ZAGREB (Reuters) – The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Croatia’s ruling center-right, is preparing to win a parliamentary election on Sunday, held at a time of mounting coronavirus infections and a sharp economic recession due to the pandemic, showed a state television output survey. Croatian Prime Minister and Croatian Democratic Union …
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ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia held elections on Sunday at a time of increasing coronavirus infections and a sharp economic slowdown in the pandemic, with the likely result that it will lead to political negotiations to form a new government. Croatian Prime Minister and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) leader Andrej Plenkovic …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Converting the Istanbul Hagia Sophia monument from a museum to a mosque would be “unacceptable,” a senior Russian Orthodox Church official said Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was a Byzantine cathedral before it became a mosque that is currently …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday, insisting that China should also be included in the event. FILE PHOTO: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov …
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WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Andrzej Duda suggested on Friday that Germany was trying to intrude on the presidential election after a German-owned tabloid newspaper reported a pardon granted to a man who had served his sentence in a case of pedophilia. FILE PHOTO: Andrzej Duda, President of Poland and …
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