Author: Stephen Mcgrath
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Moldovan leader outlines Russian ‘plan’ to topple government
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CHISINAU, Moldova • Moldova’s president outlined Monday what she described as a plot by Moscow to overthrow her country’s government using external saboteurs, put the nation “at the disposal of Russia” and derail its aspirations to one day join the European Union. President Maia Sandu’s briefing comes a week after neighboring Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky…
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Moldova anti-govt protesters return amid energy crisis
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CHISINAU, Moldova • Thousands of anti-government protesters returned to the streets of Moldova’s capital Sunday to express their dismay over alleged government failings amid an acute winter energy crisis and skyrocketing inflation. The protesters converged in the capital, Chisinau, and chanted slogans as they marched toward the Constitutional Court. They called for an early election…
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Ukrainian refugees find jobs, kindness, as they settle in
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WARSAW, Poland • Nataliya Hibska quickly brushes her teeth and makes the bed. She is rushing to her new job. From a small hostel room in eastern Warsaw, Hibska, a Ukrainian refugee, is slowly rebuilding her life, which was abruptly upended by Russia’s invasion of her homeland. European Union member nations like Poland and Romania…
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Bus crashes, catches fire in Bulgaria; at least 45 dead
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SOFIA, Bulgaria • A bus carrying tourists back to North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria early Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, including a dozen children, authorities said. DNA tests were being carried out to identify the victims. The bus apparently ripped through a guardrail on a highway, though authorities said the…