Russia to formalise revised nuclear doctrine in warning to the West
Europe • Sep 29, 2024, 12:10 AM
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Russia plans to boost defence spending by a quarter for 2025
Europe • 9:38 PM
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Russia will boost its defence budget by nearly 30% next year, surpassing welfare and education spending, a draft budget showed. The 2025 defence budget is set at 13.5 trillion rubles ($145 billion), up from 10.4 trillion in 2024. Military expenditure has
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Venezuelan opposition figure Machado wins European rights award
Europe • 12:48 AM
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Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado said Monday she was "honoured" to receive a European human rights prize for her efforts to defend democracy following Venezuela's presidential elections in July. Machado is now in hiding in Venezuela as m
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Britain becomes first G7 nation to end coal power with last plant closure
Europe • 12:00 AM
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Britain's last remaining coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will stop electricity generation on Monday after 57 years of operation. The closure aligns with the government's coal phase-out policy, initiated nearly a decade ago.
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