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Voice of America: Lithuania boosts NATO’s Baltics border defenses with eye on Russia

RUKLA, LITHUANIA – A German-led NATO battle group of tanks, armored vehicles, and troops, including Lithuanians, engaged “enemy attackers” mid-March …
Voice of America

EurActiv: Energy analyst says Nord Stream 2 should be decided by European Court of Justice

In the past, European legislation was applied to pipelines coming to EU territory from the outside. This may apply to Nord Stream 2 as well, energy …
EurActiv.com

Al Jazeera: ‘Coalition air raid kills 33’ at Syria refugee shelter

Dozens of people were killed earlier this week in a suspected US-led coalition air raid that hit a school sheltering displaced people near Raqqa, …
Al Jazeera

CNN: Intel says terrorists attempting to hide explosives in devices

Washington – Intelligence obtained in recent weeks found that an al Qaeda affiliate was perfecting techniques for hiding explosives in batteries and …
CNN

Wall Street Journal: Fugitive spurs worries over new Brussels terror attack

BRUSSELS—U.S. and Belgian officials have grown increasingly worried about the prospect that a key figure behind the 2016 Brussels bombings is plotting …
Wall Street Journal

New York Times: Gorsuch says he’d rule against Trump if law required it

WASHINGTON — Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, sought to assure the Senate and the nation on March 21 that he would be a …
New York Times

CNN: Sen. Mark Warner says ‘we have to talk to Paul Manafort’

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner pledged on March 21 that he would press President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort for answers. Read …
CNN

Bloomberg: Fillon slips further back in France as Canard reports Putin ties

Republican candidate Francois Fillon fell further behind in the French presidential race as satirical newspaper Le Canard Enchaine published details …
Bloomberg

Reuters: North Korea has no fear of US sanctions move, will pursue nuclear arms

North Korea has nothing to fear from any U.S. move to broaden sanctions aimed at cutting it off from the global financial system and will pursue …
Reuters

Associated Press: Belarusian leader says 20 foreign-funded militants arrested

Belarus’ president said on March 21 that about 20 militants have been arrested for seeking to fuel unrest in the ex-Soviet nation, a statement that …
Associated Press

Deutsche Welle: US, UK ban large electronics on some flights from Middle East, Africa

US officials are placing restrictions on passengers’ carry-on items for some flights from the Middle East and North Africa. The UK has followed suit …
Deutsche Welle

Bloomberg: OTP, with $1 billion war chest, eyes East Europe lenders

Flush with cash, Hungary’s biggest bank is going on a buying spree in eastern Europe. Read more here.
Bloomberg

Associated Press: Romania to send 120 air defense troops to Poland

Romania’s president says the country will send 120 air defense troops to support NATO’s presence in Poland amid unease about Russia’s interventions in …
Associated Press

Deutsche Welle: Italy state TV pulls talk show over charges of sexism

A weekly talk show on Italian state broadcaster RAI was cancelled March 20 after a discussion on why Eastern European women were supposedly more …
Deutsche Welle

The Guardian: UK police to examine ‘Global Laundromat’ money laundering allegations

The Financial Conduct Authority and fraud police will examine allegations that Britain’s high street banks processed nearly $740 million from a vast …
The Guardian

Washington Post: FBI director testifies on Russian interference in US election (Full transcript)

Below is the full transcript from the House Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. NUNES: The committee …
Washington Post

Reuters: Tillerson no-show at NATO renews European disquiet about Trump

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s decision to miss his first meeting with NATO foreign ministers has unsettled European allies who fear the …
Reuters

Lukashenko says dozens detained in Belarus for plotting ‘armed provocations’

Several dozen militants have been detained on suspicion of plotting armed acts of provocation, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said. “We …
Interfax-Ukraine
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