Russia’s economy may have shrunk in the first quarter of 2025 for the first time in nearly three years, the Vedomosti business newspaper reported Tuesday, citing analysts.
The forecasted contraction…
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We’ve stalled Russian attacks on Pokrovsk, says Ukraine army chief | The Mighty 790 KFGO
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military has stabilised the sector of the frontline around the town of Pokrovsk, where Russian forces have been attacking for months, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s top military commander, said on Tuesday.
In a…
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Macron to meet al-Sharaa in Syrian leader’s first trip to Europe – POLITICO
Macron became the first European leader to speak with al-Sharaa in February and invited him to visit France during that phone call.
Al-Sharaa, a former Islamist rebel, has received a cautious welcome by the international community after his…
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EU-Ukraine Free Trade In The Balance; Warsaw, Lviv Meetings Set Up New War Tribunal
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s 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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Where in the world do popes come from?
One hundred and thirty three cardinals are expected on Wednesday to walk into the Sistine Chapel. Once 89 of them agree on the next Bishop of Rome, one will walk out a pope, and the other 132 will exit as cardinals.
Was Pope Gelasius I an African?… Continue Reading
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Curfew in Peru province after 13 mine workers killed
The Peruvian government has imposed a night-time curfew in Pataz province, where 13 kidnapped mine workers were killed last week.
President Dina Boluarte also ordered that mining activities be suspended for a month while extra police and soldiers…
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Merz just lost the vote to be German chancellor. What next? – POLITICO
Germany’s parliamentary groups are currently consulting on when a second vote will take place. It is expected to take place this week, according to German media reports, quoting members of the groups.
Merz won the Feb. 23 election and…
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Loyalists cheer as ex-PM Zia returns home to Bangladesh – World
Bangladesh’s ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia, chair of the powerful Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returned home to cheering crowds on Tuesday after months abroad for medical treatment.
Zia, 79, led the South Asian nation twice but was…
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Did Trump Do Europe a Favor?
PARIS – Fifty years ago this week, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies. In clumsily attempting to declare a new official holiday, “Victory Day,” President Trump got his history wrong, forgetting that World War II continued until…
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UK plundering other nations at any cost – Moscow
Ukrainian “neo-Nazis” serving the British agenda were invited to march in London, Maria Zakharova has said
British foreign policy is focused on resource acquisition at any cost, Russian Foreign…
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