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China’s coast guard has said the Philippine vessel ignored warnings and approached the Chinese ship in the disputed Spratly Islands. China claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea as its

Belgium has 31,800 politicians, administrators and cabinet members across all levels combined. This large number is mainly due to French-speaking Belgium, a new study shows.  After Luxembourg and Portugal, Belgium has the

Russian president Vladimir Putin is ready to negotiate with Ukraine if its military withdraws its troops from four regions claimed by Moscow and its government renounces NATO membership. The Russian president made

Moscow’s embassy in the west African country has refuted a Bloomberg report suggesting that Nigerians based in Russia were being “forced to decide between deportation or fighting” in the military. The Russian

The European Union’s top court has said Hungary must pay a fine of €200 million for failing to follow migration and asylum policies. The country must also pay €1 million per day

A controversial reform package has been passed by the Senate after hours of debate, but still needs final approval. The radical reforms put forward by the far-right president have sparked violent protests.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said “We will leave” and accused members of the security alliance of planning a war against Armenia. Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday confirmed that his country

A fleet of Russian warships has reached Cuba ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean. US officials have said the ships are expected to stay in the region over the coming

After calling snap elections following the success of the far-right in the European elections, French President Emmanuel Macron has appealed to voters to say no to extremism. French President Emmanuel Macron has urged “all

Hong Kong labelled the six activists, who are living in exile in the UK, as ” “lawless wanted criminals.” Their passports were revoked under a controversial security law. Hong Kong said Wednesday it