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Moscow court confirms prison sentence for German satirist Tilly
An appeals court in Moscow on Tuesday upheld the sentence of eight and a half years’ imprisonment handed down to German satirist Jacques Tilly for his Carnival…
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Poland seizes over 1 tonne of heroin worth $60m
Poland seized over one tonne of heroin with a value of nearly 220 million zloty (about 60 million U.S. dollars), Polish Minister of the Interior and Administration Marcin…
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EU approves sanctions on Iranian targets over maritime security concerns
The European Union (EU) on Monday approved sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities over allegations of disrupting maritime traffic through the Strait of…
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EU to disburse 1st €9.1b under Ukraine loan package
The European Union (EU) is preparing to disburse a first tranche of 9.1 billion to Ukraine in June as part of a landmark 90-billion-euro financial assistance package,…
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German right-wing extremist Liebich lodges appeal against extradition
The convicted German right-wing extremist Marla Svenja Liebich has lodged an appeal against her extradition from the Czech Republic to Germany, reported dpa. A spokesman…
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Series of earthquakes strike Greece’s Evia island, causing damage
A series of earthquakes including a 5.2-magnitude tremor struck Evia island in eastern Greece on Sunday and caused damage to houses and landslides, Greece's public…
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Munich Airport resumes flights after smoke smell halts operations
Flight operations at Germany's Munich Airport are gradually resuming after a smell of smoke in the control tower prompted a temporary suspension of flights on Sunday…
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German Minister for cohesion between armed forces and public
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius called for greater cohesion between society and the armed forces on Saturday, as the country marked Bundeswehr Day in honour of…
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Bulgaria busts workshop making fake euro banknotes
The Bulgarian authorities have destroyed a ing house making counterfeit euro banknotes and arrested three suspects, the Prosecutor's Office said in a press release…
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France launches probe into torture, war crimes over Gaza flotilla violence
The French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) on Friday launched an investigation into "torture" and "war crimes" in connection…
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