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Zelenskyy urges cool heads as Poland lashes out at Ukraine in gratitude spat

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stepped in to call for restraint late Tuesday in an effort to end an escalating diplomatic spat with Ukrainian...

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Rishi Sunak could get mobbed (and bag a trade deal) when he heads to India

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Rishi Sunak might struggle to set pulses racing at home. But Downing Street hopes for a different story when the U.K....

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Taiwan seeks Europe’s help to protect digital infrastructure against Chinese threat

admin July 13, 2023 0 Comment

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Taiwan wants to avoid going totally offline if its communications infrastructure is damaged — and it’s asking Europe for help. Taiwanese ministers visited...

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Colonial past invades EU’s Latin American summit

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The ghosts of colonial history returned to haunt European and Latin American leaders at their summit in Brussels. For the guests, four hundred...

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Ben Wallace to step down as UK defense chief, The Times reports

admin July 13, 2023 0 Comment

U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace plans to leave the government at the next Cabinet reshuffle and will not stand in the next general election, he told The Times newspaper. Wallace informed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

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EU finalizes migrant deal with Tunisia

admin July 13, 2023 0 Comment

The EU finalized an agreement with Tunisia on Sunday to boost trade relations and stem migrant departures from the African country to Europe. Under the deal, which the European Commission had been struggling to...

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Moscow says Black Sea grain deal is dead

admin July 13, 2023 0 Comment

The Kremlin said on Monday that a U.N.-brokered deal to allow the safe passage of Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea is terminated, claiming that Russia’s conditions had not been met. “The Black...

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Russia killed off the Black Sea grain deal. What happens now?

admin July 13, 2023 0 Comment

Russia on Monday pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a U.N.-brokered accord that has made it possible for Ukraine to export tens of millions of tons of grains and oilseeds over the...

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Russia’s war in Ukraine gatecrashes EU-Latin America reunion

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A diplomatic row between EU and Latin American countries over how — or even whether — to mention the war in Ukraine risks turning what was meant to be the celebration of a renewed partnership...

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How Ukraine lost its battle for a NATO membership commitment

admin July 12, 2023 0 Comment

VILNIUS — Ukraine wanted this year’s NATO summit to end with a clear declaration that it will become an alliance member once the war ends, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is leaving Lithuania without that...