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    A virus surge in Ukraine puts hospitals under strain again
    Oct08

    A virus surge in Ukraine puts hospitals under strain again

    Coronavirus infections in Ukraine began surging in late summer, and the ripples are hitting towns like Stebnyk in the western part of the country …read more Source:: ABC...

    China is getting ready to field its 3rd aircraft carrier — here’s why they’re no match for US flattops
    Oct08

    China is getting ready to field its 3rd aircraft carrier — here’s why they’re no match for US flattops

    Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning during a drill in the western Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2018. Stringer via Reuters The centerpiece of China’s rapidly growing navy is its aircraft carriers, with two in service and another on the way. The carriers represent a new capability for China’s military, and Beijing has touted them in state...

    NATO Allies Watch US Election Amid Strained Transatlantic Ties
    Oct08

    NATO Allies Watch US Election Amid Strained Transatlantic Ties

    America’s allies in Europe are watching closely as the U.S. presidential election enters its final leg.Transatlantic relations have at times been strained since U.S. President Donald Trump took office, and analysts say some European capitals hope for a return to more stability under a Joe Biden presidency.Other European NATO allies have...

    Blistering report to warn of the ‘grave danger’ posed by Bill Barr and his attempts to get Trump re-elected
    Oct08

    Blistering report to warn of the ‘grave danger’ posed by Bill Barr and his attempts to get Trump re-elected

    Critics of President Donald Trump have been arguing that one of the main reasons to vote him out of office in November is removing William Barr from his position as U.S. attorney general. And the Trump loyalist’s opponents, according to Washington Post reporter James Hohmann, will have some more material to work with: a forthcoming 277-page...

    Prince William and Kate welcome Ukraine president at palace
    Oct07

    Prince William and Kate welcome Ukraine president at palace

    London’s Buckingham Palace held its first royal event in more than six months on Wednesday as Prince William and his wife Kate welcomed Ukraine’s president and his wife …read more Source:: ABC...

    Poland fines Russia’s Gazprom $7.6 billion over pipeline
    Oct07

    Poland fines Russia’s Gazprom $7.6 billion over pipeline

    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish antitrust authorities have fined Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom $7.6 billion (6.5 billion euros) for its role in building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, saying the project hurts Polish consumers and increases Europe’s dependence on Russian imports. The Office of Competition and...

    Trump’s spy chief declassified a slew of documents that national security veterans say was part of an effort to boost the president’s Russia claims
    Oct07

    Trump’s spy chief declassified a slew of documents that national security veterans say was part of an effort to boost the president’s Russia claims

    In this Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, during the House impeachment inquiry hearings in Washington. Doug Mills/The New York Times via Associated Press The director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, released a number of declassified intelligence documents on Tuesday that national security veterans warned could be...

    More than 300 detained in Belarus during Sunday protests
    Oct05

    More than 300 detained in Belarus during Sunday protests

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus said Monday that more than 300 people were detained during the previous day’s protests against the country’s authoritarian president, who won his sixth term in office in a vote widely seen as rigged. The Interior Ministry said 317 people were detained during rallies in several cities Sunday...

    Over 100,000 March in Belarus Against Authoritarian Leader
    Oct05

    Over 100,000 March in Belarus Against Authoritarian Leader

    KYIV, Ukraine — More than 100,000 people marched in Belarus’ capital on Sunday to protest against the country’s authoritarian leader, who won his sixth term in office in an election widely seen as rigged. The demonstrators demanded the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko, and freedom for political prisoners. Police used...

    New Ukraine decree offers eased rules for Belarus IT workers
    Oct05

    New Ukraine decree offers eased rules for Belarus IT workers

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has signed a decree simplifying regulations for IT workers from Belarus who are willing to relocate to the neighboring country amid mass protests and a continuing crackdown on demonstrators and opposition activists in Belarus, officials said Sunday. The new decree signed by President Volodymyr...