Tag: Eastern Europe
Djokovic warms up for French Open with title in Belgrade
BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic warmed up for the French Open by beating Alex Molcan 6-4, 6-3 to take his 83rd career title Saturday...
Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links
KYIV, Ukraine — As fear of repression rises among Belarusians following the arrest of a dissident journalist whose plane was forcibly diverted to Minsk,...
Belarusians in Ukraine protest repression in homeland
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusians distraught by the intensifying crackdown on political opposition in their homeland demonstrated Saturday against the country’s authoritarian president in the...
Convicted spy for Russia moves to withdraw guilty plea
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Army Green Beret sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for spying for Russia has filed paperwork seeking...
US wins 4th straight in world hockey, beating Norway 2-1
RIGA, Latvia — Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist and the United States won its fourth straight game in the world hockey...
Croatia to buy 12 French Rafale fighters for $1.2 billion
ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia announced Friday that it will purchase 12 used Rafale fighter jets from France for nearly 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion),...
Albania parliament committee recommends impeaching president
TIRANA, Albania — An Albanian parliamentary committee issued a report Friday recommending that the country’s president be impeached for violating the constitution and fired.
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Judge agrees to appoint ‘special master’ in Giuliani case
NEW YORK — A judge said Friday that he will appoint a “special master” to protect attorney-client privilege during a review of materials seized...
Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers target 150 orgs with phishing
BOSTON — The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and...
Police in North Macedonia break up Taiwanese criminal ring
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Police in North Macedonia say they have broken up a Taiwanese crime ring that had lured unsuspecting Taiwanese workers to...