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Gorbachev urges Biden to mend US-Russia ties as disputes pile up
- Europe
- January 20, 2021, 15:47
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has urged incoming US president Joe Biden to repair relations between Washington and Moscow an(...)

Ethiopian war criminals expected to leave Italian embassy after 29 years
- Africa
- December 29, 2020, 01:00
Two convicted Ethiopian war criminals who have been hiding inside an Italian embassy for nearly 30 years have had their sentences commuted, meaning th(...)

Putin to make Russian opponents pay for tensions with West
- Europe
- December 28, 2020, 01:00
At the start of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s annual pre-Christmas press conference this month, a journalist asked if 2020 had been altogether ba(...)

Tail with a twist – Frank McNally on the unsuspected role of a Kerry cow in the birth of artificial intelligence
- Opinion
- November 13, 2020, 19:01
Kerry cows have long horns, according to the proverb. But as I learned this week, at least one of them has a long story too – a saga that moves from K(...)

Europe’s Jewish population falls 60% in last 50 years, study shows
- Europe
- October 25, 2020, 20:51
Europe has lost almost 60 per cent of its Jewish population over the past 50 years, mainly as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union after which(...)

No current possibility of diplomatic fix for Nagorno-Karabakh war – Armenian PM
- Europe
- October 21, 2020, 16:12
Armenia’s prime minister said on Wednesday he saw no possibility of a diplomatic solution at this stage in the conflict with Azerbaijan over the mount(...)

Patrick Freyne: Twink connects with the birds, not just the incontinent cockatiel on her shoulder
- Culture
- October 16, 2020, 05:00
It makes sense that an entertainment professional such as Lucy Kennedy or indeed the entire Virgin network would need to take in lodgers at this (...)

Azeri leader rules out concessions before Nagorno-Karabakh talks
- Europe
- October 9, 2020, 19:59
Azerbaijan’s president ruled out making any concessions to Armenia on Friday ahead of talks aimed at halting the deadliest fighting in the South Cauca(...)

Putin blindsided by mounting crises on Russia’s doorstep
- Europe
- October 8, 2020, 15:46
In Russia’s self-proclaimed sphere of influence, Russia is losing its influence. Concurrent crises in Belarus, Central Asia and the Caucasus region ha(...)

Rising Armenia-Azerbaijan tensions pose big questions of EU
- Europe
- October 7, 2020, 21:00
As a group of office workers in the Brussels bubble prepared to wind down for the weekend last Friday, an email appeared in their inboxes that made th(...)