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French parliament backs accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO
Aug 03, 2022 07:16The French parliament has voted to ratify the accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), following the two Nordic countries' bid to join the Western military alliance amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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Iran ready to give US another chance, conclude JCPOA talks swiftly: Lead negotiator
Aug 01, 2022 01:27Tehran is ready to swiftly conclude the Vienna talks on reviving the nuclear deal and give the United States another chance to act responsibly toward its contractual obligations under the 2015 accord, says Iran’s lead negotiator.
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Russia's Gazprom suspends gas supplies to Latvia
Jul 30, 2022 10:45Russia’s energy giant Gazprom says it has stopped supplying gas to Latvia, charging the member state of the European Union (EU) with violating conditions for gas withdrawal.
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Spain reports Europe's first monkeypox-related death
Jul 30, 2022 06:32Spain has reported what is believed to be Europe’s first monkeypox-related death in the current outbreak of the disease that began in early May.
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Eurozone inflation hits new record as energy, food prices surge
Jul 29, 2022 15:13Inflation in European countries using the euro currency has once again hit a new record as energy prices go up due to Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Russia holds Kiev responsible for east Ukraine jail attack that killed 40
Jul 29, 2022 10:51Russian defense ministry says Ukrainian forces attacked a prison in separatist-held territory with US-made HIMARS rockets on Friday, killing 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and leaving 75 others wounded.
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German cities turn off lights, impose cold showers amid fuel crisis
Jul 29, 2022 09:05Amid the worsening fuel crisis, German cities are switching off spotlights on public buildings, turning off fountains, and imposing cold showers on municipal swimming pools and sports halls to reduce energy consumption.
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EU admits top officials' phones hacked using Israeli spyware
Jul 29, 2022 07:26The European Union found evidence that smartphones used by its staff were compromised by an Israeli company’s spy software, says a report citing a letter by the bloc’s top justice official.
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Poland threatens to break ranks with EU over gas plan
Jul 29, 2022 02:08Poland threatens to veto any formal plan obliging the European Union’s member to cut gas consumption if such a plan is approved in a “qualified majority” vote not a unanimous one.
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Ukraine steps up drive to take south back from Russia with airstrikes
Jul 28, 2022 14:03Ukraine has boosted its drive to retake Russian-controlled southern Kherson region with the help of airstrikes, five months into a military conflict between the two ex-Soviet states.