Russian President Vladimir Putin was in the driver’s cabin and sounded the horn of the first official train to cross…
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Poland sees 160 protests against legal changes
Poland has seen large protests to denounce legislation by the ruling Law and Justice Party that would give the executive…
EU NGO exposes Indian ‘fake news’ network
Pro-Indian fake websites and think-tanks have been exposed for trying to influence powerful European organisations, researchers claim. A network of…
Nine Albanians held after buildings collapse in quake
Nine Albanians have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 51 people in a November earthquake. The authorities have…
Athletes eye ban on all Russian competitors as Putin plans appeal
A blanket ban of Russian athletes will be discussed when the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) athletes’ representatives raise concerns over…
Uzbekistan called to end systematic torture
Uzbekistan has been called on to carry out the United Nations Committee Against Torture’s recommendations to end the “widespread, routine…
Czech tycoon-PM Babis faces fresh graft probes
A probe into whether the Czech Republic’s populist prime minister, Andrej Babis, illegally used EU funds will be reopened, the…
30 Nov 2019
Russia risks Arctic species to exploit coal reserves
28 Nov 2019
Apple changes maps to label Crimea as Russian
23 Nov 2019
Russia launches probe into scandal-ridden Vostochny spaceport
20 Nov 2019
Russia admits corruption shame of new space centre
15 Nov 2019
Turkey’s Erdogan dismisses US calls to ditch Russian kit
14 Nov 2019
Uzbekistan caught in tug of war with US and Russia
10 Nov 2019
Georgian gay-love film sparks homophobic attacks
8 Nov 2019
Russian trains ready for Crimea bridge
7 Nov 2019