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Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia over pro-Russia policies of populist leader Fico
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia gathered at squares and street across the country on Friday to voice their opposition to the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The latest wave of anti-government rallies was fueled by...
Student detained in Slovakia after 2 people fatally stabbed at high school
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — An 18-year-old student fatally stabbed two people at a high school in northern Slovakia on Thursday, authorities said. One other person was in critical condition, the Slovak rescue service said. The stabbings took place in Spisska Stara Ves, a small...
Thousands rally across Slovakia to protest prime minister's pro-Russia policies
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands of Slovaks took to the streets on Friday as protests against the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico spread from Slovakia's capital to towns and cities across the country and abroad. The latest wave of anti-government...
Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of 2024 and almost three years into Moscow's all-out invasion of its neighbor. Even as Russian troops and tanks...
Russia's Putin holds talks with Slovakian PM Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday hosted Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare visit to the Kremlin by an EU leader since Moscow's all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Fico arrived in Russia on a “working visit” and met with Putin one-on-one on...
Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms
In November, the world's most powerful democracy elected as its next president a man who schemed to overturn its last presidential election. A month later, South Koreans swarmed their legislature to block their president's attempt to impose martial law. The contrast sums up a year...
