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Viktor Orbán: The EU is blackmailing Hungary
[ad_1] Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday the European Commission is blackmailing Hungary by withholding billions in frozen funds over rule-of-law concerns. Orbán…
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Scholz promises new budget plans ‘very quickly’ amid German spending crisis
[ad_1] BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday his ruling coalition would seek to present new budget plans “very quickly” to Parliament, after…
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Elon Musk sabotaged Ukrainian attack on Russian fleet in Crimea by turning off Starlink, new book says
[ad_1] Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to disable Starlink satellite communications near the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea last year to sabotage a planned…
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Russia kills two people in massive air attack on Kyiv
[ad_1] Debris from a large-scale Russian missile attack on Kyiv has killed two people and injured several more, in the largest air strike on…
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Ukraine uncovers corruption scheme implicating top officials
[ad_1] Two high-ranking Ukrainian officials have been named as suspects in an embezzlement scheme uncovered by Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities this week, involving the procurement…
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Russian regions on Ukraine border come under fire, local authorities say
[ad_1] The Russian regions of Belgorod and Kursk came under fire from across the Ukrainian border in the early hours of Wednesday, according to…
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Reality of war rains on Russia’s Victory Day parade
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Moscow took 12 hours to respond after an explosion lit up the…
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Biden’s Northern Ireland ultimatum looks doomed to fail
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Joe Biden is not someone known for his subtlety. His…
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How Vladimir Putin sells his war against ‘the West’
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. MOSCOW — Every year, during the anniversary of the battle that turned…
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Dozens dead in migrant shipwreck off Italian coast
[ad_1] At least 43 migrants drowned on Sunday after the fishing boat on which they were traveling sank off the coast of the Italian…
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Can Putin win?
[ad_1] “I am wicked and scary with claws and teeth,” Vladimir Putin reportedly warned David Cameron when the then-British prime minister pressed him about the…
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As Kyiv steels for offensive, Russia launches missile raids and builds up troops near Kupyansk
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. KYIV — Russia has launched extensive missile raids across Ukraine and is…
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Can Putin’s ‘Butcher of Syria’ save Russia from another rout?
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Russia’s General Sergei Surovikin is no stranger to mass murder and spreading terror. In Chechnya, the…
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Elon Musk balks at funding Ukraine’s Starlink satellites, as envoy tells him to ‘fuck off’
[ad_1] Elon Musk said on Friday he’s “just following the recommendation” of a Ukrainian diplomat who told the SpaceX founder to “fuck off,” by…
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Kyiv calls for air defenses as Putin brings his Syria tactics to Ukraine
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Russian President Vladimir Putin turned back to his bloody, destructive playbook from Syria with a barrage…
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9 Central, East Europe NATO countries condemn Russia annexations
[ad_1] The presidents of nine NATO countries in central and eastern Europe declared on Sunday that they would never recognize the annexation by Russia…
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Zelenskyy vows to retake more areas after pushing Russia out of key Donetsk city
[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to recapture more territory in eastern Ukraine after Kyiv’s forces pushed Russia out of the key city of…
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Kyiv vows Russian troops will ‘simply be exterminated’ after Putin annexes Ukrainian territory
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article KYIV — Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions, announced by President Vladimir Putin on Friday, will…