Peace talks collapsed after the group withdrew over EU sanctions, with rebel leader Corneille Nangaa rejecting talks without rebels.
Category: 3. Europe
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DR Congo rebel leader says sanctions, US minerals deal won't stop fighting in the east
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Zelenskyy addresses bust-up with Trump and Vance – POLITICO
American support for Ukraine has been in question since the Jan. 20 inauguration as Trump has frequently made clear his disdain for Kyiv’s leadership — a stance the Oval Office meeting brought into sharp focus. “In that moment there was the sense of not being allies, or not taking the…
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Families of victims mark 10th anniversary of the Germanwings plane crash
The 2015 crash caused shock when investigators revealed that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately flew the plane into a French mountainside.
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Trump threatens a 25 percent tariff on countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on countries that purchase oil or gas from Venezuela — escalating tensions with the country that has been a primary target of his administration’s sweeping deportation efforts.
The tariff, set to take effect April…
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Brussels questions arrest of Istanbul mayor, without condemning it
The mass protests triggered by Ekrem İmamoğlu’s arrest come as the EU tries to deepen its engagement with Turkey over Syria and Ukraine.
The arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul, raises questions about Turkey’s “adherence to its long-established…
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With five EU nations in the top 10, which are the world’s happiest countries today?
Half of the top 10 happiest countries in the world are in the EU. Countries with small populations dominate the rankings, while countries with populations of less than 15 million generally have a positive evaluation of their quality of life.
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‘Embarrassing, bad and frankly dangerous’: Experts react to drop in US weather balloon launches
Weather balloons are an “essential piece of the forecasting system.” But there will be fewer of them in tornado season this year.
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The European tube: Inside the project to launch a continent-wide rail system by 2040
21st Europe’s Starline network plans to connect 39 destinations in European countries – with lines reaching the UK, Turkey and Ukraine too.
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UK considers switching up tech company taxes to sidestep US tariffs
Currently, the UK is impacted by Trump’s 25% tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminium into the US. Washington has also implemented tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China.
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Turkey protests are about far more than fate of Istanbul’s mayor
Beneath the acrid smell of tear gas on the night air in Istanbul, there is a hint of something else – a whiff of panic on the part of Turkey’s long-time leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
One of his rivals has been put behind bars – so far, so familiar.
But the jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu, the popular…
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