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The Baltic states want more NATO. They won’t get all they seek
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been calling for their region to receive the biggest...
Iraq’s Sadr: from outlaw to top politician
Populist Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr went from a mercurial outlaw wanted dead or alive during the U.S. occupation to a kingmaker in politics...
Ukraine faces budget cut without $5 billion in monthly external aid
Ukraine's budget revenues cover less than half of expenditures following Russia's invasion, and Kyiv will have to cut budget spending sharply if more external...
Sri Lanka gives public workers extra day off to grow food
Sri Lanka has approved a four-day work week for public sector workers to help them cope with a chronic fuel shortage and encourage them...
Researchers reveal secret find of 340-year-old sunken royal warship
A royal warship that sank off the east coast of Britain more than 300 years ago while carrying a future king was unveiled by...
Turkey announces steps to shore up economy and prioritizing inflation fight
Turkey's Treasury said on Friday fighting inflation remained its top priority after authorities announced fresh measures to shore up an economy beleaguered by surging...
Sri Lanka risks full-blown humanitarian emergency
Sri Lanka is at risk of tipping into a full-blown humanitarian crisis as the country's economy suffers its biggest shock in decades, the U.N....
