EU ministers still disagree on plans for migrants
Following a meeting in Luxembourg, the European Union’s 28 members remained sharply divided Tuesday over plans to redistribute thousands of
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Putin: Russia beefing up nuclear arsenal with at least 40 ICBMs
Russian President Vladimir Putin says more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) will be added to the country’s nuclear
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Pro-Russian parties fail in upset bid at Moldova’s local elections
Pro-Moscow socialists came in third in the local elections on June 14 in Moldova, despite expectations it could ride a
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Talks between Greece, IMF collapse
Greece moved another dangerous step closer to default Sunday, when economic reform talks with international lenders in Brussels collapsed. Reports
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US considering storing heavy military equipment in Eastern Europe
The United States is considering storing heavy military weaponry and equipment in several Baltic and Eastern European countries, officials said
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Orban threatens to close border with Serbia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban threatened that his government would close the border with Serbia in order to stop the flow
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Surge in migrant, refugee crossings in Western Balkans, UN agency warns
Southern Europe’s migrant and refugee crisis has reached the Western Balkans where an increasing number of asylum-seekers are using the
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Romanian government survives motion of no confidence
Romania’s government survived a motion of no confidence on June 12, as most MPs from the ruling coalition did not
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Moldovan PM resigns amid investigation of document fraud
Moldova’s prime minister Chiril Gaburici resigned on June 12 after less than four months on the job, threatening to trigger
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