Hundreds of Alexei Navalny supporters queued to lay flowers and pay tribute to the deceased opposition leader on Sunday, in a significant show of support for the anti-corruption campaigner, who …
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Swiss voters set to accept pension payment boost, maintain retirement age
Swiss voters on Sunday appeared set to accept a proposal to boost pension payments while snubbing a push to hike the retirement age, at a time when the country’s ageing …
Read More »Macron opens agricultural show to whistles from protesters
French President Emmanuel Macron opened the annual agricultural fair Saturday as angry farmers blew whistles and shouted insults. The post Macron opens agricultural show to whistles from protesters appeared first …
Read More »England’s junior doctors launch latest strike over pay
Hospital doctors in England on Saturday kicked off another five-day strike, as their protracted pay battle with the government rumbles on with few signs of a break in the deadlock. …
Read More »Zelensky vows triumph over Russia on second war anniversary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised victory against Russia on the second anniversary of the invasion on Saturday as his troops fight on despite a lack of Western aid and recent …
Read More »UK pledges £245 million to boost Ukraine artillery reserves
Britain announced on Saturday a new £245 million ($311 million) defence package to help boost the production of “urgently needed artillery ammunition” for Ukraine, two years after war broke out …
Read More »Moscow will seek ‘revenge’ for Western sanctions: ex-president
Russia’s ex-president Dmitry Medvedev, a leading hawk on the Ukraine offensive, said Saturday Moscow will seek “revenge” for massive Western sanctions. The post Moscow will seek ‘revenge’ for Western sanctions: …
Read More »Navalny’s widow says Putin blocking body handover
Alexei Navalny’s widow said Russian President Vladimir Putin had personally ordered that his arch critic’s body should not be handed over to his family after his death in an Arctic …
Read More »‘Don’t lose heart’: NATO chief tells Ukraine and allies
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Saturday urged Ukraine and its allies not to “lose heart” as Russian President Vladimir Putin presses his bloody offensive two years into the war. The …
Read More »Ukraine on the defensive as Russia war enters third year
Ukraine on Saturday marked two years since Russia’s invasion, entering a new year of war weakened by a lack of western aid while Russia is emboldened by fresh gains. The …
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