Eastern Europe

Washington has absolutely no say in the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline deal, and pressuring Germany into dumping the project equates to meddling in other nations' domestic affairs, Senator Konstantin Kosachev said....

DOHA (Sputnik) - Doha intends to invest $20 billion in US energy projects over the next five years, Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said on Sunday....

Russia's women's handball team take on France in the European Championship final on Sunday in a repeat of the 2016 Olympic showdown in Rio De Janeiro in which Russia claimed a stunning gold....

High-end fashion label Prada has said it will recall a controversial line of toys after it faced a barrage of criticism and cries of racism for the blackface-like characters....

The inauguration ceremony was held in Batonis-Tsikhe, the residence of King Heraclius II...

A Bulgarian minister has threatened to try to block Macedonia's bids to join the EU and NATO over Skopje's insistence that Macedonian is its own language....

The Interior Ministry the and Union of Industry and Transport have createda job database to help veterans of the armed forces find work in theprivate sector after ending their military service. Defense Minister Lubomr Metnar said soldiers will have direct...

The news that Ukraine had finally created a unified national Orthodox Church on Dec. 15 brought swift reactions from the religious and political worlds — mostly positive, some negative. The Unification Council, held in Kyiv's Saint Sophia Cathed...

Authored by Patrick Armstrong via The Strategic Culture Foundation, NATO sorrowfully explains its problems with Russia on its official website : For more than two decades, NATO has worked to build a partnership with Russia, developing dialogue and practic...

The 2019 state budget recently adopted by the Riigikogu will allow for rescuers's monthly salaries to be increased by an average of 23.6% to 1,000, the Rescue Board said....

The statement came after Miro Cerar travelled to the US on Friday to sit down with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton, in what became the first official visit by a Slovenian Foreign Minister to Washington since 2010....

The controversial images surfaced on social media as Chelsea FC is being investigated by UEFA over an anti-Semitic chant which was sang by the club's supporters....

Herbert Gentner, father of Christian Gentner, a professional footballer and the captain of Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart, died at the Mercedes-Benz Arena after watching a match featuring his son, club officials have confirmed....

One person died and 44 sustained injuries on Sunday following a bus crash outside the city of Zurich, local police reported following the incident....

Police in Almaty have detained several human rights activists who attempted to stage a demonstration as the country marked the 27th anniversary of its independence from the former Soviet Union....

Following the Unification Council held in Kyiv on Dec 15 head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) of the Moscow Patriarchate, Onufriy, after the Unification Council officially lost the title of Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, according to a press...

Andrey Vasilevskiy, the goaltender of "Tampa Bay Lightning" hockey team, who just recovered from leg injury, showed tremendous skills in a game against "Toronto Maple Leafs", making 48 saves throughout the game....

According to Konstantin Kosachev, this stance runs counter to the interests of Russia and other countries, which are not US satellites...

Armenia's Central Election Commission has officially confirmed the landslide victory of acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian's My Step alliance in the Dec. 9 snap parliamentary elections. Read more here. The post RFE/RL: Armenian election commiss...

An Iranian illegal alien, who had served a jail term for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl, claims that he cannot be deported to his native country because he has left Islam to follow Jesus. The judge took his side, saying that even though his conver...

The US may have used months of solitary confinement to "pressure" jailed Russian gun activist Maria Butina into pleading guilty, international law attorney and former Pennsylvania State Senator Bruce Marks told RT....

Ukraine declared the founding of a national Orthodox church independent of Russia, stripping the Kremlin of an instrument it has used for centuries in efforts to dominate its neighbor. Read more here. The post Wall Street Journal: Ukraine creates 'a c...

Editor's Note: The following is the English-language transcript of Hromadske Radio's "Ukraine Calling" program on Dec. 16, interviewing global political analyst Michael Bociurkiw on the latest events in Ukraine. Hello and welcome to this w...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least five people were injured as a result of a hard landing of a Mi-8 helicopter in Russia's Tomsk Region on Sunday, a representative of the dispatch office of the administration of Kedrovy town, where the incident occurred, tol...

