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            <title><![CDATA[Climate Change Is Reshaping the Wine Industry, From Sweden to the Himalayas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Traditional wine-producing countries are being squeezed by heat, drought and fires. At the same time, improved growing techniques, hybrid grapes and a warmer climate mean wine can be produced in more and more places. “We may have saved wine for humanity,” says Mike Juergens, who has started growing grapes in the Himalayas.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 11:23:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia Likely to Deny Involvement in Ship Attacks Near Bulgaria, Expert Says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bulgaria has summoned the Russian ambassador over attacks on ships off the coast of the NATO member. Russia will, of course, deny any involvement, says defense expert Johan Huovinen.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:06:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine’s Minority Law Change Clears Path for Broader EU Membership Talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Clear signs of progress on a new minority law in Ukraine have paved the way for broader negotiations on EU membership.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:06:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Climate change is reshaping wine regions, from Sweden to the Himalayas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Traditional wine-growing countries are being squeezed by heat, drought and fires. At the same time, improved cultivation techniques, hybrid grapes and a warmer climate mean wine can be produced in more and more places. “We may have saved wine for humanity,” says Mike Juergens, who has started growing grapes in the Himalayas.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:55:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moldova to Name US-Funded Power Line the Trump Liberty Line]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Moldova is naming a new power line after US President Donald Trump, following an American proposal.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:18:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU Weighs Fewer Vetoes and Less Power for New Members to Ease Enlargement]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It would be harder for everyone to veto decisions, and new members would have less power. That is how the European Commission wants to make it easier to expand the union. But the proposal is already facing significant resistance.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:58:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Passenger Bus and Border Checkpoint Attacked on Moldova-Ukraine Border]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A passenger bus and a checkpoint have been attacked on the Moldova-Ukraine border, Moldova’s border police announced.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:38:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Five Russian missiles and drones violate Moldovan airspace, says Maia Sandu]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Five Russian missiles and drones have violated Moldovan airspace in attacks on Ukraine overnight Saturday, writes Moldovan President Maia Sandu on X.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:58:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moldova declares 60-day state of emergency over drought and water shortages]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Moldova has declared a 60-day state of emergency after unusually severe drought.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:58:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Støre says Zelenskyy's plane was nearly hit by drone after Moldova takeoff]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a dramatic start to his trip to Oslo and King Harald's funeral. His plane was nearly hit by a drone as it took off from Moldova. "That is the reality he faces," Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre tells NRK.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:51:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian strikes kill several in Ukraine, four dead in Russian drone attack]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Several people have been killed in Russian attacks on various parts of Ukraine during the night of Wednesday. In Russia, four people are reported to have been killed in a Ukrainian drone attack.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:49:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moldova says five suspected Russian drones entered its airspace, one crashes near highway]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Five suspected Russian drones have violated Moldova's airspace. One drone has crashed next to a highway, the country's foreign ministry says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:19:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania says F-16s destroyed drone near Neptun Deep gas project]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[F-16 fighter jets have destroyed a drone just a few hundred meters from the Romanian Neptun Deep fossil gas project in the Black Sea, Defense Minister Radu Miruta announced. “This is hybrid warfare,” said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:27:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Drone shot down after entering Romanian airspace, defense ministry says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A drone that violated Romania's airspace was shot down overnight, the country's defense ministry said.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Water shortage could divide the Rhine in two, shipping group warns]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Low water levels and a lack of rain could cut the Rhine River in two, halting shipping on the middle stretch of one of Europe’s largest rivers, the German shipping association BDB told Rheinische Post.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe’s major rivers run exceptionally low as drought hits Danube and Rhine again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nuclear reactors are shutting down, cargo barges are stuck and tourists eager to swim are met with a roar. For the third time in a decade, the levels of the Danube, Rhine and other major rivers are extremely low. The summer season is already over for boat trips, says houseboat owner Radovan Segrt.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moldovan man arrested in Germany over drone flight at defence factory, suspected of espionage]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A man from Moldova has been arrested on suspicion of espionage in Germany.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:34:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine moves closer to EU membership as new negotiation steps are agreed]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A negotiating "Super Tuesday" in Brussels speeds up the pace for Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro and Albania on their path toward EU membership.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:59:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ireland takes over EU presidency with focus on enlargement and tough budget talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More countries will be led toward membership and a new budget will be hammered out when Ireland takes over the EU. But difficult compromises will be required, warns Prime Minister Micheál Martin]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Historic for Ukraine as EU negotiations begin]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After Hungary's long-running blockade, Ukraine and Moldova are now beginning formal negotiations for EU membership.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Polarizing EU friend poised for victory in Armenia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Armenia has embarked on a pro-Western path under Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, which has angered Moscow. Pashinyan has also become a polarizing force in the country.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:45:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Minority agreement opens way for Ukraine's EU membership talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hungary and Ukraine have reached an agreement on the treatment of Ukraine's Hungarian minority. The agreement paves the way for Ukraine to begin concrete talks on EU accession.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Politico: Ukraine can start EU membership negotiations on June 15]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukraine and Moldova may open their first so-called negotiation clusters for EU membership on June 15.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden donates 16 Gripen planes to Ukraine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukraine's air force is now being built up with help from Sweden. Ukraine is buying 20 Gripen aircraft. In addition, Sweden is donating 16 older-model Gripen. "This is an extremely important step and will allow us to displace the Russian fighter jets," says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a press conference.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 07:58:50 GMT</pubDate>
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