Independent Bureau

E.U. warns Putin is not bluffing about using nuclear weapons in Ukraine war

Josep Borrell Fontelles has warned that President of Russia is not bluffing about nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war

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Erdogan says he believes Putin wants to end the Ukraine war

The President of Turkey believes that Vladimir Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine and a significant step will be made...

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E.U. plans to suspend € 7.5 billion of funding for Hungary for violating the rule of law

E.U. accused the Prime Minister of Hungary for reducing the power of Courts, media, NGOs and academia, restricting the rights of migrants...

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EIB disburses first tranche of € 500 million to Ukraine under Ukraine Solidarity Urgent Response

The European Investment Bank has disbursed € 500 million to Ukraine to help them meet their immediate and most critical needs

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European Commission calls on Member States to cut electricity consumption by 5% across the bloc

Ursula von der Leyen has called for electricity consumption to be cut at peak hours by at least 5% across the bloc

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E.U. to offer energy subsidies and financial measures to households amidst rising energy prices

European leaders have approved a package of energy subsidies and financial measures aimed at reducing the dependency on Russian coal, oil and...

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Ukraine forces outnumbered Russia 8-1 in counter attack in Kharkiv

in last week's counter-attack in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine's army took over villages in the North and broke through to the Russian...

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Russia

Putin says sanctions imposed by the West are a threat to the entire world

Vladimir Putin has called Western sanctions imposed on his country as a “threat to the entire world, during a speech at the...

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King Charles III pledges rest of his life to monarchy after being proclaimed King

Prince Charles became monarch after the demise of her mother – Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, i.e., September 8, 2022

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Queen Elizabeth II appoints Liz Truss as the new Prime Minister of U.K.

Liz Truss has officially been appointed as the new Prime Minister of U.K. today, by Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle, Scotland

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Liz Truss becomes the Prime Minister of U.K.

Liz Truss is named the new Prime Minister U.K. today after she defeated Rishi Sunak with 81,326 votes

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Germany

Germany announces € 65 billion package to ease pressure on households amid rising energy prices

Olaf Scholz said that Government has made timely decisions to avoid a winter crisis, including filling gas stores and restarting coal power...

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G7 to impose price cap on Russian oil

The members of Group of Seven (G7) have agreed to impose a price cap on Russian oil to hit it’s ability of...

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Russia

Gazprom halts gas supplies from Nord Stream 1 to Europe for 3 days

Gazprom has again suspended gas supplies on the arterial Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany, stating that the pipeline is undergoing preventive...

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European Commission approves first CAP strategic plans for Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Poland, Portugal and Spain

The new CAP is designed to transition the European Union (E.U.) agricultural sector to a sustainable, resilient and modern sector

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U.K. International Trade Secretary visits New Zealand and Australia to strengthen ties

Anne-Marie Trevelyan is on a trip to New Zealand and Australia to promote bilateral ties and increase trade with the 2 nations

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Zelenskyy vows to fight Russia until the end and not make any compromises’

Zelenskyy's remarks came as Ukraine celebrated its 31st Independence Day amidst fear of renewed Russian attacks. The day also marks 6 months...

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Russia attacks ‘The Chaplyne’ train station on Ukraine’s Independence Day

Ukraine's Independence Day was marked by a missile strike at ‘The Chaplyne’ train station in the Eastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing 25 people

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U.S. warns Russia could intensify attacks ahead of Ukrainian Independence Day

U.S.A. has warned that Russia could target Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and Government facilities on the 31st Independence Day of Ukraine

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U.S., U.K., France and Germany discuss revival of JCPOA deal

The leaders of Western powers engaged in Iran's nuclear talks and discussed efforts to revive the 2015 JCPOA accord

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Russia

Russia to take punitive actions against TikTok, Telegram, Zoom, Discord and Pinterest

Russia to take punitive actions against 5 IT firms for not removing content flagged illegal by Russian Government

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UK dock workers go on 8 day strike for pay at parity

1,900 dock workers of U.K.’s biggest port go on strike for not getting pay at par with inflation

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Myanmar to deepen ties with Russia; announces to import petrol and fuel oil from Russia

Myanmar has positioned itself as Russia’s most uncritical post-invasion partner in Asia and both countries are now gearing up for tighter economic...

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