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BBC: Cuba holds huge rally for Fidel Castro

A mass rally honoring the late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has filled Revolution Square in Havana. The gathering began with the national …
BBC

Reuters: Two miners dead, six missing after earthquake hits Polish mine

At least six miners are missing and two died after an earthquake occurred at the Rudna mine in Polkowice in southwestern Poland, state news agency PAP …
Reuters

BBC: South Korean President Park ‘willing to resign’

South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has said she has asked parliament to help her find a way to stand down. Park faced growing calls to resign amid …
BBC

EurActiv: Commission sets up EU’s next energy efficiency battle

The European Commission will announce increased EU energy efficiency targets on Nov. 30. But it will face resistance from member states opposed to …
EurActiv.com

The Guardian: Syrian rebel forces in Aleppo suffer ‘biggest defeat since 2012’

Rebel forces in Aleppo have lost control of a key district that threatens to split the remaining opposition-held area in two, according to …
The Guardian

Associated Press: Montenegrin lawmakers set to approve new pro-NATO government

PODGORICA, Montenegro – Montenegrin lawmakers were set on Nov. 28 to swear in a pro-NATO government amid political tensions following an alleged …
Associated Press

Reuters: Thatcher admirer Fillon wins French conservative presidential ticket

Hardline reformist Francois Fillon scored a resounding win in France’s conservative primaries on Nov. 27, making him favorite to win a presidential …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Pro-European candidate to challenge Moldova’s presidential election results

CHISINAU – The pro-European integration candidate who lost Moldova’s Nov. 13 presidential election intends to appeal the ballot results to the …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Bloomberg: Paul Manafort is back

On the morning of July 18, the first day of the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, a group of reporters covering the presidential …
Bloomberg

EUobserver: Russian gas deliveries to EU reach record high

Russia’s top gas producer Gazprom said it is exporting more gas to EU countries than ever. Read the full story here.
EUobserver.com

NBC News: Trump claims ‘millions’ voted illegally

President-elect Donald Trump took to his favorite social media platform on Nov. 27 to issue thus-far baseless claims of voter fraud and to send a …
NBC News

Associated Press: Iran considers naval bases in Yemen, Syria

Iran’s chief of staff of the armed forces said Saturday that Tehran may be interested in setting up naval bases in both Syria and Yemen, the …
Associated Press

Poroshenko: Ukraine will always remember Castro’s support in treating Chornobyl children

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has expressed condolences to the people of Cuba over the death of Fidel Castro. “Fidel Castro has stepped into …
Interfax-Ukraine

New York Times: Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary who defied US, dies at 90

Fidel Castro, the fiery apostle of revolution who brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere in 1959 and then defied the United States for nearly …
New York Times

Bloomberg: Saudis said to quit Russia talks as OPEC deal no closer

Saudi Arabia pulled out of planned talks with non-OPEC nations including Russia as disagreements about how to share the burden of supply cuts stood in …
Voice of America

Voice of America: Trump’s transition team divided over choice for secretary of state

A rift on President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team over who will serve as his secretary of state has gone public, leaving open the future …
Voice of America

Al Jazeera: A brief history of war and drugs – from Vikings to Nazis

Adolf Hitler was a junkie and the Nazis’ narcotics intake gives new meaning to the term ‘war on drugs’. But they weren’t the only ones. Recent …
Al Jazeera

Washington Post: Russian propaganda effort helped spread ‘fake news’ during election, experts say

The flood of “fake news” this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles …
Washington Post
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