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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Moldova’s referendum on joining the European Union took place amid “unprecedented interference” by Russia and its proxies, an EU spokesperson said on Monday. A very slim majority – 50.17% – voted yes in Sunday’s referendum to inserting a clause in the constitution that would define EU membership as a goal, with fewer …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that he was ready to support efforts to find peace in Ukraine. Putin met Sheikh Mohammed for informal talks on Sunday that went on until midnight at his residence outside Moscow. “We continue to make …

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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland will have a general election this year with the polling date to be decided once the government passes some final pieces of legislation, Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Monday. Harris has until March to go to the polls but analysts have for weeks seen November as the most likely date, …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany inaugurated on Monday a new multinational naval headquarters for the Baltic Sea capable of leading operations for NATO during a conflict, as the military alliance increases focus on the area amid rising tensions with Russia. “Our message to our partners and to those who threaten our peace is simple: Germany stands …

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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran has written to the U.N. nuclear watchdog to complain about Israeli threats to strike its atomic energy sites, its foreign ministry spokesman said at a weekly news conference on Monday. Israel has vowed to attack Iran in retaliation for a volley of Iranian missiles on Oct. 1, stirring widespread speculation that Iranian …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said that she would one day return to Russia and run for president when Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin is no longer in power, the BBC reported on Monday. Since the death of Navalny in a Russian prison in the Arctic Circle …

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