DUBLIN / BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Phil Hogan stepped down as EU Trade Commissioner on Wednesday after days of pressure over allegations that he violated COVID-19 guidelines during a trip to his native Ireland, saying it had become clear that the controversy was a distraction from his work, FILE PHOTO: European …
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(Reuters) – US and China trade jibes as military tensions grow between the world’s two largest economies, with the US Secretary of Defense promising not to “give an inch” in the Pacific and China saying Washington risked the lives of soldiers. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper listens …
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(Reuters) – The United States has a responsibility to lead in the Pacific and “will not give up an inch” to other countries that think their political system is better, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said in a thin veil on Wednesday. China. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and hold criminals accountable after doctors found evidence of a toxic substance in his body. Navalny, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, crashed on a plane …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German doctors say on Monday that medical investigations indicate that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who is in a Berlin hospital after crashing into a plane in Russia last week, was poisoned. Medical specialists carry Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on a stretcher in an ambulance en …
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