Europe
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Britain Toughens Stance on Russia, as Russia Presses NATO for Assurances
LONDON — British lawmakers will be asked to consider legislation this week that would let ministers impose a wider range…
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The Hard-Line Russian Advisers Who Have Putin’s Ear
MOSCOW — The West is legalizing marriage between people and animals. Ukraine’s leaders are as bad as Hitler, and the…
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Obscure but Crucial Commodity Fuels Geopolitical Tussle in Eastern Europe
KLAIPEDA, Lithuania — For nearly two decades, long freight trains laden with reddish-brown grit have rumbled into Lithuania’s main port…
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Britain Toughens Its Stance on Russia, and Russia Seeks Answers From NATO
LONDON — Britain will propose legislation this week that would let ministers impose a wider range of sanctions against Russia…
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England extends vaccines to vulnerable children ages 5 to 11.
Around half a million children in England will become eligible for a first dose of a coronavirus shot on Monday,…
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Putin Has Long Tried to Balance Europe. Now He’s Working to Reset It.
For much of his 22 years in high office, Vladimir V. Putin has worked to carefully balance Russia’s position in…
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U.S. Sanctions Aimed at Russia Could Take a Wide Toll
WASHINGTON — The most punishing sanctions that U.S. officials have threatened to impose on Russia could cause severe inflation, a…
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Emmanuel Macron Walks a Fine Line on Ukraine
PARIS — In 2019, Emmanuel Macron invited President Vladimir V. Putin to the French summer presidential residence at Brégançon, declared…
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Italian Lawmakers Say They Have Agreed to Re-Elect Sergio Mattarella as President
ROME — After noxious and chaotic back-room negotiations, Italian lawmakers said on Saturday that they had reached a consensus to…
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50 Years on, Bloody Sunday’s Wounds Are Still Felt
The events themselves took a matter of minutes to unfold in a paroxysm of one-sided gunfire that snuffed out more…