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RFE/RL: UN condemns executions in Belarus

The United Nations has condemned recent executions carried out by authorities in Belarus. The European Union confirmed last week that Belarus carried …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Oil tops $55 for first time in 16 months as OPEC deal fuels buying

Brent crude oil prices rose above $55 a barrel on Dec. 5, trading at a fresh 16-month high, on rising prospects of a tightening market after OPEC …
Reuters

EurActiv: Study shows militarisation on the rise to counter Russia

Militarisation has increased in Europe and five of the continent’s countries are in the top 10 of a new index that compares defence spending with …
EurActiv.com

Reuters: Uzbekistan PM Mirziyoyev wins presidential election

Uzbekistan’s prime minister, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has won the presidential election with 88.61 percent of the vote, the Central Election Commission …
Reuters

Voice of America: Phone call, tweets shake China’s view of Trump presidency

BEIJING – Many in China initially welcomed the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, viewing it as a win for Beijing …
Voice of America

CNN: Voters in Italy, Austria send message to EU leaders

Europeans rode an emotional roller coaster on Dec. 4. Up, then down. The resignation of Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in the early hours of …
CNN

Bloomberg: Euro reaches 20-month low as Renzi concedes referendum defeat

The euro fell to the weakest level since March 2015 and Italy’s bonds declined as the nation’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he would resign after …
Bloomberg

Reuters: Austrians roundly reject far right in presidential election

Austrian voters roundly rejected on Dec. 4 a candidate vying to become the first freely elected far-right head of state in Europe since World War Two, …
Reuters

The Guardian: Italian PM Matteo Renzi resigns after referendum defeat

Matteo Renzi will resign as Italian prime minister after being roundly defeated in a referendum to change the constitution, marking a major victory …
The Guardian

Bloomberg: Putin’s pipeline politics in focus as EU seeks to cut dependence

The first chill of Europe’s winter has barely descended and Brussels is turning to pipeline politics. European Union energy ministers on Dec. 5 will …
Bloomberg

Reuters: US reshaping budget to account for Russian military threat

Russia’s increasing military activities around the world have unsettled top U.S. military officials, who say they are reshaping their budget plans to …
Reuters

International Business Times: US-Russia war? Moscow’s increasing military activity forcing US to reshape budget

Top U.S. military officials said they have started reshaping the country’s budget plans amid the growing threat from Russia as the latter continues to …
International Business Times

Reuters: Georgia pleads for visa-free travel but EU not ready to deliver

BRUSSELS – Georgia urged the European Union on Dec. 2 to honour its commitments and grant citizens of the ex-Soviet state the right to visit freely …
Reuters

Wall Street Journal: Trump names Gen. James Mattis as defense chief

WASHINGTON – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis to become secretary of defense – a choice that …
Wall Street Journal

Reuters: From wintry Lithuania, NATO sends Russia a signal of resolve

Troops from 11 NATO countries including the United States rehearsed battle skills in a snowy Lithuanian forest on Dec. 2, and the leader of the Baltic …
Reuters

The Guardian: Boris Johnson says democracy is in retreat across world

Boris Johnson will issue a warning that democracy is in retreat across the world and that a “cult of the strongman” is taking hold, raising the …
The Guardian

RFE/RL: Tensions within former Georgian ruling party intensify

Georgia’s main opposition party, the United National Movement (ENM), again appears to be heading for a split into two wings, one of which …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Financial Times: What would a far-right president mean for Austria?

Austria, affluent and one of Europe’s most politically stable countries, votes on Dec. 4 for a new president in an election that could have …
Financial Times
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