EU Plans to Expand to 30 Members, Centralize Decision-making Process
The expansion is apparently needed to counter Russia’s clout in the Western Balkans, particularly in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...
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Turkey Likely to Choose China to Build Major Nuclear Plant
China has a long record of using infrastructure projects as a way of gaining...
U.S. Offers to Finance Polish Media for Ukraine Coverage
In an attempt to get Polish news outlets to write stories about Ukrainian refugees...
Brazil’s Supreme Court Slaps Jan. 8 Protesters With 17-year Sentence
Supporters of right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro are facing long prison sentences on charges...
Amid Sex Ed Controversy, Belgian Politicians Stoke “Terrorism” Fears
The prime minister of Belgium and other officials are suggesting recent arson at schools...
Russian Auto Industry Works With China to Bounce Back From US Sanctions
The Treasury Department imposed more sanctions on Russia, but Moscow's close relationship with China...
China First to Appoint Ambassador to Afghanistan Since Taliban Takeover
The Chinese demonstrate a willingness to work with anyone who can help them along...
How EU Taxpayers Are Funding Political Persecution of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán
Millions of euros of EU money have gone to groups opposing the conservative Hungarian...
Dutch Farmers’ Party Calls for “Opt-outs” From EU Environment and Migration Policies
The Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) is vehemently opposed to radical EU policies on climate change...
EU Legislates for Sale of Human Embryos Amid Intense Backlash
European Catholics fear the rules — which reduce human embryos to "substances of human...
NATO to Conduct Largest War Exercises Since Cold War
Although the exercises will be set up to simulate a conflict with a fictitious...
Russia Holds 8th Eastern Economic Forum
Here are some highlights of the Eastern Economic Forum, held in Vladivostok Sept. 10-13....
Amid Claims of Rigging, Russian Regional Elections Demonstrate Support for Putin
It was the first time the people of Russian-controlled Ukrainian territories Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson,...
British Media: Alleged China Spies Enjoyed High-level Government Access
A researcher working for the U.K. House of Commons, apparently with access to classified...
Ukraine Amends Conscription Rules, Demands Return of Draft-age Men From Foreign Countries
Ukraine plans to amend its draft laws to conscript citizens whose health problems had...
G20 Avoids Villainizing Russia, Adopts Ambiguous Stance on Ukrainian Conflict
At last weekend’s G20 summit in New Delhi, India, the final joint declaration avoided...
Reuters: Russian Bank Could Return to SWIFT Banking System
Russia’s major agricultural lender might obtain access to the SWIFT international banking system as...
Russian Oil Shipments Increase Despite Sanctions, Production Cuts
In the week leading up to August 27, Russian crude shipments increased by an...
G20 Poised to Admit African Union
Leaders of the G20 group of advanced economies have decided to accept the African...
Dutch Elections: Support for Farmers’ Party Falls as Political Mainstream Reasserts Itself
With the Netherlands heading to the polls on November 22 to elect a new...