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    Scholz is skeptical about the ban on issuing visas to Russians due to the war in Ukraine (Photo:Christian Mang/Reuters)

    German chancellor opposes joint ban on Russians entering EU

    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during his annual press conference on Aug. 11 that he does not consider it necessary to introduce a joint ban on Russians entering the EU due to Russia’s war against Ukraine, German newspaper Tagesspiegel reported.
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    US offers prisoner swap to Russia

    Washington has reportedly offered Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for the basketball player Brittney Griner and convicted spy Paul Whelan

    FILE PHOTO: Viktor Bout awaits his verdict at the detention room at a criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 11, 2009 © AP/ Apichart Weerawong

    Russia's Gazprom further cuts gas flow to Europe by half amid turbine dispute

    Company says flow would fall to 33 million cubic metres per day starting Wednesday

    (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images)

    From pariah to the future Queen Consort: Camilla's rare royal transformation

    Recent events have cemented stature of Duchess of Cornwall within Royal Family

    Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, attends the 40th anniversary of the Falkland conflict in Portsmouth, England, on Thursday. (Eddie Mulholland/Reuters)

    Major nation in ‘fascist’ crisis as PM quits

    The Prime Minister has resigned, kicking off a snap election campaign which could bring the hard right to power.

    Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi reacts during the debate on government crisis following his resignation. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

    CIA director says there is no intelligence Vladimir Putin is dying of illness

    The director of the CIA has weighed in on ongoing rumours about Vladimir Putin’s supposed ill health.

    William Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), is among multiple intelligence figures from the West who have now all but dismissed the rhetoric.

    EU prepares for ‘winter without Russian gas’

    The bloc hopes to survive by boosting renewables and essentially pricing its own citizens out of the market

    An aerial view of the Basilica of Koekelberg in Brussels, Belgium. © Wim Robberechts / Photonews via Getty Images

    Germany and France ‘killed’ Minsk agreements – Russia

    Berlin and Paris torpedoed the 2015 ceasefire deal for Donbass by shielding Kiev’s non-compliance, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said

    Sergey Lavrov © Global Look Press / Russian Foreign Ministry

    Italian PM Draghi is stepping down

    Mario Draghi won a confidence vote, but lost his coalition partners

    Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. © © Pierre Teyssot, AFP

    Final candidates to replace Boris Johnson revealed

    Eight candidates are officially competing to replace the outgoing UK PM as Conservative Party leader

    © AFP / Chris McAndrew

    EU gives Croatia final green light to adopt euro in 2023

    EU finance ministers on Tuesday gave Croatia the final green light to adopt the euro single currency on January 1, 2023.

    Croatia's Finance Minister Marko Primorac and European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde at a euro adoption ceremony in Brussels, July 12, 2022. © Yves Herman, Reuters

    Frontrunner for Johnson’s job revealed

    Tories favor Ben Wallace as the next party leader, a snap poll showed

    FILE PHOTO. Ben Wallace arrives to attend a cabinet meeting at Downing Street. ©Carl Court / Getty Images

    Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges during appearance in Russian court, per report

    The U.S. classified Griner as "wrongfully detained" in May. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris phoned Griner's wife, Cherelle Griner, who pushed for increased urgency to free Griner during national media appearances.

    Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 7 / Credit: Kirill Kudryatsev, AFP Via Getty Images

    Defined by lies, Boris Johnson's political career has finally crumbled

    British PM resigns after scandal involving his handling of sexual assault allegations against Conservative MP

    This week, mass resignations in Johnson's cabinet over his handling of sexual assault allegations against another Conservative MP forced his hand. (Dominic Lipinski/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

    ​Surprise favourite to replace Boris as PM ​

    All eyes are on Boris Johnson’s empty seat after the UK Prime Minister finally called it quits – and there’s a clear winner, according to a new poll.

    Boris Johnson lasted just three years as Prime Minister.

    ​‘Must go’: Boris’ back-stabber twists knife ​

    Conservative MPs are now resigning from Mr Johnson’s government en masse, with 31 quitting in 24 hours.

    Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on the brink. (Photo by Handout / PRU / AFP)

    Boris Johnson fights on but hit by new wave of resignations

    Boris Johnson is battling to stay in office, amid a growing wave of resignations from his government in protest at his leadership.

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