Singapore will head to the polls on 3 May, in what will be the first electoral test for its new prime minister Lawrence Wong.
The election campaign, which lasts just nine days, is expected to be the campaign dominated by the rising cost of…
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Amnesty International reopens Hong Kong office ‘in exile’ – DW – 04/15/2025
Human rights group Amnesty International has announced that it is opening a new Hong Kong section “in exile” to replace the two offices it closed in the Chinese territory in 2021 amid a repressive security law imposed there by…
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Russian general ousted after criticizing military top brass to return to battle – in charge of notorious unit of ex-convicts
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One of Russia’s most outspoken generals, sacked and detained after a withering attack on the Defense Ministry two years ago, is returning to the front, according to…
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North Korea soldiers, weapons helped Russia at critical moment in war on Ukraine
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Evacuate to a safe area quickly.
This 13-second radio intercept, provided to Reuters by Ukrainian military intelligence, describes a dramatic battlefield retreat of North Korean…
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Millions of people are tuning in to watch a 24-hour livestream of moose migrating in Sweden
Before Swedish slow TV hit “The Great Moose Migration” began airing Tuesday, Ulla Malmgren stocked up on coffee and prepared meals. She doesn’t want to miss a moment of the 20-day, 24-hour event.
“Sleep? Forget it. I don’t…
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Russia says it is not easy to agree Ukraine peace deal with US
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that it was not easy to agree with the United States on the key parts of a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine and that Russia would never again allow itself to depend economically on…
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After meeting with Putin, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says peace deal is ‘taking shape’ and would involve ‘five territories’ — Meduza
A peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine is “taking shape,” said Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, during an appearance on Fox News in which he discussed his recent meeting with Russian President…
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Brussels’ Sanctions Backup Plan; Visa-Free Travel Rules Face Overhaul
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s new newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods.
I’m RFE/RL Europe Editor…
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Brussels' Sanctions Backup Plan; Visa-Free Travel Rules Face Overhaul
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s new newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods.
I’m RFE/RL Europe Editor…
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Witkoff Says Putin Open to ‘Permanent Peace’ Deal With Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to a “permanent peace” deal with Ukraine, but did not indicate whether any of…
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