Tag: Eastern Europe
Thousands march in Armenia, demand prime minister step down
YEREVAN, Armenia — Several thousand people marched in Armenia's capital Monday, demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation amid pressure for him to step down...
Ex-Soviet republic Georgia’s parliament appoints new premier
TBILISI, Georgia — The parliament in ex-Soviet nation Georgia has voted Monday evening to appoint a new prime minister and Cabinet after Giorgi Gakharia...
North Macedonia seeks missing ex-secret police chief
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia issued an international warrant late Monday for the country's former secret police chief who disappeared before an expected...
International observers to monitor Albania’s April 25 polls
TIRANA, Albania — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Friday it will send 274 observers to monitor Albania’s April 25 parliamentary...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic targeted with ethnic insults in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia — Red Star Belgrade apologized to AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Friday after he was targeted with repeated ethnic insults from...
EU commission condemns Slovenia PM for insulting journalists
BRUSSELS — The European Union's executive arm on Thursday condemned Slovenia's right-wing prime minister for a series of aggressive comments about journalists.
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Russia expels Estonian diplomat in retaliatory step
Russia is expelling a diplomat from Estonia in retaliation for the Baltic country’s expulsion of a Russian envoy.
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Kremlin rebuffs European court’s demand to free Navalny
MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Thursday strongly rejected the European human rights court's order to release jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny as “inadmissible” meddling...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
Feb. 20
1887 — The International Association, the first minor league...
Senior EU official tours migrant camp during visit to Bosnia
BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A senior European Union official on Thursday urged Bosnia to further improve living conditions for thousands of migrants stuck in the...
