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The Latest: French far-right praises Putin victory
World
March 19, 2018
The Latest: French far-right praises Putin victory
Marine Le Pen’s National Front party in France has congratulated Vladimir Putin on winning the Russian presidential election, seeing in…
What to expect from Putin and a resurgent Russia
World
March 19, 2018
What to expect from Putin and a resurgent Russia
Vladimir Putin now has a stronger hold on Russia — and stronger place in the world — thanks to an…
Putin wins another six years at Russia’s helm in landslide victory
World
March 19, 2018
Putin wins another six years at Russia’s helm in landslide victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin won a landslide re-election victory on Sunday, extending his rule over the world’s largest country for…
Russia will expel British diplomats in poisoning standoff
World
March 16, 2018
Russia will expel British diplomats in poisoning standoff
Russia will expel British diplomats in a worsening global standoff over a nerve agent attack on an ex-spy — but…
Libya’s top prosecutor says groups smuggling fuel to Europe
World
March 15, 2018
Libya’s top prosecutor says groups smuggling fuel to Europe
Libya’s top prosecutor says criminal groups are smuggling Libyan fuel on board fishing vessels to Europe. Al-Sadiq al-Sour told reporters…
EU greenlights €3 billion for Syrian refugees in Turkey
World
March 15, 2018
EU greenlights €3 billion for Syrian refugees in Turkey
The EU has unlocked €3 billion ($3.7 billion) for projects to help Syrian refugees in Turkey in a second payment…
Trump says Commerce Secretary will talk tariffs with EU
World
March 12, 2018
Trump says Commerce Secretary will talk tariffs with EU
President Donald Trump says his commerce secretary will be talking to the European Union about tariffs Trump argues have been…
Vienna: Attacker shot dead outside Iran envoy’s residence
World
March 12, 2018
Vienna: Attacker shot dead outside Iran envoy’s residence
Police say an Austrian soldier shot dead a knife-wielding man who attacked him outside the Iranian ambassador’s residence in Vienna.…
Austria plans to put immigration and borders at heart of EU presidency
World
March 9, 2018
Austria plans to put immigration and borders at heart of EU presidency
Austria plans to use its presidency of the European Union this year to shift the bloc’s focus away from resettling…
Greek neo-Nazis arrested in police crackdown
World
March 7, 2018
Greek neo-Nazis arrested in police crackdown
Members of the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 are suspected of attacking migrants and left-wing activists. Police said the ring was…