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Juncker says 'I don't understand Tsipras': report European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker voiced frustration with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a media report amid the deepening debt crisis.
20 June 2015 11:24
Grexit 'beginning of the end of the eurozone': Greek PM A Greek exit from the eurozone would be the beginning of the end of the single currency, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was quoted.
19 June 2015 14:58
EU to extend Russia sanctions to January 2016 EU member states agreed to extend damaging economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis by another six months to the end of January 2016.
19 June 2015 13:49
NATO flexes muscles in Poland war games NATO flexed its muscles in Poland during the first full drill of its new spearhead force, a structure designed to boost security on its eastern flank.
19 June 2015 13:08
IMF's Lagarde says Greece talks need 'adults in the room' IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned that a resolution to five months of tortuous debt talks with Greece required "adults in the room" in an apparent sideswipe at Greek officials.
19 June 2015 12:31
Ukraine parliament fires powerful security chief Ukraine's parliament fired the powerful head of the SBU state security service after he fell foul of President Petro Poroshenko and became embroiled in a conflict with the nation's chief prosecutor.
19 June 2015 11:44
'Brexit could be your Waterloo!' Le Monde warns Britain -- in English France's Le Monde newspaper used 200th anniversary of Napoleon's defeat to issue a warning to Britain -- in English -- saying: "Beware, Brexit could be your Waterloo!"
19 June 2015 10:54
Russia tries to shrug off crisis as West snubs investment forum Russian officials tried to play down fears about the country's economic crisis as tensions with the West over Ukraine cast a pall over its showcase investment forum.
19 June 2015 10:36
Russia to prolong embargo if EU extends sanctions: minister Moscow will extend its embargo on European Union agricultural products but is unlikely to go further if the EU extends sanctions as expected.
18 June 2015 16:28
The Spirit of Tengri becomes highly discussed on social media The Spirit of Tengri, two-day open-air festival of contemporary ethnic music has become highly discussed event on social media
18 June 2015 15:08
Europe to mark Waterloo bicentenary with call for unity European royals and officials will mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo with a call for reconciliation at the site where Napoleon Bonaparte's imperial ambitions ended in carnage.
18 June 2015 14:17
Pope to blame profiteers for killing the planet Pope Francis will call on the world's leaders to pull together to fight global warming, publishing his hotly-anticipated thesis on the environment.
18 June 2015 12:56
NATO says implementing 'biggest' defence boost since Cold War NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance was implementing its biggest defence reinforcement since the Cold War.
18 June 2015 12:09
New Marie Curie film to shed light on women's struggles in science Filming is underway in Poland on a new biopic about the life of Marie Sklodowska-Curie, the first woman ever to win not one, but two, Nobel prizes.
18 June 2015 11:40
Greece's Tsipras calls Juncker, first time since last week: official Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, their first contact on the stand-off over a bailout deal since last week.
18 June 2015 11:23
Lithuania says can take in 250 refugees, migrants Lithuania said it has decided to resettle up to 250 Syrian refugees, migrants and asylum seekers transferred from Italy and Greece.
18 June 2015 10:38
Sweden's newest prince to be named Nicolas: palace Sweden's newest royal, born earlier this week to Princess Madeleine and sixth in line to the throne, will be named Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf.
18 June 2015 10:01
Out of patience, IMF flexes muscles in Greek debt crisis The International Monetary Fund has lost patience over Greece and is making it known.
17 June 2015 13:18
Russia must defend itself if 'threatened': Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would have to defend itself if threatened, adding that NATO is "coming to its borders".
17 June 2015 11:23
Russian MPs back 'right to be forgotten online' law Russia's lower house of parliament gave initial backing to a bill requiring Internet search sites to remove access to inaccurate and outdated personal information.
17 June 2015 10:32
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