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Russia vows retaliation after saying it downed eight US-made long-range missiles
World
January 5, 2025
Russia vows retaliation after saying it downed eight US-made long-range missiles
CNN — Russia has vowed retaliation after claiming to have shot down eight US-made ATACMS missiles fired by Ukraine on…
Romania and Bulgaria fully join Europe’s borderless travel zone
World
January 4, 2025
Romania and Bulgaria fully join Europe’s borderless travel zone
CNN — Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border…
Egyptian man killed by Italian police after knife attack
Egypt
January 2, 2025
Egyptian man killed by Italian police after knife attack
An Egyptian man was fatally shot by police in the Italian city of Rimini on New Year’s Eve after attacking…
Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating and hot water after Russia stops gas flow
Middle East
January 1, 2025
Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating and hot water after Russia stops gas flow
The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria cut heating and hot water supplies to households on Wednesday after Russia stopped supplying…
Ukraine ends supply of Russian gas to Europe
World
January 1, 2025
Ukraine ends supply of Russian gas to Europe
CNN — Ukraine says it has halted the transport of Russian gas to Europe through its territory, after a five-year…
Plays between air raids and songs in shelters: How cultural life is thriving in wartime Ukraine
Culture
December 29, 2024
Plays between air raids and songs in shelters: How cultural life is thriving in wartime Ukraine
Kyiv CNN — Olha Mesheryakova doesn’t know what the next year will bring for her life in the capital of…
New Georgian president sworn in, as pro-EU predecessor says she takes ‘legitimacy’ with her
World
December 29, 2024
New Georgian president sworn in, as pro-EU predecessor says she takes ‘legitimacy’ with her
CNN — Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated as president of Georgia on Sunday, following a tumultuous election period marked by further…
Azerbaijan’s president accuses Russia of downing airliner in Christmas Day crash and covering up cause
World
December 29, 2024
Azerbaijan’s president accuses Russia of downing airliner in Christmas Day crash and covering up cause
CNN — Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has accused Russia of accidentally downing an airliner on Christmas Day in a disaster…
Putin apologizes over ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines crash, without admitting responsibility
World
December 29, 2024
Putin apologizes over ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines crash, without admitting responsibility
CNN — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has apologized for the fact that an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed after entering Russian…
How Kremlin disinformation could hide the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash
World
December 28, 2024
How Kremlin disinformation could hide the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash
CNN — The cause of the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 on Christmas Day near the city of Aktau,…