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Russia holds Victory Day parade marking 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany defeat
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Russia holds Victory Day parade marking 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany defeat

9 May 2025
Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II with a massive military parade on Red Square on Friday attended by President Vladimir Putin and foreign leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The parade and other ceremonies underline Moscow’s efforts to project its global power and cement the alliances it has forged while seeking a counterbalance to the West amid the conflict in Ukraine that has dragged into a fourth year.
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The rise of George Simion, a nationalist who topped Romania’s presidential election
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The rise of George Simion, a nationalist who topped Romania’s presidential election

8 May 2025
George Simion, a nationalist and vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, won Romania’s first-round presidential election on Sunday by a landslide after capitalizing on widespread anti-establishment sentiment. The 38-year-old leader of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR), will face a pro-Western reformist in a May 18 runoff that could reshape the European Union and NATO member country’s geopolitical direction.
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Vatican briefs about Pope's visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan
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Vatican briefs about Pope's visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan

27 September 2016
Vatican Radio says that the spokesperson for the Vatican told journalists this will be Pope Francis 16th pastoral visit outside Italy and it'll be focused on the themes of peace and brotherhood, following on from the message of peace that he took with him to the neighbouring republic of Armenia last June.
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Morgherini pushes for peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict in meetings with Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers
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Morgherini pushes for peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict in meetings with Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers

24 September 2016
The European Union is not directly involved in negotiations on Karabakh, but High Representative Federica Morgherini has in recent months had several bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers of the two countries, during which the issue has been discussed
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OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to visit Moscow
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OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to visit Moscow

8 September 2016
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are expected to hold consultations with the Russian government on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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Georgia’s significant progress, on the road to European and Euro-Atlantic integration, is good for the whole region
Georgia’s significant progress, on the road to European and Euro-Atlantic integration, is good for the whole region
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Georgia’s significant progress, on the road to European and Euro-Atlantic integration, is good for the whole region

8 September 2016
Two symbolic yet also significant steps during the course of the last days have taken Georgia closer to achieving its aspirations for integration in the European and Euro-Atlantic community.
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