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Europe faces hard choices amid rising threats, warns French FM

French FM: Europe must prepare for tough security decisions

MUNICH, Germany: Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot warned that Europe must brace...

WHO urges tobacco-style warnings on alcohol in Europe

WHO calls for tobacco-style warnings on alcoholic drinks in Europe

GENEVA, Switzerland: The World Health Organization is pushing for bold, tobacco-style warning labels on alcoholic beverages across...

(SP)CROATIA-PULA-FOOTBALL-UEFA WOMEN'S NATIONS LEAGUE-CROTIA VS CZECH REPUBLIC

(SP)CROATIA-PULA-FOOTBALL-UEFA WOMEN'S NATIONS LEAGUE-CROTIA VS CZECH REPUBLIC

(250222) -- PULA, Feb. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ana Maria Markovic of Croatia and Klara Cahynova (R) of the Czech Republic head for the...

FaZe, Falcons, MOUZ, Astralis head to PGL Cluj-Napoca semis

FaZe, Falcons, MOUZ, Astralis head to PGL Cluj-Napoca semis

(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images) FaZe Clan, Team Falcons, MOUZ and Astralis advanced to the semifinals of the $1.25 million...

Maha Open: Jeevan, Prashant in men's doubles final

Maha Open: Jeevan, Prashant in men's doubles final

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 21 (ANI): Top seeds Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth kept the Indian flag high...

Mirra Andreeva ousts No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in Dubai

Mirra Andreeva ousts No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in Dubai

(Photo credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images) No. 12 seed Mirra Andreeva stormed past No. 2 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to become...

Bulgarian-Czech Chamber of Commerce Launched to Boost Economic Ties

Bulgarian-Czech Chamber of Commerce Launched to Boost Economic Ties

Bulgaria is committed to attracting more investments from the Czech Republic by fostering a stable and predictable regulatory environment....

Slovak PM tells EU to stop crying over Russia-US talks

Slovak PM tells EU to stop crying over Russia-US talks

Robert Fico has denounced the blocs attempts to play peacemakers, accusing it of fueling the Ukraine conflict Slovak Prime Minister...

Brutal Cold Sweeps Bulgaria Schools Closed, Roads Blocked

Brutal Cold Sweeps Bulgaria  Schools Closed, Roads Blocked

A yellow code for severe cold has been issued for all 28 regions ofBulgariatoday. Despite mostly sunny weather, temperatures will remain...

Bulgarians Protest High Food Prices with New Boycott

Bulgarians Protest High Food Prices with New Boycott

A new boycott of retail chains is taking place in Bulgaria today, coinciding with similar mass protests planned in Croatia and Greece...

Trump, Vance among speakers at gathering of conservatives

Trump, Vance among speakers at gathering of conservatives

Conservative leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and politicians from Argentina, Britain, Poland and Italy, are among those...

Kiev mulling terrorist attacks to disrupt peace talks Russian intel

Kiev mulling terrorist attacks to disrupt peace talks  Russian intel

Moscows diplomatic missions in Germany, the Baltic and Nordic nations are the most likely targets, according to the SVR spy agency...

Austria arrests teen over foiled plot to attack Vienna station

Austria arrests teen over foiled plot to attack Vienna station

VIENNA —  Austria arrested a 14-year-old on Feb. 10 on suspicion of planning a militant attack on a Vienna train station, the Interior...

WTA ejects Dubai fan 'fixated' on Emma Raducanu

WTA ejects Dubai fan 'fixated' on Emma Raducanu

(Photo credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images) The WTA confirmed on Wednesday that a male fan who showed 'fixated behavior' toward British...

Bulgaria Braces for Freezing Temperatures on February 20

Bulgaria Braces for Freezing Temperatures on February 20

On February 20, Bulgaria will experience freezing cold temperatures across the country. In most regions, the lows will range from minus...

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-TENNIS-ATP QATAR OPEN 2025-MEN'S SINGLES

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-TENNIS-ATP QATAR OPEN 2025-MEN'S SINGLES

(250219) -- DOHA, Feb. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return during the men's singles round 32 match between...

EU country bracing for migration wave from Ukraine minister

EU country bracing for migration wave from Ukraine  minister

The Czech Republic will end preferential treatment for asylum seekers once the conflict with Russia is over, Vit Rakusan has announced...

Putin ready to talk to Zelensky Kremlin

Putin ready to talk to Zelensky  Kremlin

Moscow has never opposed peace, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia remains committed to a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine...

ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz posts hard-fought win at Doha

ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz posts hard-fought win at Doha

(Photo credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images) World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz found himself trailing in the second set to Croatia's Marin Cilic,...

Carlos Alcaraz posts hard-fought first-round win at Doha

Carlos Alcaraz posts hard-fought first-round win at Doha

(Photo credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images) World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz found himself trailing in the second set to Croatia's Marin Cilic,...

Austria maintains EUR 2.9 billion in annual defence production with export rate of 94%

Austria maintains EUR 2.9 billion in annual defence production with export rate of 94%

ABU DHABI,17th February, 2025 (WAM) - Reinhard Marak, Chief Executive Officer at the Austrian National Defence Industry Association,...

EU gas imports from Russia soar media

EU gas imports from Russia soar  media

The bloc imported nearly $2 billion worth of the fuel in December, according to data Russian gas purchases by EU member states jumped...

