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EU to give fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine membership bid
The European Commission will meet on June 16 to give its fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine's bid for EU candidacy, a step closer to membership for the country a day after the bloc's most powerful leaders visited Kyiv as it battles Russia's invasion.
Revisiting trauma with a child-refugee-turned artist
Petrit Halilaj knows something about how art can help pull children out of the horror of war but also the dangers of them being used as a propaganda tool.
Annalena Baerbock for Greece: I am visiting one of our closest partners in Europe
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock talks about a visit to "one of our closest partners in Europe", describing her upcoming trip to Athens. She also emphasizes the importance she attaches to keeping alive the memory of the atrocities committed in the country by the forces of the Nazi occupation.
Kazakhs back reforms to move past Nazarbayev era
Kazakhs overwhelmingly voted for constitutional changes in a referendum after deadly unrest ended founding leader Nursultan Nazarbayev's three-decade grip on Central Asia's richest country, the election commission said Monday.
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A Bulgarian Delegation will Not Take Part in the Official May 24th Ceremony in Moscow
For the first time in 30 years, a delegation from the Bulgarian embassy will not take part in the official ceremony organized by the Russian authorities on the occasion of May 24 in front of the monument to the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius in Moscow.
UN chief calls Erdoğan to give update about Putin talks
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to give an update on his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the Presidential Communications Directorate announced on April 27.
Macron defeated Le Pen in the Presidential Runoff in France, Bulgarian President Congratulated him
Emmanuel Macron was re-elected President of France for the next 5 years.
According to official results, Macron received 58.55 percent of the vote. His rival, Marine Le Pen, won 41.45 percent of the vote. Turnout is about 72 percent.
Macron is the first French president to be re-elected since Jacques Chirac 20 years ago.
UN secretary-general to visit Turkey amid efforts for peace in Ukraine
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, an important mediator seeking an end to Russia's war against Ukraine, will visit Turkey on April 25 before heading to Moscow and later Kiev.
"The secretary-general will visit Ankara, where, on April 25, he will be received by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on April 24.
Scandalous documents disclosed: "Putin was right"
The director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Israel denounced Canadian troops for training neo-Nazi fighters in Ukraine, saying Ottawa has a responsibility to prevent such things from happening. "The Canadian government has not paid due attention," Zuroff told Citizen of Ottawa. However, the Canadian military has denied any obligation to screen participants in the training.
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Jordan prince drops title in protest over how country is run
An outspoken half-brother of Jordan's king relinquished his princely title Sunday in apparent protest over how the country is run. It was the latest chapter in an ongoing palace feud that saw the junior royal placed under house arrest a year ago.