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He says China needs to do more to curb precursor chemical exports fueling the U.S. opioid overdose epidemic.

“America will always defend democracy in its hour of need. We tell our allies: We will stand with you. We tell our adversaries: Don’t mess with us.” …

Global companies get heat for financing pro-Kremlin media in Serbia and Bulgaria with their advertising budgets.

The EU is accelerating its crackdown on what it sees as Beijing’s unfair support for companies that undermine European rivals.

Following allegations of dodgy links to Russia and China, one lawmaker referred to Alternative for Germany as a “party of treason.”

Fading Italian firebrand pins his election chances on a 3km crossing that’s been mooted since Roman times. 

Macron reiterated calls for a third way between the U.S. and China, saying Europe must show that “it’s never going to be a vassal for the United States.”

Row escalates while Russia holds upper hand on the battlefield.

The allegation comes as MEPs vote to keep the British territory on the EU’s money-laundering watchlist, despite European Commission’s decision to remove it.

MEP Maximilian Krah is under pressure to withdraw his candidacy as AfD’s top candidate in the upcoming EU election.

Few Biden administration officials or lawmakers say the $60 billion package means Ukraine walks away from the battlefield with its country fully restored.

The transfer of Army Tactical Missile Systems with a nearly 200-mile range ends a yearslong drama between Washington and Kyiv.

Russian oil giant Rosneft lost some 26,000 cubic meters of fuel following Ukrainian drone strikes.

Beijing is “picking a side” and can’t claim to be neutral any more, the US ambassador to NATO tells POLITICO.

U.K. pledge to hike defense spending is designed to keep U.S. on side.

The Kremlin may have been trying to undermine the ICJ’s authority by making it a venue for specious legal arguments, say authorities.

U.S. ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith calls on Europe to continue aid to Ukraine following $60 billion pledge from Washington.

Patriarch Kirill announces harsh sanctions on Orthodox churchman.

Opposition activists had exposed Timur Ivanov’s vast wealth, including yachts, luxury goods and holidays in France.

… unless they’re from the far right!

EU’s Global Gateway funding has been spread “too thinly” and must be concentrated if it’s to stand a chance against Beijing, internal review says.