US criticises Russia’s gas price hike for Ukraine
The White House has objected to Russia’s increase in natural gas prices for Ukraine on Thursday and said that markets
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Europe
Slovakia: Smer ponders post–election direction
Heads may roll in Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico’s cabinet in the wake of his presidential election loss to philanthropist
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Turkey restores access to Twitter
Turkey’s government says it has lifted its ban on the social media network Twitter, a day after the country’s top
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Ukrainian official: Protesters were shot under Yanukovych’s orders
Ukraine’s acting interior minister has alleged that the killing of protesters in Kyiv took place under the orders of ousted
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EU approves visa-free travel for Moldovans
The European Council and European Parliament formally added Moldova to the list of third countries whose nationals are exempt from
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Turkish courts slam internet curbs; challenge Erdogan’s web censorship
Rebuffing his government’s efforts to censor parts of the Internet, Turkey’s highest court Wednesday rejected Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s
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Further Russian intervention in Ukraine would be ‘historic mistake’ – NATO
Further Russian intervention in Ukraine, following its annexation of Crimea, would be a “historic mistake” that would deepen Russia’s international
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Bans on Twitter, YouTube did not ‘touch’ AKP voters – poll
According to the opinion polls research company Ipsos, voters of Turkey’s ruling party AKP ignored the bans on Twitter and
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Crimean winery hopes to benefit from Russian annexation
Many Crimeans voted to join the Russian Federation in the hope of improving their well-being. Ukraine’s crumbling economy has hurt
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