Austria: Officials say stabbing attack suspect inspired by ISIS

Austria: Officials say stabbing attack suspect inspired by ISIS

Villach [Austria], February 17 (ANI): One person was killed and five others were injured in stabbings on Saturday in the centre of...

Mickoski in Munich: North Macedonia a Victim of EU Double Standards

Mickoski in Munich: North Macedonia a Victim of EU Double Standards

During an event at the Munich Security Conference dedicated to the accession of the Western Balkans to the European Union, North Macedonia's...

(SP)GERMANY-FRANKFURT-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-FRANKFURT VS HOLSTEIN KIEL

(SP)GERMANY-FRANKFURT-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-FRANKFURT VS HOLSTEIN KIEL

(250217) -- FRANKFURT, Feb. 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Can Uzun (R) of Eintracht Frankfurt celebrates scoring with his teammates during the...

(SP)ITALY-MILAN-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD TOUR-WOMEN'S 500M

(SP)ITALY-MILAN-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD TOUR-WOMEN'S 500M

(250217) -- MILAN, Feb. 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A team paramedic checks Petra Jaszapati (C) of Hungary after she fell and got injured...

(SP)ESTONIA-ALUTAGUSE-SKI MARATHON-TARTU

(SP)ESTONIA-ALUTAGUSE-SKI MARATHON-TARTU

(250217) -- ALUTAGUSE, Feb. 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- First-placed Lauri Lepisto (C) of Finland, second-placed Fabian Stocek(L) of the Czech...

Analysis: Europe Scrambles After Exclusion From Ukraine Talks

Analysis: Europe Scrambles After Exclusion From Ukraine Talks

European leaders will meet on February 17 for an emergency summit to discuss Russias three-year war on Ukraine. The hastily arranged...

Europe Scrambles After Exclusion From Ukraine Talks

Europe Scrambles After Exclusion From Ukraine Talks

European leaders will meet on February 17 for an emergency summit to discuss Russia's three-year war on Ukraine. The hastily arranged...

How Will Europe Respond To Being Excluded From Ukraine Talks

How Will Europe Respond To Being Excluded From Ukraine Talks

European leaders will meet on February 17 for an emergency summit to discuss Russia's three-year war on Ukraine. The hastily arranged...

Trade agreement with US likely to be finalised by end of 2025: Piyush Goyal

Trade agreement with US likely to be finalised by end of 2025: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that the first tranche of the...

Spain's Paula Badosa takes 'home'-court win at opener in Dubai

Spain's Paula Badosa takes 'home'-court win at opener in Dubai

(Photo credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images) No. 9 Paula Badosa of Spain held her 'home' court on Sunday to win her opening match at the...

USMNT's James Sands out indefinitely with 'complex' ankle injury

USMNT's James Sands out indefinitely with 'complex' ankle injury

(Photo credit: Lucas Boland-Imagn Images) New York City FC and U.S. Men's National Team midfielder James Sands underwent surgery...

GERMANY-MUNICH-CHINA-WANG YI-AUSTRIA-ALEXANDER SCHALLENBERG-MEETING

GERMANY-MUNICH-CHINA-WANG YI-AUSTRIA-ALEXANDER SCHALLENBERG-MEETING

(250215) -- MUNICH, Feb. 15, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist...

Austria: 14-year-old killed in knife attack in Villach

Austria: 14-year-old killed in knife attack in Villach

Vienna [Austria], February 16 (ANI): A 23-year-old man allegedly stabbed five passersby in southern Austria's Villach on Saturday,...

MOUZ, The MongolZ keep rolling at PGL Cluj-Napoca

MOUZ, The MongolZ keep rolling at PGL Cluj-Napoca

(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images) MOUZ and The MongolZ completed 2-0 sweeps in Round 2 high matches on Saturday at the $1.25...

(SP)GERMANY-BOCHUM-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BOCHUM VS DORTMUND

(SP)GERMANY-BOCHUM-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BOCHUM VS DORTMUND

(250216) -- BOCHUM, Feb. 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Erhan Masovic (R) of VfL Bochum vies with Maximilian Beier of Borussia Dortmund during...

Toddler dies after car-ramming by Afghan migrant in Munich

Toddler dies after car-ramming by Afghan migrant in Munich

The attacker deliberately hit a crowd in what authorities call a suspected act of Islamic extremism A 37-year-old woman and her 2-year-old...

Teenager dead and four injured in knife attack in Austria

Teenager dead and four injured in knife attack in Austria

A Syrian national has been detained by police after stabbing at least five in the city of Villach ...

A Syrian national has been detained by police after stabbing at least five in Austria

A Syrian national has been detained by police after stabbing at least five in Austria

Teenager dead and four injured in knife attack in the city of Villach A knife attack...

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U.S. stocks tumble as Trump policies startle investors
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NEW YORK, New York - Concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's startling diversions from his country's long-held policies, and the...


Southwest Airlines cuts 1,750 corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
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Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
Australian central bank cuts first benchmark interest rate since 2020

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Brazil joins OPEC+ ahead of key UN climate summit
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U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
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China’s Xi Jinping reassures private sector on policy stability
China's Xi assures businesses, including Jack Ma, of country's stability

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