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March 10, 2023

President of Cyprus sets defense spending goal at 2% of GDP

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said Friday that the Mediterranean island nation will earmark 2% of its gross domestic product for defense spending.

March 9, 2023

Belarus passes law to execute officials convicted of treason

Belarus has passed a law that enables capital punishment for officials who are convicted of treason. Executions in Belarus are carried out with a shot in the back of the head.

March 9, 2023

Poland, Slovakia make plea for fighter jet shipments to Ukraine

Polish and Slovak officials are urging allies to provide additional air support as they prepare to deploy fighter jets to Ukraine in its ongoing territorial conflict with Russia.

March 9, 2023

German authorities respond to shooting inside Jehovah's Witness hall that killed multiple people

Police in the city of Hamburg, Germany are responding to shots fired inside a church where "multiple" people are believed to have been killed and others injured.

March 9, 2023

Former Soviet republic of Georgia sees ruling party cave to massive street protests as it seeks closer EU ties

Protests erupted in the former Soviet bloc nation of Georgia over a controversial new law that many worried could bring the country closer to Russia.

March 9, 2023

German police arrest ISIS sympathizer, thwart planned Frankfurt terror attack

Alerted by foreign intelligence officials, German police have arrested an 18-year-old man with alleged ISIS sympathies who planned an extremist attack in Frankfurt.

March 9, 2023

Women allowed to go topless at Berlin public swimming pools, city decides

The local government of Berlin, Germany, following a discrimination complaint, says it will now allow women – like men – to swim topless at city pools.

March 9, 2023

3 more Greek rail officials charged in connection with deadly train crash that killed 57

After a deadly train crash in Greece, three more rail officials have been charged. The train crash killed 57 people and caused protests across the country.

March 9, 2023

Russia's 'mass missile attack' across Ukraine kills 6 as Zelenskyy rips Putin's 'pathetic tactics'

A rocket attack by Russia on Ukraine, targeting the capital Kyiv and 10 other areas, has left at least six dead as Ukraine's leadership is accusing Moscow of "barbarism."

March 8, 2023

Turkish police tear gas protestors of Women's Day march ban

Turkish women protesting an official ban on International Women's Day marches were tear gassed by Istanbul police during a two-hour demonstration.