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Although they see the rejection of Romania's Commissioner-designate Rovana Plumb by EP's Legal Affairs Committee for conflict of interest as a warning, the Social Democrat MEPs are satisfied that Romania cannot lose the Transport portfolio in the future European Commission; however, their Liberal and USR-PLUS colleagues have a different view, as they consider the portfolio could be lost if Roma

Some may react to the enraged demeanour and excessive emotional charge that she exudes but 16-year-old Greta Thunberg has managed to put on the agenda of millions of people the issue of environmental protection.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir have underscored their close links as they opened a major Russian air show.

Erdogan was Putin's guest of honor on Tuesday at the opening of the MAKS aviation show outside Moscow and even got to peek inside the cockpit of Russia's newest fighter jet, the Su-57, which was unveiled at the show.

Newly appointed Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said, adding that Russia will support "compromising and creative solution", agreed upon between Belgrade and Pristina, which Russia could defend in the UN Security Council.

Police in Moscow have arrested 630 people who have made an unauthorized protest in front of the City Hall in the Russian capital with a call to organize free and fair local elections, AFP reports.

Thousands have responded to the opposition's call to join the demonstration after the authorities refused to register opposition and independent candidates to vote in the city council.

The US wants to work with Cyprus and ally Israel to buttress peace in the eastern Mediterranean and to head off Russian influence over the region's energy reserves, a senior US lawmaker said Monday.

They met in Belgrade and discussed further development of Serbia-Russia cooperation in all areas, the president's press service announced on Tuesday.

Addressing the Victory Day military parade in Red Square, Putin called on all countries to accept joint responsibility for creativing an effective security system "equal for all."

Putin spoke first, stressing right away that he was very pleased to be meeting with Vucic once again, the Kremlin announced on its website.

Kim's armored train departed the Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok a day after talks that saw Putin back the North's need for "security guarantees" in its standoff with the United States.