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8 people dead in building blaze in Latvian capital Riga

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HELSINKI — Eight people, some of them foreign nationals, died early Wednesday in a fire at a building housing a hostel that was apparently...

Russia expels diplomats from Baltic nations in quid pro quo

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MOSCOW — Russia on Wednesday ordered a total of seven diplomats from three Baltic nations and Slovakia to leave in a quid pro quo...

Baltics expel Russian diplomats in solidarity with Prague

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VILNIUS, Lithuania — The three Baltic countries on Friday ordered the expulsion of a total of four Russian diplomats as an act of solidarity...

Russia expels 5 Polish diplomats in quid pro quo move

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MOSCOW — Russia expelled five Polish diplomats Friday in retaliation to Polish authorities expelling three Russian Embassy workers last week. ...

Russia puts widely read news site on ‘foreign agents’ list

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MOSCOW — Russia’s justice ministry has placed a widely respected news website on its list of “foreign agents,” a sign of increasing efforts to...

Ukraine seeks stronger Western backing amid Russian buildup

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's top diplomat asked Thursday for stronger Western backing, saying “words of support aren't enough” amid escalating tensions in the country’s...

Court orders Latvian soccer league to add club mid-season

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Latvian soccer league was ordered to add an extra team by an interim court ruling on Thursday, one month after...

Russian referee suspended by UEFA in match-fixing case

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NYON, Switzerland — Russian referee Sergey Lapochkin has been suspended for 90 days during an investigation of a suspected match-fixing case, UEFA said Thursday. ...

No World Cup bobsled, skeleton in North America next season

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Bobsledders and skeleton athletes from North America might be logging a lot of miles in the looming Olympic year, without any close-to-home races to...

Netherlands routs Gibraltar 7-0, Turkey draws with Latvia

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GIBRALTAR — It took awhile but the Netherlands eased to 7-0 victory over Gibraltar as group leader Turkey could only draw 3-3 with Latvia...