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November 18, 2020

Germany protesters clash with police amid government coronavirus restrictions

German police fired water cannons Wednesday at demonstrators protesting coronavirus restrictions in Berlin’s government district, after crowds ignored calls to wear masks and keep their distance from one another in line with pandemic regulations.

October 8, 2020

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says Putin responsible for poisoning in new video interview

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny believes he was purposely poisoned by Russian intelligence officials working for President Vladimir Putin because the government saw him as a threat ahead of the country's 2021 parliamentary elections.

September 18, 2020

Turkey's confrontational foreign policy challenges Greece, European Union amid rising maritime tensions

NATO members Greece and Turkey have ratcheted up tensions in recent weeks over access to natural resources in the Mediterranean, causing yet another fracture in the western military alliance.

September 17, 2020

Navalny team found Novichok poison in Kremlin critic’s hotel room

Traces of the nerve agent Novichok were found on a bottle of water in Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's hotel room in the Siberian city of Tomsk, his colleagues said Thursday. 

September 6, 2020

Germany suggests halt to Russia pipeline project, seeks cooperation with Navalny poisoning investigation

European leaders are looking for a way to pressure Russia into cooperating with an investigation into the events around Navalny's poisoning.

August 29, 2020

German Chancellor Merkel urges vigilance as thousands gather to protest pandemic restrictions: reports

Merkel warned that the summer months allowed for an easier time handling the pandemic.

August 22, 2020

Victor Davis Hanson: American soldiers leave Germany -- and suddenly Germany is upset

President Trump recently ordered a 12,000-troop reduction in American military personnel stationed in Germany.

August 20, 2020

France offers to help Alexei Navalny after alleged poisoning as world leaders react

French President Emmanuel Macron has offered his country's help to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny following his alleged poisoning, while other world leaders reacted to the sudden illness of the vocal foe of President Vladimir Putin.

August 19, 2020

EU threatens sanctions, stands with pro-democracy protests in Belarus as Lukashenko warns of stoking 'unrest'

European Union (EU) leaders on Wednesday spoke out in solidarity with Belarusians protesting for democratic rights and demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko, the country's leader of 26 years who was once referred to as "Europe’s last dictator."

June 17, 2020

Germany reports 657 new coronavirus cases linked to slaughterhouse

Regional officials in Germany on Wednesday reported 657 new cases of the novel coronavirus linked to a meatpacking plant.