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Germany Struggling to Find Place to Bury Tonnes of Radioactive Waste

Posted on November 30, 2019November 30, 2019By Editor

Following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the German government was pressed to switch off all its nuclear plants by 2022. With the deadline coming closer, a major problem is looming … Read More >Germany Struggling to Find Place to Bury Tonnes of Radioactive Waste

3 injured in stabbing attack on shopping street in the Hague (VIDEOS)

Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019By Editor

Three people have been injured in a stabbing attack in The Hague. The incident took place on a busy shopping street in the center of the city. … Read More >3 injured in stabbing attack on shopping street in the Hague (VIDEOS)

Almost 50 percent of Sweden’s homeless population is foreign-born – report

Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019By Editor

A damning new report suggests that Sweden’s integration policies are failing migrants, who now account for almost 50 percent of the country’s rising homeless population. … Read More >Almost 50 percent of Sweden’s homeless population is foreign-born – report

Macron calls for ‘new’ security architecture with Russia, but rejects its offer of moratorium on short- & and mid-range missiles

Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019By Editor

While France does not accept a Russian-proposed moratorium on short- and intermediate-range missiles, it backs building “a new security architecture” together with Moscow, President Emmanuel Macron pledged. … Read More >Macron calls for ‘new’ security architecture with Russia, but rejects its offer of moratorium on short- & and mid-range missiles

Calling NATO ‘Brain Dead’ was a ‘useful wake-up call’ – Macron

Posted on November 28, 2019November 28, 2019By Editor

French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his controversial comments on NATO, telling reporters that by referring to the alliance as “brain dead,” he gave its members a “useful wake-up call.” … Read More >Calling NATO ‘Brain Dead’ was a ‘useful wake-up call’ – Macron

Merkel says NATO is ‘more important’ now than during Cold War… so forget that ex arch-rival (Warsaw Pact) is long gone

Posted on November 28, 2019November 28, 2019By Editor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said NATO is now equally or more important than it was during the Cold War, a praise being sang to a military bloc long without its arch-rival and with a history of interventions. … Read More >Merkel says NATO is ‘more important’ now than during Cold War… so forget that ex arch-rival (Warsaw Pact) is long gone

Europe’s Got the Short End of the Sanction Stick

Posted on November 27, 2019November 27, 2019By Editor

If you really think of it, there’s nothing new about trade wars, as they would be used time and again against those governments that other powers want to undermine. However, not unlike with regular wars, such strategies may result in totally unexpected results. … Read More >Europe’s Got the Short End of the Sanction Stick

Thousands of tractors plow through Berlin streets in protest at new green regulations (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Posted on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019By Editor

Up to 5,000 tractors descended upon the German capital on Tuesday to protest the government’s latest agricultural policies and environmental protection regulations which farmers claim are too restrictive. … Read More >Thousands of tractors plow through Berlin streets in protest at new green regulations (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

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Bilateral relations with European states more important for Russia that ties with EU – Medvedev

Posted on November 25, 2019November 25, 2019By Editor

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that bilateral contacts with European states are now more important for Russia than relations with the European Union. He made the statement at a meeting with his Finnish counterpart Antti Rinne in Moscow. … Read More >Bilateral relations with European states more important for Russia that ties with EU – Medvedev

‘Stand-alone mode’: Russian-made S-400s to operate independently from NATO air defense – Turkish minister

Posted on November 23, 2019November 23, 2019By Editor

The S-400 air defense missile systems, purchased from Russia, will remain separate from the NATO military network and not cause any problems with its work, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said. … Read More >‘Stand-alone mode’: Russian-made S-400s to operate independently from NATO air defense – Turkish minister