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Trump appoints Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new 'Department of Government Efficiency'

Republican president-elect Donald Trump appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency," CNN reported on Nov. 12. Ramaswamy, a wealthy entrepreneur, and Musk, one of the world’s richest people and owner of SpaceX, Tesla, and X (formerly known as Twitter), have no background in politics apart from Ramaswamy’s brief […]

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November 13, 2024

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As government cuts support, some internally displaced Ukrainians return home — to Russian occupation

Last winter as Olena Morozova braced for a long and arduous trip to Ukrainian-controlled territory from her Russian-occupied home in Lysychansk in Luhansk Oblast, her friends were traveling in the opposite direction. The friends — a family with two sons — came back to their house in Lysychansk because they couldn’t afford to pay the […]

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January 4, 2025

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With Scholz's government in shambles, conservative rival touts more decisive Ukraine strategy

For the second time in his life, Friedrich Merz is a step away from taking charge of Germany. Losing the fight to control the Christian Democratic Union in 2002 to future Chancellor Angela Merkel and forced to retire from politics a few years later, Merz is now the frontrunner to lead the Union back into […]

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November 13, 2024

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Armenia's government backs bill on launching EU accession process

The Armenian government on Jan. 9 supported a draft law on initiating the country's accession process with the European Union, Armenia News reported. The government "expressed a positive stance" on the bill, which was submitted as a citizens' initiative. It has been submitted to Armenia's parliament for consideration, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said. Yerevan […]

Ukraine

January 9, 2025

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Ukraine preparing sanctions against Georgian government amid crackdown on pro-EU protests

President Volodymyr Zelensky tasked Ukrainian officials to prepare sanctions against the Georgian government amid a crackdown against pro-EU protests in the country, he said in an evening address on Dec. 4. "We are developing our legal response and working with European and other partners on concrete actions," Zelensky said. The latest wave of protests against […]

Ukraine

December 4, 2024

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Ukraine's inflation accelerated to 12% in 2024, exceeding government forecasts

Inflation in Ukraine accelerated to 12% in 2024, exceeding forecasts made by the country's National Bank, Ukraine's statistics service Derzhstat announced on Jan. 10. The Ukrainian economy has undergone harsh conditions with the onset of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Following the start of the invasion, inflation skyrocketed to 26.6% in 2022 from […]

Ukraine

January 11, 2025

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Zelensky meets with Georgian President Zourabichvili, urges Georgians to 'not let government surrender country to Putin'

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Dec. 7, on the sidelines of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral. The meeting comes as protest against the Georgian Dream party in Tbilisi continue after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the suspension of the South Caucasus' EU accession process until at least 2028. "Ukraine […]

Ukraine

December 7, 2024

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Massive Russian hack on government database shows cracks in Ukraine's digitalization drive

At the start of December, Ukrainians suddenly found themselves unable to sell cars, file legal claims, or register marriages through Ukraine’s recently digitized government registries. Cybersecurity specialist and frequent coordinator of Ukrainian hackers, Karla Wagner, noticed when she went to register an NGO through the Ukrainian Justice Ministry. “I was getting inconsistent results from the […]

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January 20, 2025

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Syrian government forces withdraw from Homs, cutting Assad off from key Russian military base

Syrian government forces withdrew from the key city of Homs on Dec. 7, abandoning the city to advancing rebel units after less than a day of fighting. The move effectively cuts off Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad from access to the coast and Russia's air and naval bases on the Mediterranean Sea. Homs is the latest […]

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December 7, 2024

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French ambassador to Ukraine assures continued support for Kyiv under new government

French Ambassador to Ukraine Gael Veyssiere expressed confidence that France's policy of assistance to Ukraine would remain unchanged following the appointment of a new prime minister, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Dec. 12. “The President clearly said that France will continue to support Ukraine in the military sphere. And we will do everything possible and necessary to […]

Ukraine

December 12, 2024

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Bundestag votes no confidence in Scholz government, elections set for February

Chancellor Olaf Scholz failed a confidence vote in the Bundestag on Dec. 16, paving the way for early parliamentary elections scheduled for Feb. 23. Out of 717 lawmakers who participated in the vote, only 207 supported Scholz’s government, matching the size of his Social Democratic Party (SPD) faction. A total of 394 MPs expressed no […]

Ukraine

December 16, 2024

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