joining the European Union as leaders agree to start membership talks. But money to sustain its war effort against invading Russiaчитати
Researchers Cite Western Progress in Curbing Electronics Transfers to Russian-Iranian Drone Facility
2023-12-17
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Washington — U.S. and Ukrainian researchers say Western nations are making progress in trying to curb illicit transfers of Western electronic components to a Russian facilityчитати