Tag: Eastern Europe
Left-wing party wins Kosovo poll, needs ally to form cabinet
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Final results from Kosovo’s Feb. 14 early general election released on Thursday showed that a left-wing party has garnered the the...
Portugal moves ‘home’ World Cup qualifier to Turin
LISBON, Portugal — Cristiano Ronaldo will be able to stay at home in Turin when Portugal begins its World Cup qualifying program at a...
US: Russia blocks Syria chemical weapons use accountability
UNITED NATIONS — The United States accused Syrian President Bashar Assad and his close ally Russia on Thursday of trying to block all efforts...
Former Soviet leader Gorbachev turns 90
MOSCOW — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev turned 90 on Tuesday, receiving greetings from the Kremlin and global leaders while Russians remained divided over...
EU envoy urges Kosovo to resume talks with Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo — The European Union’s special envoy on Tuesday called on Kosovo and Serbia to resume talks on normalizing their ties.
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Hungarian PM threatens to quit conservative political group
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's right-wing prime minister has threatened to pull his party out of its group in the European Union's legislature as the...
Zlatko Kranjcar, former Croatia national team coach, dies
ZAGREB, Croatia — Zlatko Kranjcar, a former Croatia national team coach who led his team to the 2006 World Cup and also played internationally...
Russian doping reform plan approved by track authorities
MONACO — Russia moved a step closer to having its longstanding suspension from track and field lifted after a new plan of doping reforms...
Slovakia signs deal to acquire 2 million doses of Sputnik V
PRAGUE — Slovakia signed a deal to acquire 2 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Prime Minister Igor Matovic said Monday.
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