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Swampy Cree app aims to help people reconnect with Indigenous language
A certificate for grazing cattle: Empowering Bolivia’s Aymara people by recognizing their work
Four Initiatives to Help Cuban Political Prisoners & Their Families
‘France still doesn’t understand us Kanaks after 30 years of dialogue’
‘Just an ordinary Sunday’: With no candidates to support, Hong Kong’s democrats take it easy on election day
Somaliland: Africa’s stable, unrecognized state
Exploring Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara
Papuan rebel fights a war without weapons from a land without food
New Caledonian independence still far from settled
Native American Santa visits Oklahoma First Americans Museum
Greenlanders shipped to Denmark as children seek compensation
Ethiopia: TPLF rebels announce retreat to Tigray from Amhara and Afar regions
A free and democratic Belarus based on the principles of human rights
Rwanda, DRC organize trade fair, seek to boost trade coorperation
‘The world’s best place to be a woman’ is being sued for misogyny
Libya candidates ask commission to reveal reasons for election delay
Planned new US embassy in Estonia significantly larger than current facility
DRC: At least four dead in Goma protests against alleged presence of Rwandan police
Vaccine agency opens 1st regional office in Sweden
Chile elects millennial who wants to tax the rich as new president
Europol coordinates referral action targeting migrant smuggling from Belarus
Pandemic Will End When Vaccine Inequity Ends, WHO Chief Says
Finland’s PM: If Russia attacks Ukraine, it will face tough consequences
12 Released Missionaries Detail Daring Escape From Haiti
How China became a force in the former Soviet space after the fall of the USSR
Kazakh Activist Tries To Commit Suicide After Alleged Pressure Imposed By Police
Bundestag MP to Belarusians: Europe Stands on Your Side
Greece to extend border wall to stop migrants, wants EU help
U.S. and Britain Help Ukraine Prepare for Potential Russian Cyberassault
US advises against travel to Ukraine, citing Russia threat
Norwegian Yara is not one of 32 companies that stopped cooperating with state enterprises of Belarus
Gunmen kill 47 in latest attacks in Nigeria’s troubled north
Estonian minister of defense: Russia escalating threat to whole of Europe
A look at the billions of dollars in foreign aid to Gaza
NATO Secretary General against talks with Kremlin on ‘spheres of influence’
Defiant in war and isolation, Hamas plays long game in Gaza
Words and statements not enough to deter Russian aggression against Ukraine – Borrell
Azerbaijan hands over 10 prisoners to Armenia in EU-mediated deal
Economist: Panic May Start In Foreign Currency Market Of Belarus
Lithuania’s Defense Minister: We are ready to deliver lethal weapons to Ukraine
Hong Kong election results: Pro-Beijing candidates dominate
Russian Man Faces 12 Years In Prison In Belarus Over Anti-Lukashenka Activities
Omicron proves Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland need new funding deal
Amnesty: migrants bitten by dogs and pushed into rivers on Belarus-EU border
‘Welsh culture belongs to everyone’: Rhondda Cynon Taf begin National Eisteddfod preparations
Ukraine, Denmark sign memorandum on joint ship construction
More money for Welsh language, museums, arts and media in draft government budget
Lithuanians least prone to verifying online information – Eurostat
Catalonia: Head of Mossos d’Esquadra police Josep Lluís Trapero removed from post
IMF says Belarus squeezed by Western sanctions, spending should be cut
Recent South China Sea missions seen as sign China confident in carrier fleet
EDF soldiers decorated by French military following Mali service
Promised new homes don’t materialize for retired North Korean soldiers
Ukraine’s accession to EU, NATO: Lublin Triangle leaders sign declaration
Retired Uyghur civil servant confirmed to have died in Xinjiang internment camp
Lithuanian president: Russia’s attempts to create ‘zones of influence’ will not be tolerated
Teacher sent to psychiatric hospital in China’s Hunan after backing Nanjing massacre comments
Belarus claims diplomat hurt in ‘attack’ on London embassy
Thousands of refugees amassed at Thai border amid fighting in Myanmar’s Kayin state
Baltic states ready to provide “non-military and military support” to Ukraine
More than 90 sentenced to death by military courts in Myanmar
