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On This Day in History, June 15: Magna Carta sealed, first blood transfusion experiment, Batman Begins released and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 15 features landmark moments spanning law, science, war and culture. From the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215 a...
Migration fears turn Europe's borderless dreams into traffic nightmaresGermany's increased border checks, implemented in response to voter concerns over migration, are causing significant disruptions to cross-b...
First time since World War II, Germany sends troops to Lithuania on long-term basis, has it sensed something?Germany has initiated its first long-term overseas troop deployment since World War II, stationing thousands of soldiers in Lithuania, a NA...
Germany makes historic military move with first permanent foreign deployment since World War II, right on Putin’s doorstepGermany is sending troops to Lithuania for its first permanent foreign deployment since World War II. This move aims to strengthen NATO's e...
Europe's military personnel shortfalls exposed as Trump warns US security priorities lie elsewhereNATO's defense preparations have been revamped post-Russia's aggression in Ukraine, emphasizing the urgent need for Europe to bolster its m...
Thousands of Russian soldiers are fleeing the war in Ukraine but have nowhere to goThe Associated Press spoke with five officers and one soldier who deserted the Russian military. All have criminal cases against them in Ru...
Give Ukraine quick path to NATO after war, Lithuania leader tells alliesUkraine has been pressing NATO to declare at the July 11 and 12 summit that Kyiv would join the alliance soon after the end of the war, and...
Mikhail Gorbachev mourned as rare world leader but some still bitterGorbachev won the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Cold War but although widely feted abroad, he was a pariah at home.
War protest: Statues fall as Europe purges Soviet monumentsRussia's war on Ukraine has given a renewed push to topple the last remaining Soviet monuments in nations that regained their sovereignty f...
Germany not keen on Kaliningrad blockade: Media sourcesLithuanian officials have so far insisted that they are merely sticking to the letter and spirit of existing EU legislation, with Brussels ...
Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soarZelenskyy spoke hours after separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine ordered a full military mobilization on Saturday while Western leaders ma...
Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know as tension grinds onThe multiple practice launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and cruise missiles set for Saturday follow a warning from U.S. Presi...