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Russian gas flows via Ukraine for last day as transit deal crumbles

Tue, 31/12/2024 - 07:30

Supplies of Russian gas via Ukraine are due to stop from the early hours of 1 January, as Kyiv has refused to negotiate a new transit deal.

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Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala

Tue, 31/12/2024 - 07:11

In recent years, Iran's security forces have arrested dozens of foreigners and dual nationals, mostly on charges related to espionage and security.

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US Treasury says Chinese hackers stole documents in ‘major incident’

Tue, 31/12/2024 - 06:53

The Treasury Department said it was working with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI to assess the hack's impact.

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Owner seeks release of oil tanker seized in Finland cable probe

Tue, 31/12/2024 - 06:40

Investigators said the Eagle S broke the undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia, and damaged four fibre optic lines by dragging its anchor across the seabed for dozens of kilometres.

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Romania’s new government hikes taxes, caps public sector wages and pensions

Tue, 31/12/2024 - 06:26

The prospect of presidential and parliamentary elections in Romania in November and December had triggered a spending surge that was expected to push the 2024 budget deficit to 8.6% of GDP.

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US announces $5.9 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine

Tue, 31/12/2024 - 06:13

A US official said the $3.4 billion in budget funding brings the total in US budget aid to Ukraine to just over $30 billion since Russia's invasion in February 2022.

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Health, innovation, and diplomacy guide Poland’s path as EU Council lead

Tue, 31/12/2024 - 00:06

One of the seven pillars of security defined by Poland ahead of the EU Presidency is health security. High on the agenda will be acceleration of progress on the EU's pharmaceutical package.

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Czechia approves new cardiovascular plan, experts urge swift implementation

Mon, 30/12/2024 - 23:53

Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of mortality in the Czech Republic. The goal of the new plan is to prevent further episodes, improve quality of life, and allow patients to maintain their independence.

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French prime minister promises to rebuild Mayotte in two years amid ongoing migration anger

Mon, 30/12/2024 - 18:28

The prime minister also denied a toll in the thousands, calling the claims "unfounded".

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WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza after strike

Mon, 30/12/2024 - 08:56

The Israeli military said Hamas militants were the targets of a strike on Gaza City's Al Wafa hospital on Sunday, which the Palestinian civil defence said killed seven people.

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South Korea orders air safety probe after worst crash in country kills 179

Mon, 30/12/2024 - 08:04

Experts say many questions remain, including why the planeappeared to be travelling so fast and why its landing gear did not appear to be down when it skidded down the runway and into a wall.

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Azerbaijan president decries Russian ‘lies’ surrounding the crashed plane

Mon, 30/12/2024 - 07:40

"Unfortunately, in the first three days we heard only absurd versions from Russia," the president Ilham Aliyev said. He added that he wanted Russia to accept it was guilty of downing the plane and to punish those responsible.

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Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dead at 100

Mon, 30/12/2024 - 07:21

Carter's one-term presidency was marked by the highs of the 1978 Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt, bringing some stability to the Middle East.

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Incumbent Milanović on track to win Croatia’s presidential election

Mon, 30/12/2024 - 06:58

During his fis first term Milanović has clashed with Prime Minister Andrej Plenković over foreign and public policy and has fiercely criticised the EU and NATO over their support for Ukraine.

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German politicians decry Elon Musk’s AfD support as ‘intrusive’ election meddling

Mon, 30/12/2024 - 06:45

The support of the AfD from Musk, who is set to serve US President-elect Donald Trump's administration as an outside adviser, comes as Germans are set to vote on 23 February.

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Top10. The vote that might end EU anti-deforestation law

Mon, 30/12/2024 - 06:00

In this episode, host Giada Santana and agrifood reporter Sofia Sánchez Manzanaro outline supporters and detractors of EUDR, and possible scenarios ahead of the vote.

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Georgia’s new president sworn in amid political showdown

Sun, 29/12/2024 - 13:18

The outgoing president said an election rerun is the only way to resolve the crisis.

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Most of the 175 passengers feared dead in fiery South Korea airliner crash

Sun, 29/12/2024 - 07:01

Video shared by local media showed the twin-engine aircraft skidding down the runway with no apparent landing gear before slamming into a wall in an explosion of flame

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Elon Musk backs AfD party in German newspaper opinion piece

Sun, 29/12/2024 - 06:48

Shortly after the piece was published online, the editor of the opinion section, Eva Marie Kogel, wrote on X that she had submitted her resignation.

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Zelenskyy hits back at Slovak PM Fico as gas transit dispute deepens

Sun, 29/12/2024 - 06:37

"Slovakia is part of the single European energy market and Fico must respect common EU rules," Zelenskyy said, adding that cutting power supplies to Ukraine would deprive Slovakia of 19% of the electricity it imports. .

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