Ukraine accuses former president Poroshenko of treason
Opposition party in Burkina reappoints leader
Poland, Lithuania back Ukraine, urge Russia sanctions
Swiss company helps recycle Morocco’s organic waste
Belarus Recalls Former Currency
One in four Somalis facing acute hunger due to worsening drought
Latvia Introduces Ban On Transportation For Belarusian Shippers
EU cut ties with C. African Republic over links with Russian mercenaries
Kvien: US will provide more weapons to Ukraine in case of Russia’s invasion
African leaders gather in Brussels to prepare EU-AU summit
Landsbergis worried to lose Lukashenka as a client
I am Irish and I shall ever be, said the woman who campaigned to end slavery
US university head warns pro-Beijing students for harassing pro-democracy fellow-Chinese student
Wenda slams Jakarta over Papuan student arrests, seeks support
Bishops call for peace in West Papua and Honiara, urge young people to vote in upcoming election
Deadly raids are latest case of abuse against Indigenous Batwa in DRC park
In Guyana, saving an Indigenous language from dying out with its last speakers
How Ohio’s Indigenous sacred sites became a religious flashpoint
Buying Influence: How China Manipulates Facebook and Twitter
Cuba Runs Out of Paper to Print the Ration Books
Former Denmark immigration minister expelled from parliament
Orban: Hungary will defy EU court ruling on asylum policy
Wales’ decision to close stadia but not pubs is a reminder that our restrictions are dependent on the UK Treasury’s say-so
American ex-priest in East Timor found guilty of sex abuse
China angered as Biden Administration appoints special coordinator for Tibetan issues
France kills IS militant linked to Niger giraffe park attack
Welsh independence ‘not such a distant prospect’ says Los Angeles literary magazine
Israeli fire kills Palestinian after attempted car ramming
Demise of USSR was anything but bloodless
US names senior diplomat as Tibet coordinator, tasked with opening Sino-Tibetan talks
Number of children remaining in orphanages in Latvia stays high
Uyghurs see assimilation as China touts investment in Xinjiang preschools
600-800 Russian military officers and generals permanently deployed to Donbas – Ukraine’s intelligence
Indonesia breaks ground on China-backed ‘green’ industrial zone on Borneo
Defense minister: EDF work in Poland good demonstration of solidarity
Air strikes kill at least 28 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Realpolitik to deter Russia and other takeaways from our series on post-Soviet transformations
Gabon’s football coach arrested for sexual abuse of under-age boys
Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania ready to jointly oppose Russia’s gas market monopoly
Truth Comission describes 1972 events in Burundi as genocide
Nuclear Astravyets: Power Unit Turned Out To Be Crooked
China Imposes Sanctions on US Officials Over Xinjiang
Lukashenko ‘clearing warehouses of migrants’, Lithuanian minister says
Talks Planned to End 100-Year Guatemala Indigenous Dispute
Danish Intelligence Report Highlights Russia’s ‘intentional’ Espionage On Denmark
Former military intelligence chief acknowledges Israel’s involvement in Soleimani killing
Census shows Lithuania’s population shrank to 2.8m
UK court orders Dubai ruler to pay ex-wife $728m in divorce settlement
New Iceland-based airline heats up transatlantic competition
Opposition Protests In Georgia’s Breakaway Abkhazia Turn Violent
China’s Spat With Lithuania Is a Test for the World’s Democracies
New Euronews Owner, Alpac Capital, Linked To Hungarian PM’s Adviser
New nuclear reactor – the most powerful in Europe – began work in Finland
Bulgaria’s Defense Chief Says No Need For NATO Troop Deployment
Baltic states to develop joint Multiple Launch Rocket System
A Kazakh Prisoner Says A Guard Raped Her. Now She’s The One In Trouble.
Covid concerns leave older people facing lonely Christmas
‘Like pushing a rock’: NGOs decry uphill battle for legitimacy in Greece
The National Film Centre of Latvia celebrates its 30th anniversary with a special jubilee selection of titles
Maltese gas pipeline detracts from green alternatives, says son of murdered journalist
Former First Minister says he was nervous about using Welsh in formal contexts
India woos Central Asian countries in geopolitical race for influence
Defense capability of Baltic states must be improved – Estonian defense minister
Portuguese lithium, fuel of Europe’s electric vehicle revolution?
