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Top Biden ally floats restricting military aid to Israel big-plus
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Thursday, 25 April 2024 06:44

Key US senator ramps up pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu’s government amid ongoing Gaza assault. DAVOS, Switzerland — Senator Chris Coons is open to imposing conditions on future military aid ...

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Greens leader will do ‘whatever I can to derail’ new EU fiscal rules big-plus
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World Greens leader will do ‘whatever I can to derail’ new EU fiscal rules

Thursday, 25 April 2024 06:44

Greens leader Philippe Lamberts warns fiscal rules will unleash austerity and said he will ‘do whatever is necessary to derail’ it (Photo: Wikimedia) EU lawmakers will vote on wheth ...

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Poland presses for ambitious 2040 EU climate target, signaling U-turn big-plus
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World Poland presses for ambitious 2040 EU climate target, signaling U-turn

Thursday, 25 April 2024 06:44

A senior official vowed Poland’s new government would no longer block EU climate action. BRUSSELS — Poland’s new government will urge the European Union to "embrace" a plan to slash 90 perc ...

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Russian City Heating FAILS, Leaving People Deal with -20 Freezing Temperatures big-plus
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World Russian City Heating FAILS, Leaving People Deal with -20 Freezing Temperatures

Thursday, 25 April 2024 06:44

In the frigid town of Podolsk in the Moscow region, a dire scenario unfolds as more than 21,000 residents find themselves in the throes of life-threatening cold, with temperatures plummeting be ...

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Germany’s far-right AfD is soaring. Can a ban stop it? big-plus
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World Germany’s far-right AfD is soaring. Can a ban stop it?

Thursday, 25 April 2024 06:44

A fiery debate over whether to ban the ever-more radical Alternative for Germany is colored by the country’s Nazi past. BERLIN — As the far-right Alternative for Germany continues to rise — ...

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EU makes muddled response to crisis in the Red Sea big-plus
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World EU makes muddled response to crisis in the Red Sea

Thursday, 25 April 2024 06:44

US and UK launched strikes against Houthi rebels but European nations are split on whether to join in. While the U.S. and U.K. carried out airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Thu ...

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EU raises Cyprus NGO bombing with authorities during visit big-plus
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World EU raises Cyprus NGO bombing with authorities during visit

Thursday, 25 April 2024 06:44

A bomb on 5 January ripped through the offices of Kisa, a Nicosia-based NGO. ‘The bomb attack against us, and the authorities’ reluctance to even acknowledge it, are a wake-up call for Europe’ ...

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Everywhere is war big-plus
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World Everywhere is war

Thursday, 25 April 2024 06:44

Presented by TikTok By DAN BLOOM PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Subscribe for free | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser Good Friday morni ...

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Musk’s Tesla halts Berlin production over Houthi Red Sea crisis big-plus
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World Musk’s Tesla halts Berlin production over Houthi Red Sea crisis

Thursday, 25 April 2024 06:44

Supply chains hampered by Iran-backed rebels attacking ships, EV giant says. Electric carmaker Tesla will largely suspend activity at its Gigafactory near Berlin due to shipping delays cau ...

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Reynders faces Estonian, Swiss contenders for Council of Europe top job big-plus
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World Reynders faces Estonian, Swiss contenders for Council of Europe top job

Thursday, 25 April 2024 06:44

Race to lead Strasbourg-based human rights organization is part of a large reshuffle of Europe’s highest political offices. The European Union’s Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders will fa ...

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Gentiloni warns joint borrowing needed for green targets big-plus
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World Gentiloni warns joint borrowing needed for green targets

Thursday, 25 April 2024 06:44

EU economy commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (Photo: EC — Audiovisual Service) Next week the EU Council will enter negotiations with the European Parliament to start work towards a final ...

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Farmer Protests Intensify in Germany, Over 40% of Population may Join big-plus
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World Farmer Protests Intensify in Germany, Over 40% of Population may Join

Thursday, 25 April 2024 06:44

More than 40% of German nationals could envision participating in protests against the policies of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government, according to a poll conducted by the Institute for ...

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