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Reuters: Five ways Brexit will transform the EU

Leaving the European Union, to be triggered by Prime Minister Theresa May on March 29, may transform Britain but it will also change the EU. Read more …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Georgians gain visa-free travel to most EU countries

Georgian nationals with biometric passports will be able to travel to most European Union member states without visas as of March 28. The day has been …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: For Turkish president, referendum on power is a big gamble

In a slick online video, 22-year-old Turkish student Ali Gul sits in front a drum kit and framed artwork while making tart remarks about Turkey’s …
Associated Press

Deutsche Welle: Australia confirms its own Jurassic Park with huge dinosaur footprints

The Goolarabooloo people of Western Australia had known of the dinosaur tracks for centuries. The find of the world’s biggest dinosaur footprint has …
Deutsche Welle

Deutsche Welle: Ferocious Сyclone Debbie batters north-eastern Australian coast

Hundreds of kilometers of coastline along the Australian state of Queensland have been declared a danger zone as Cyclone Debbie bears down in the …
Deutsche Welle

The Guardian: Russian authorities ‘imprisoning Crimean Tatars in psychiatric hospitals’

Lawyers and human rights activists say Russian authorities in Crimea are increasingly imprisoning human rights activists in psychiatric hospitals and …
The Guardian

BBC: US ambassador to UN – World nuclear ban ‘not realistic’

A worldwide nuclear ban is simply not “realistic”, the US ambassador to the UN has said, as nearly 40 countries stayed away from talks on the …
BBC

Reuters: France’s Le Pen says lacks election funds, has no Russian backing

French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on March 27 she had yet to secure all the funding she needs for her election campaign with …
Reuters

Deutsche Welle: White House denies reports Trump handed Merkel bill for NATO defense

Media reports have claimed that US President Donald Trump handed Germany’s chancellor a NATO defense invoice for more than $300 million. But the White …
Deutsche Welle

Deutsche Welle: World’s nuclear powers boycott UN talks on weapons ban

Several of the world’s nuclear powers will boycott the first round of UN talks on a prospective nuclear weapons ban. The Trump administration has …
Deutsche Welle

BBC: Jared Kushner to be questioned over alleged Trump-Russia ties

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and aide, Jared Kushner, will be questioned by a US committee investigating alleged ties between the Trump team …
BBC

Reuters: What is left when Peru’s flood waters recede

On the outskirts of Lima, hundreds of householders salvage scant belongings in what is left of their homes after the Rimac River burst its banks in …
Reuters

Reuters: ‘Now or never’ for Europe, French think tank warns

The leaders of France and Germany must use the window of opportunity that opens up after elections in both countries to inject new momentum into their …
Reuters

Reuters: South Korea prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ousted president Park

South Korean prosecutors said on March 27 they will seek an arrest warrant for ousted president Park Geun-hye, which would see her held in a cell for …
Reuters

Associated Press: Bulgaria’s socialist leader concedes election

The leader of Bulgaria’s Socialists has conceded defeat after exit polls showed her party placing second in the parliamentary election held March …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Erdogan says Turkey may hold referendum on EU accession bid

ISTANBUL — President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Turkey may hold a second referendum on whether to continue with European Union accession talks, …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Belarusian opposition sets new rally against crackdown on Minsk protesters

Opposition organizers in Belarus have called for a demonstration on March 26 in Minsk against a violent crackdown on protesters the day before in …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Los Angeles Times: Police in Belarus arrest hundreds of protesters

Belarus’ riot police arrested hundreds of demonstrators and dozens of journalists Saturday in a police crackdown that seemed designed to prevent the …
Los Angeles Times
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