Tag: Eastern Europe
Pipeline exec to face Congress as US recovers most of ransom
WASHINGTON — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month is expected to detail his company's response to the...
Russia chafes at Ukrainian team’s shirt for Euro 2020
MOSCOW — A tense tug-of-war between Russia and Ukraine has spread to soccer, with Russian officials and lawmakers denouncing the design of the Ukrainian...
De Bruyne joins up with Belgium squad for Euro 2020 after op
TUBIZE, Belgium — Kevin De Bruyne joined up with the Belgium squad on Monday ahead of the European Championship after undergoing a 20-minute operation...
MH17 trial moves to crucial merits phase, examining evidence
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands — Nearly seven years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, the trial in a Dutch court of...
Georgian director, screenwriter Gabriadze dies at 84
TBILISI, Georgia — Rezo Gabriadze, a legendary Georgian theater director and film screenwriter who has won broad fame across the former Soviet Union for...
Bulgaria’s leader makes new push to fight endemic corruption
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria’s interim prime minister on Monday urged the government to redouble its efforts to fight endemic graft, calling for changes in...
Full volume: White House briefing room back to crammed again
WASHINGTON — The White House briefing room on Monday might have been a fire marshal's nightmare.
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Polish PM vows support for Belarusians after ally’s remark
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's prime minister vowed Monday that the government would always support the Belarusian people struggling for democracy, weighing in after a...
Russia hits 9 Canadian officials with sanctions
MOSCOW — Russia on Monday targeted nine Canadian officials with sanctions in retaliation to Canada's restrictions against Russian officials accused of involvement in the...
Lithuania says Belarus could be behind recent migrant influx
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania has detained a group of nine Iraqi asylum-seekers who had entered the Baltic country from Belarus, officials said Monday.
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