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            <title><![CDATA[Ex-hooligan George Simion could become Romania's president]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[On Sunday, Romania is going to the polls. If the far-right candidate George Simion becomes the country's next president, a challenging time awaits for European cooperation. It would be very convenient for Russia to have another populist and far-right country in the EU, says Eastern Europe expert Fanny Wallberg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 06:01:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Hasselblad Prize winner wants to show the scars of war]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[She photographs ruins, craters and other tracks that war leaves behind in the landscape. But also the scars that remain on the human body. Now Sophie Ristelhueber is awarded the 2025 Hasselblad Prize.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 07:00:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[British Aid Minister Resigns in Protest]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UK's Minister for Development Anneliese Dodds is resigning, reports media in London. She is leaving her post in protest against the government's decision to drastically cut foreign aid – and points out that the new policy can benefit Russia.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:35:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Scandal scenes in the World Championship – Staffan Olsson was forced to flee]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It unfolded scandalous scenes between the Netherlands and North Macedonia. After the match, fans threw objects at the Dutch players and their Swedish national team captain, Staffan Olsson. It's completely crazy, says the Dutch goalkeeper Matthias Rex.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:09:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fewer crossed the EU border illegally in 2024]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:56:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia: Ukraine attacked the last gas pipeline]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Russia accuses Ukraine of having attempted to attack a gas pipeline that runs under the Black Sea to Turkey. It is the only still active pipeline that carries Russian gas to Europe.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:04:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Montenegro takes the lead – full speed ahead towards the EU]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Russia's war in Ukraine is making it go faster for countries outside the EU to approach membership. Montenegro hopes for admission as early as 2028.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:26:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Starmer invited to EU meeting]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Five years after the United Kingdom left the EU, the country's Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be welcomed to an EU summit again.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:28:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[That's why fans should head to Gothenburg on Tuesday]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There are many reasons to come to Gamla Ullevi on Tuesday, says the Swedish national football team. Excitement is not one of them. Much suggests that it is naturally decided, of course, says national team captain Peter Gerhardsson ahead of the playoff return.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fewer cross the border into the EU]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:22:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Albania thanks Putin for the open road to the EU]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With an ironic thank you to Vladimir Putin, Albania is seriously opening its negotiations for EU membership. We will move quickly, promises Prime Minister Edi Rama.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 08:41:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Military Ties Established between Turkey and Serbia]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:10:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tougher approach – EU asylum policy shifts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Prisons and exceptions, tightened borders and increased pressure on countries outside Europe. These are the new watchwords as more and more EU countries demand tougher action on migration.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:52:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Police: 600 gang criminals control from abroad]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Around 600 gang criminals are engaged in serious organized crime in Sweden from abroad, according to a new survey by the police's national operational department, Noa. National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh tells SVT that the individuals are scattered across 57 countries around the world.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:41:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA["Scorching Heat" Across Europe]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Red warnings, record-breaking temperatures, and special measures for the elderly. The heat has taken hold of several European countries – where temperatures of around 42 degrees are expected in several places on Wednesday and Thursday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 05:55:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heatwave in Europe: Wildfires and Power Cuts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The heatwave is hitting southern Europe hard with deadly forest fires and widespread power outages. Several people have died in southeastern Turkey in connection with forest fires and one person is reported dead in Greece.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 07:59:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[A handful of tick species, which can spread haemorrhagic fever, were discovered in Sweden last summer. The fact that adult individuals have been found suggests that the species is starting to thrive here, reports Aftonbladet.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 06:20:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biden promises new billion help to Ukraine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[US President Joe Biden is seeking additional help, worth $225 million, for Ukraine. The announcement will come during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:56:12 GMT</pubDate>
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