The father of Stuttgart captain Christian Gentner died suddenly inside the team's stadium after watching his son play in the Bundesliga victory against Hertha Berlin on Saturday....

People have taken to the streets of the Belgian capital of Brussels in order to protest against the controversial UN migration pact....

Armenia's Central Election Commission has officially confirmed the landslide victory of acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian's My Step alliance in the December 9 snap parliamentary elections....

The Twittersphere is gone into meltdown after an Indian army chief said that women are not suitable for combat roles since they have children to raise. Plus, male soldiers may be peering at them when they change clothes, he added....

Islamabad has lodged a formal protest with Tehran about an attack by militants who killed six Pakistani paramilitary troops as they were patrolling a mountainous area near the Iranian border....

Kiev says Moscow-backed churches on its soil are a Kremlin tool to spread propaganda....

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that voice recordings allegedly pertaining to the Khashoggi case prove the murder was planned in advance....

Two years after Donald Trump won the presidency, nearly every organization he has led in the past decade is under investigation. Read more here. The post Washington Post: Mounting legal threats surround Trump as nearly every organization he has led is und...

The World Cup is heading to Qatar in 2022 and plans are gathering pace with the unveiling of the spectacular design for the 80,000-seater Lusail Stadium, which will host the final of the tournament....

"If it's impossible to stop something, you've got to take charge of it," Putin said....

The Head of State sent a letter of congratulations on behalf of the Moldavian people and on his own behalf. "Please accept my warmest congratulations on the occasion of the national holiday...

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The countries of South-Eastern Europe will automatically exchange DNA data, fingerprints and vehicle registration data with a number of countries, including Moldova. This agreement will help...

The "Lastaras" kindergarten from Draguseni village, Straseni district, moved to a new building.The former gymnasium in the locality has been renovated and equipped with all that is needed for the little ones. Citete mai departe......

Iranian officials say OPEC's recent decision to cut output will reflect positively on the Islamic Republic's economy, as Tehran is still hoping to maintain some of its oil exports despite stringent US sanctions....

On Dec. 15, Russian-backed separatists violated the ceasefire 12 times in Donbas, including using weapons banned by Minsk Agreements, Ukrainian military reports. One Ukrainian soldier was shot dead by an enemy sniper and another one was injured in combat....

In early December, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) launched Operation Northern Shield to "expose and neutralise cross-border" tunnels that the Hezbollah militant group was allegedly planning to use to attack Israel from Lebanese soil....

EU Budget Commissioner Gnther Oettinger has recommended three ways forCzech Prime Minister Andrej Babi (ANO) to avoid a conflict of interest asregards the Agrofert concern, the investigative weekly Respekt reports.Oettinger said in a letter, published in ...

Premier Pavel Filip participated at the inauguration of the Christmas Fair on the 31 August Street from Chisinau."I feel an extraordinary warmth coming from your hearts, full of joy and kindness", said the Prime-Minister. Citete mai departe......

Germany will provide Ukraine with financial assistance worth 35 million euros to combat climate change, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources has reported. Read more here. The post Ukrinform: Germany to give Ukraine 35 million euros for combating ...

Harry, 34, and William, 36, have been shooting pheasants since they were children, but times are changing at Kensington Palace following the arrival of former actress Meghan Markle....

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked an area located 168 km southwest of the Indonesian town of Jayapura, the US Geological Survey reported on Sunday....

At an assembly held at the Tallinn Botanic Garden on Saturday, the extended board of the Pro Patria Party endorsed the party's lists of candidates for the 2019 Riigikogu elections to take place on 3 March....

KATOWICE, Poland — Diplomats from nearly 200 countries reached a deal on Dec. 15 to keep the Paris climate agreement alive by adopting a detailed set of rules to implement the pact. Read more here. The post New York Times: Climate negotiators reach ...