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Poland’s prime minister Tuesday said France and Germany were running the European Union like a “de-facto oligarchy,” ignoring voices such as Poland that had long warned of Russian expansionism.“Many European leaders let themselves be seduced by Vladimir Putin. They are now in shock,” Mateusz Morawiecki wrote in an op-ed for…

The UK is about to receive liquefied natural gas from far-off Australia for the first time in at least six years, highlighting the European region’s desperation in grappling with its worst energy crisis in decades.The LNG tanker Attalos is on its way to the UK with a cargo that originated at Australia’s North West Shelf project,…

U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart scheduled an in-person hearing on Thursday in Florida regarding the unsealing of FBI records related to last week’s raid of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.The hearing is set to be held Aug. 18 in the West Palm Beach Division. Reinhart will discuss with the government and Trump's legal team the…

The UK is triggering dispute proceedings with the EU, accusing it of breaching the Brexit treaty by freezing it out of scientific research programmes following the row over Northern Ireland.EU sources said the UK was asking for “formal consultations” – the first step of the mechanism to resolve disputes over the trade and cooperation…

Comment on this storyCommentFirst lady Jill Biden has tested positive for coronavirus, and she will isolate and begin a course of antiviral treatment, according to the White House.“After testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday during her regular testing cadence, the First Lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening,” her…

© AFP via Getty ImagesZinc prices jumped on Tuesday after one of Europe’s largest smelters said it will halt production indefinitely, as shockwaves from the energy crisis rip through the region’s industrial base.Nyrstar, a zinc producer controlled by Trafigura, announced in a statement on Tuesday that its Budel smelter in the Netherlands will…

Issued on: 16/08/2022 - 16:34Modified: 16/08/2022 - 16:30 Madrid (AFP) – Some 300 firefighters spent a difficult night battling a huge wildfire in southeastern Spain that has burnt through nearly 10,000 hectares in an area notoriously difficult to access, officials said Tuesday.…

Explosions have rocked an ammunition depot in Crimea, severely disrupting railway services, Reuters reports. Moscow’s senior representative in the region, Sergei Aksyonov, said two people were wounded, railway traffic was halted and about 2,000 people were evacuated from a village near the military depot – but he skirted talk of a cause.…

FILE PHOTO - The lobby of Twitch Interactive Inc, a social video platform and gaming community owned by Amazon, is seen in San Francisco, California, U.S., March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Elijah NouvelageRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterLONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - A court in Russia has fined streaming service Twitch 2 million…

There was a mass grave that held 300 people, and I was standing at its edge. The chalky body bags were piled up in the pit, exposed. One moment before, I was a different person, someone who never knew how wind smelled after it passed over the dead on a pleasant summer afternoon. Ukrainian soldiers at their frontline position the frontline in…