Turkey closes border with Syria in face of violence
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Britain set for general election, as polls indicate opposition landslide
London — Britons look set to elect a new government by landslide as the country prepares to head to the polls...
Britain set for general election, as polls indicate opposition landslide
Britain is set to hold a general election on Thursday, July 4, with polls suggesting the country is likely to...
Hungary’s Orban, in Kyiv, proposes cease-fire to speed up peace talks
KYIV — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday to consider a cease-fire to accelerate an...
Foreign professor fired from Chinese university after interview with VOA
Västernorrland, Sweden — Björn Alexander Düben, a German assistant professor at Jilin University’s School of Public Diplomacy, was mysteriously dismissed and...
French left, Macron scramble to block far-right win
PARIS — Candidates in France on Tuesday faced a deadline to register for the run-off round of a high-stakes parliamentary election,...
Alliance sets sights on minerals needed for global shift to green energy
The U.S. government’s representative to the Minerals Security Partnership, an alliance of mostly Western countries that aims to speed the...
Deepening Russia-North Korea ties test US-South Korea deterrence strategy
washington — The United States’ commitment to providing extended deterrence to South Korea is being put to the test, with some...
France’s left, center urge alliance against far-right ahead of 2nd round vote
France’s far-right has never been closer to power after winning the first round of snap legislative elections Sunday. It’s a...
Sweden’s new parental leave law pays grandparents to care for grandkids
copenhagen, denmark — Sweden launched a groundbreaking new law Monday, allowing grandparents to step in and get paid parental leave while...
France’s left and center urge alliance against far-right ahead of legislative runoff
Paris — France’s far-right has never been closer to power after winning the first round of snap legislative elections Sunday. It’s...
French parties in final push for votes ahead of crunch poll
Paris — France’s political forces were on Friday making final bids for votes in crunch legislative elections that could see the...
Meta risks fines over ‘pay for privacy’ model breaking EU rules
Brussels, Belgium — The EU accused Facebook owner Meta on Monday of breaching the bloc’s digital rules, paving the way for...
Hungary takes on EU presidency amid concerns
Budapest — Hungary takes over the EU’s rotating presidency on Monday, promising to be an “honest broker” despite widespread concerns over...
Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church elects new patriarch with pro-Russian views
Sofia, Bulgaria — Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church elected Daniil, a 52-year-old metropolitan considered to be pro-Russian, as its new leader Sunday in...
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