Ukraine announces December 9 truce
Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko has ordered a new cease-fire next week, as part of a push to end months of
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Small economic gain projected in euro zone up to 2016
The European Central Bank is predicting the economy in the continent’s 18-nation euro currency bloc will barely advance in the
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Russia’s Putin defends annexation of Crimea
Russian president Vladimir Putin has defended his country’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and accused the West of using the
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Russia predicts 2015 recession
Russia is predicting it will slide into a recession next year. Moscow’s economic development ministry said Tuesday it is forecasting
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NATO chief: Russia violating Ukraine cease-fire
NATO says Russia is violating a truce in eastern Ukraine by sending in convoys with advanced weapons and personnel reinforcements
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EU calls on Serbia to condemn Vojislav Šešelj’s ‘wartime rhetoric’
The European Parliament urged Serbia on Thursday to take appropriate measures against a Serb ultra-nationalist for alleged “wartime rhetoric.” The
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Turkey’s president Erdogan: Women not equal to men
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that women are not equal to men, saying Islam has defined a position
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Russia to lose billions over sanctions, falling oil prices
Russia’s finance minister says Russia is on a course to lose more than $100 billion due to Western sanctions and
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Ukraine marks anniversary of deadly 1930s famine
During a weekend commemoration for millions who died of starvation in Ukraine in the early 1930s, President Petro Poroshenko lashed
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