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Kiev has endured trade imbalances with most of its European partners, according to the latest data from the country’s statistics agency. Ukraine is still struggling to make its domestic products meet the rigorous EU standards. In the first quarter of the current year alone, the overall trade deficit with the European Union totaled $535 million.  […]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his cabinet kicked off controversy after conducting an official meeting on Israeli soil, prompting a flurry of criticism from watchdog groups and constituents alike. DeSantis and his cabinet met Wednesday at the US Embassy in Jerusalem to proclaim support for the Jewish state and sign a bill prohibiting anti-Semitism in […]

Russian slapping champion Vasiliy ‘The Dumpling’ Kamotskiy proved he’s ready to take on all comers in his quest to be recognized as the ultimate slapper, taking on Kirill ‘Bazooka Arms’ Tereshin, the man with foot long biceps. READ MORE: ‘I didn’t know I could knock him out with a slap!’ Russian slapping champ on viral […]

When throwing out serious accusations, it’s always good to back up one’s claims with proof, but the need for evidence seems to have gone out the window lately, replaced with assertions like “highly likely” and “almost certainly.” From the serious to the absurd, the list of crimes and oddities which Western governments and experts have […]

The European Commission has urged EU states to open membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia, saying the Balkan countries “have delivered on reforms,” AP has reported. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Wednesday recommended opening accession talks with the two countries as soon as possible, because “they are ready.” Mogherini said it’s not […]

The recent deadly crash-landing of a Sukhoi Superjet-100 was a result of the poor state of Russia’s aviation industry, with pilots lacking qualification and outdated safety regulations, the country’s Prosecutor General said. Since 2017, 550 commercial pilots have suspended and 160 flight certificates annulled in the country after prosecutorial inspections, Yury Chaika told MPs, as […]

An Arsenal side shorn of Henrikh Mkhitaryan suffered defeat to Chelsea in the Europa League Final but the Armenian’s omission from the game for political reasons prompted waves of support in Baku for the creative playmaker. A second-half collapse by Arsenal condemned them to a 4-1 defeat to London rivals Chelsea in what was a […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that every synagogue in Germany should have police protection, as the country tackles a rise in anti-Semitism. Is the problem a specter of the past, or a consequence of mass immigration? “We have always had a certain number of anti-Semites among us,” Merkel told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an […]

British comedy icon John Cleese’s claim that London is no longer an “English city” has unleashed a flood of reaction on Twitter as Brits latch onto another topic to fight about. The Fawlty Towers and Monty Python star dredged up previous comments he made about the UK capital losing its sense of Englishness, tweeting that […]

France’s Senate has approved a bill to restore Paris’ iconic Notre Dame cathedral, but stipulated that it must be restored to the state it was in before it was gutted by fire. The bill had already passed France’s lower house of Parliament, but the Senate added a clause that the cathedral must be restored to […]