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EU state to reintroduce conscription

The Swedish government plans to reintroduce civil conscription service in the country, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced during a press…

1 year ago

EU state closes liberal Russian TV channel

Latvia’s media regulator has revoked the broadcast license of the exiled liberal Russian network TV Dozhd (TV Rain) after an…

1 year ago

Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin dies aged 96 – state media

Jiang Zemin, who led China into the 21st century, passed away on Wednesday in Shanghai, according to state media. Concerns…

1 year ago

US and Russia to hold nuclear talks – State Department

American and Russian diplomats will meet to discuss the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty “in the near future,” US…

1 year ago

EU state denies ‘golden visas’ to Russians – media

A total of ten Russian citizens who applied for Portuguese “golden visas,” which provide residence permits in exchange for investment,…

2 years ago

German gas giant pleads for state funding amid energy crisis

Germany’s largest gas importer – Uniper – has been struggling to replace missing Russian gas supplies as the company’s losses…

2 years ago

Biden opposes designating Russia as state sponsor of terrorism

US President Joe Biden spoke on Monday against designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism over the conflict in…

2 years ago

Baltic state demolishes Soviet WWII monument

Workers have started removing the monument to the liberators of Latvia from the Nazis, with at least one excavator and…

2 years ago

German security official warns about ‘enemies of the state’

The current energy crisis and inflation could lead to protests in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia, the region’s interior minister has warned.…

2 years ago

NATO state mulls closing Baltics for Russian Navy

Tallinn and Helsinki have discussed integration of coastal missile batteries that would enable the two NATO members to blockade the…

2 years ago