KYIV, May 29 (Reuters) – A Russian drone attack overnight damaged some infrastructure in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, which is key for its grain exports, the Ukrainian military…
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EuropeMilitaryNewsUkraine
Denmark Plans $2.6 Bln More for Ukraine, Zelenskiy Praises ‘major Contribution’
STOCKHOLM, May 29 (Reuters) – Denmark plans to increase its spending on military aid to Ukraine by 17.9 billion crowns ($2.59 billion) over this year and next, Prime Minister Mette…
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EuropeNewsRussiaUkraine
āI Was So Scaredā: the Ukrainian Children Taken to Russia for Financial Gain
by Deepak Mirzaby Deepak MirzaThe stories told to Svitlana Popovaās 15-year-old daughter, Alina, while she lived under Russian occupation in Ukraineās southern Kherson province, were designed to terrify her. Yvgenia, the pro-Russian mother of…
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DefenceEuropeMilitaryNewsRussiaUkraine
Ukrainian Special Operators Are Learning to Fight Russia Without the ‘tethers’ Other Militaries Have Gotten Used to
Ukrainian special-operations units have played an important part in their country’s defense against Russia over the past 15 months. But operating against an adversary that is larger and, in many…
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AlgeriaBusinessEuropeNewsNorth Africa
Algeria: After Denying Any Desire to Withdraw, Totalenergies Slips Away Secretly From Arzew Project
TotalEnergies has abandoned the polypropylene plant project at Arzew, located on the Algerian coast, near Oran. However, no official announcement has been made by the French group. It was until…
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EuropeGlobal NewsNewsNorth AfricaTunisia
With Tunisia, the EU and the West Are Experiencing a Crisis of Value-based Solidarity
by Yarzar Yeby Yarzar YeBrussels and its partners should urgently stand with democracy activists and support democratic institutions that, together, hold Tunisiaās leaders accountable, Ikram Ben Said and Nicole Rowsell write. In 2009, while Zine…
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Spain Trade Losses Mount as Dispute With Algeria Drags Out
by Wunna Htunby Wunna HtunSince the breakdown in relations between Spain andĀ AlgeriaĀ in June 2022, all trade between the two countries has virtually stopped, except for gas and oil. Algeria imposed sanctions in the wake…
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Russia will “develop” its military installations in Central Asian ally Kyrgyzstan, the Kremlin said Monday, following talks between the two countries’ leaders in Moscow. “The heads of state emphasized the…
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EnvironmentEuropeGlobal NewsNewsRussia
Deadly Forest Fires Engulf Central, Eastern Russia
by Zeya Mgby Zeya MgSeveral people have been killed, more than 300 homes destroyed and states of emergency declared in two Russian regions as forest fires raged across western Siberia, news agencies reported Monday.…