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July 02, 2023
Poland Ups Security On Belarus Border In Response To Wagner Group

Poland is to deploy additional police officers to its border with Belarus to boost security in response to plans by the Wagner group of Russian mercenaries to set up base there.
July 01, 2023
German Party Leader Refused Visit To Condemned German-Iranian Citizen

The leader of Germany's Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, said on July 1 that he has been told he cannot visit the German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd, who has been sentenced to death.
July 01, 2023
Serbs Hand In More Than 100,000 Illegal Weapons In Amnesty After Mass Shootings

In Serbia, 108,833 illegal weapons were handed in during an amnesty after 18 people were shot dead in two separate mass killings in May, a police spokeswoman said on July 1.
July 01, 2023
Ukraine Joining NATO Is 'The Road To Peace' In Europe, Says Ukrainian Foreign Minister

Ukraine's top diplomat said Kyiv is fighting long-lasting prejudices and misunderstandings about the consequences of his war-torn country joining NATO -- and criticized Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel for blocking a membership bid 15 years ago.
July 01, 2023
Iranian Women To Be Allowed To Watch Games In Stadiums, Says Soccer Chief

Woman in Iran will be allowed to watch football matches in stadiums in the future, the head of the country's soccer association Mehdi Taj, said on June 30.
June 29, 2023
Top Russian General's Whereabouts Unknown In Wake Of Wagner Revolt

General Sergei Surovikin, deputy commander of the Russian group of forces fighting in Ukraine, is believed to have been detained days after mercenaries led by Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin staged a revolt inside Russia, two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on June 29.
June 28, 2023
British Government Hoping To 'Expedite' Chelsea Sale Funds To Ukraine

The British government has said it is seeking to expedite the process of funds raised by the sale of the Chelsea Football Club being used to support Ukrainians.
June 26, 2023
Germany To Station 4,000 Troops In Lithuania To Shore Up NATO Flank

Germany plans to station an additional 4,000 soldiers in NATO ally Lithuania to help secure the alliance's eastern flank, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on June 26.
June 25, 2023
Top European Fencing Body Suspends Russia And Belarus

The European Fencing Confederation (EFC) has suspended the member federations of Russia and Belarus over those countries' joint instigation of the war in Ukraine.
June 24, 2023
Germany To Supply 45 More Gepard Tanks To Ukraine

Germany intends to provide Ukraine with 45 more Gepard, or Cheetah, anti-aircraft tanks by the end of the year in its defensive struggle against Russia.
June 22, 2023
German Foreign Minister Demands Algeria Call Russia Aggressor In War Against Ukraine

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said Algeria must clearly name Russia as the "aggressor" in the war with Ukraine.
June 20, 2023
Temperatures Likely To Hit 50 Degrees Celsius Amid Heat Wave In Pakistan

Pakistan is bracing for a heat wave with temperatures expected to climb as high as 50 degrees Celsius in the country’s most populous province where people have been asked to stay indoors.
June 18, 2023
Russian Luge Sliders Remain Banned From International Events

Russian luge sliders remain banned from international events, the ruling body FIL has decided, joining several other sports in snubbing a recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow them back.
June 12, 2023
Polish President Pushes for Ukraine's NATO Membership At Paris Talks

Polish President Andrzej Duda has called on NATO member states to give Kyiv a clear roadmap to joining the defense alliance.
June 12, 2023
Taliban Calls For Strict Ban On Music At Kabul Wedding Halls

The Taliban's religious police have called again on wedding hall owners in Kabul to refrain from playing music and activities that contradict its Islamic rulings for weddings or similar events.
June 08, 2023
EU Agency Calls For Longer-Term Prospects For Ukrainian Refugees

EU governments should make preparations to integrate refugees from Ukraine permanently, according to the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights.
June 05, 2023
IAEA Chief Calls On Iran To Follow All Nuclear Commitments

Iran has not sufficiently implemented commitments to more transparency regarding its nuclear program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said in Vienna on June 5.
June 05, 2023
British Army Completes Training Of Ukrainian Military Chaplains

Ukrainian military chaplains on June 5 completed training with the British Army before heading back to the war-ravaged country to give frontline troops a "spiritual umbrella."
June 03, 2023
Turkey To Send Reinforcements For NATO Force In Kosovo

Turkey will send a battalion as reinforcements for the NATO-led peacekeeping force KFOR in Kosovo, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on June 3.
June 03, 2023
Scholz Defends Ukraine Aid When Protesters Disrupt His Speech At Party Gathering

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fiercely defended sending aid to Ukraine after protesters shouted at him during a speech at a gathering of his party in Falkensee near Berlin.

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