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Trump’s decision to send troops to Poland has NATO allies puzzled
Trump’s decision to send troops to Poland has NATO allies puzzled

HELSINGBORG, Sweden: U.S. President Donald Trump's turnaround on sending 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after ordering the...

Equinor warns Europe gas stocks could turn critical
Equinor warns Europe gas stocks could turn critical

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Europe could face a serious gas shortage if shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz continue for...

US missile defense shield criticized by China, Russia in Beijing
US missile defense shield criticized by China, Russia in Beijing

BEIJING, China: A week after President Xi Jinping hosted Trump in Beijing, China and Russia, at a summit on May 20, condemned U.S....

(SP)RUSSIA-KALININGRAD-CHINA RUSSIA SUMMER YOUTH GAMES
(SP)RUSSIA-KALININGRAD-CHINA RUSSIA SUMMER YOUTH GAMES

(260526) -- KALININGRAD, May 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Actors perform during the opening ceremony of the 10th China-Russia Summer Youth...

Fewer Germans buying into warnings of Russian attack poll
Fewer Germans buying into warnings of Russian attack  poll

Only 38% of respondents believe that Moscow poses a military threat, compared to 52% last September, according to Bild The number...

Fewer Germans buying into warnings of Russian attack - poll
Fewer Germans buying into warnings of Russian attack - poll

Only 38% of respondents believe that Moscow poses a military threat, compared to 52% last September, according to Bild ...

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Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka gets bail in child sexual abuse
Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka gets bail in child sexual abuse

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: A court in Sri Lanka this week granted bail to a senior Buddhist monk who had been arrested on suspicion of sexually...

Protesters support Taiwanese president’s $40 billion defense plan
Protesters support Taiwanese president’s $40 billion defense plan

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Hundreds of people gathered in central Taipei on May 23 to support the government's plan to increase defense spending....

Protestors, police clash in Madrid as people demand PM’s resignation
Protestors, police clash in Madrid as people demand PM’s resignation

MADRID, Spain: Police and protesters clashed in Madrid on May 22 as tens of thousands of people marched to demand the resignation of...

Gabbard steps down citing husband’s cancer diagnosis
Gabbard steps down citing husband’s cancer diagnosis

WASHINGTON, D.C: Tulsi Gabbard announced on May 22 that she will step down as U.S. director of national intelligence, saying she wants...

Trump’s decision to send troops to Poland has NATO allies puzzled
Trump’s decision to send troops to Poland has NATO allies puzzled

HELSINGBORG, Sweden: U.S. President Donald Trump's turnaround on sending 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after ordering the...

Amid global backlash, all Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel
Amid global backlash, all Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel

TEL AVIV/DUBLIN: The Israeli government said on May 21 that all the activists from a flotilla trying to break Israel's naval blockade...