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The government’s decision to ban it has fuelled a culture war
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Josep Borrell says Russia threatens the continent beyond the conflict in Ukraine
Nikolai Denkov says ruling coalition fell apart over judicial reforms, triggering sixth general election in 3 years
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Pellegrini wins 53% of the votes defeating former foreign minister Ivan Korčok
Moscow retrofits ‘very scary, very lethal’ Soviet-era weapons and launches them from beyond the reach of air-defence systems
US treasury secretary delivers message to vice minister He Lifeng during meetings in Guangzhou
Plans to shoot large wild animals in Slovakia and Romania dismissed as electoral pandering
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Petr Bystron is number two on Alternative for Germany’s list for the European parliament elections in June
Viewers switch from state broadcaster TVP to conservative Republika as it mimics the US right-wing channel
A dozen people injured in attack, which also hit country’s third-largest oil refinery
The programme reflected themes of endurance, loss and defiance
Moscow has been quick to pledge its support to African countries with nuclear energy ambitions
French president rebuilds ties in Baltic region with vow to defeat Russia
More than half of respondents in opinion poll say Kyiv was behind Moscow massacre despite Isis claiming responsibility
Czech and Belgian authorities say Viktor Medvedchuk was paying politicians to peddle Kremlin propaganda
Societies have not all become more secular as they grew richer
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Social Democrats’ equivocal stance towards Moscow over Ukraine war causes problems for chancellor
Warsaw investigates ‘personal security clearance’ of Jarosław Gromadziński after his dismissal as commander of Eurocorps
An often overlooked battleground of the first world war offers valuable insights on today’s geopolitics
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