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Russia accuses the United States and European nations of directly helping Ukraine in its incursion on Kursk Oblast by planning operations and providing military support, and states that their involvement "created all the prerequisites for Ukraine to lose its sovereignty and lose part of its territories".
2024-08-16

Belarus threatens to take oil from the Druzhba pipeline which carries Russian oil to central Europe across its territory, if Russia does not supply it with the required volumes of crude oil. Russian oil supplies to Belarus have not been agreed for 2020 and shipments have dwindled to 500,000 tonnes, down from a planned 2 million tonnes.
2020-02-14

Researchers from the Americas and Europe discover that sounds in 40–100 basic vocabulary words in around 3,700 languages are similar.
2016-09-13

Nigerien authorities discover the bodies of 34 migrants, mostly children, left behind in the Sahara desert by people smugglers who were taking them to Algeria and then to Europe.
2016-06-16

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surpasses pre-financial crisis levels, reaching an all-time high, last set in October 2007, after the release of better than expected economic data from the United States and Europe and the Chinese growth target.
2013-03-5

Early 2012 European cold wave: The death toll throughout Europe rises to over 400 with the Danube River freezing over for 170 km.
2012-02-8

More than 250 people have died of the cold weather in Europe, with Russia forced to reduce supplies of natural gas.
2012-02-5

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns of an "arms race" if Russia and the West can not agree on a missile defence system for Europe.
2010-11-30

International stock markets slump in value in Asia, Europe and North America due to speculation brought about by comments from the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
2010-08-11

At least 2 tonnes of cocaine worth around US$1 billion bound for Europe is seized in The Gambia.
2010-06-8