Wales will not turn away from Afghanistan’s crisis
Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia deepen economic ties at summit
The Winter Solstice Begins a Season of Storytelling and Ceremony
PNG church workers plead for more police help to end gang ‘reign of terror’
Russia detains 2 Turkish journalists for allegedly spying in Khakassia
President signs Irish language rights legislation into law
Incarceration of schoolteacher in psychiatric hospital prompts online outcry in China
NATO puts its European forces on high alert as Russia amasses troops on Ukrainian borders
New general takes over command of EU’s training mission in Mali
Uyghur, Tibet and Hong Kong activists call for athletes to boycott Beijing Olympics
Norway wealth fund divests from China’s Yunnan Baiyao over pangolins
China’s BYD Celebrates Delivery Of 1,000th Tang EV In Norway
Tribal endorsements at the helm of Libya’s politics as polls near
Libya’s presidential candidates call for unity after poll postponement
Chinese FM holds talks with Icelandic counterpart
Libya’s electoral commission proposes January 24 for delayed polls
Ihar Alinevich And Belarusian Anarchists Got Huge Sentences Of 18 To 20 Years
Oil spill in Mauritius in 2020: the captain of the Wakashio found guilty
Norway to provide NOK 3.3 billion to new, record-breaking financing package for world’s poorest countries
US, Israel Reaffirm Deal to Keep Iran from Developing Nuclear Weapons
Dutch Prosecutor’s Office demands life sentence for those accused of downing MH17 Boeing over Donbas
Closure of Iraq-Syria Border Crossing Worries Aid Groups, Travelers
Russia’s FSB reports detaining 106 Ukrainian “neo-Nazis” from the MKU, an organization only the FSB knows about
Guinea’s 2008 Coup Leader Returns Home From Exile
Naftogaz files complaint with European Commission over Gazprom “abusing dominant position” on European gas market
Former Maltese officials barred from US due to corruption allegations
Belarus is still using migrants as a political weapon against the EU
2021 has been a ‘special year’ in Kazakh-EU relations
We Will Never Separate Jewish Victims From the Nazi Genocide Against the Entire People of Belarus
Warsaw combative as EU starts infringement over primacy of EU v. national law
As Putin Hints At War In Ukraine, State TV Amplifies The Threat
University Rector In Russia’s Tatarstan Charged With Involvement In Premeditated Murder
OSCE says ceasefire agreement reached for eastern Ukraine
Putin Can’t Be Allowed to Re-Divide Europe
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Submits His Resignation To Parliament
New German Defense Minister visits German combat troops in Lithuania
Mayor Of Yerevan Removed Amid Conflict With Armenia’s Ruling Party
Denmark Probes $4.6 Billion Money Laundering Case Via Danske Bank’s Estonia Branch
Hungary’s PM denounced in Bosnia for anti-Muslim rhetoric
Belarusian transit at odds with Lithuania’s national security, government panel rules
Gaza’s old battery pileups pose risk to health, environment
Lithuania has enough gas amid Russia’s cuts, minister says
German traces in Latvia: Das Blaue vom Himmel
Baltic states agree to create joint ‘operational area’ for defence
Russian ambassador meets with Lithuanian president’s aides amid Ukraine tensions
China threatens to sweep Lithuania into ‘garbage bin of history’, mulls sanctions
‘Then I understood what they want’: Unmasking Belarus border attack – LRT Investigation
Art auction in Vilnius collects €8,000 for Belarusian political prisoners
Estonian infantry unit returns from deployment in Mali
Lithuania makes debut at Taipei food show
Battle of Culloden site saved from plans for holiday village by ministers
Muriel Gray on the board sums up the BBC’s Scotland problem
Martin Compston beaten by Neil Oliver on list of most influential Scots on Twitter
S4C and Creative Wales confirm new £2 million fund for Welsh language films
Wales will look at fourth vaccine dose next year if current booster offers ‘waning protection’
If Ireland as an island is two places in one surely we can afford to relax and let natural ‘unities’ emerge?
Indigenous communities’ ecological knowledge
This 35-year-old Six Nations language immersion school in Ontario still doesn’t have a home of its own
Tibetan Sangay Tso released in critical health after 10 months of detention
Tibetan political prisoner Dolkar unable to walk after torture in prison
Chinese Communist Party’s 100 Atrocities in Tibet
Chechen leader Kadyrov outraged by Erdoğan: Threatens to honour Öcalan
Gay Brothers Detained in Chechnya Go on Hunger Strike
University of Hong Kong removes Tiananmen Massacre monument in dead of night
Serbian authorities accused of spying on visiting Russian citizens at behest of Kremlin
New Caledonia’s pro-independence parties file first referendum challenge
Senegalese parliament to debate bill criminalising homosexuality
Migrants beaten in Belarus, UN reports
Morocco and Israel mark one year of renewed diplomatic relations
Some people in Greenland absorb sugar differently
Rwanda’s mountain gorilla population is growing
Widowed in Poland: An Iraqi Kurdish victim of the border-crisis
Tunisian court sentences former president Marzouki to four years in jail
U.S. Considers Warning Ukraine of a Russian Invasion in Real-Time
Cash shortage hits Zimbabwe banks as thousands stranded for Christmas
Russia begins large-scale military exercises in annexed Crimea
Sudanese condemn sexual attacks during protests
Faroese fish farmer scoops sustainability award
Intel Apologizes for Asking Suppliers to Avoid Xinjiang
European Capital of Culture: “Northern Norway Needs More Flagship Projects Like This”
Hong Kong University Dismantles Tiananmen Crackdown Memorial
58% Ukrainians support joining EU, 54% in favor of NATO, IRI Ukraine poll shows
Native American Journalists Weigh in on Biden Tribal Initiatives
Denmark to pump billions into beleaguered water environment
Trade Deals Raise Cambodian Hopes for a Brighter, Post-Pandemic Economy
Kids of Bergen help make Pepperkakebyen — the world’s largest gingerbread town
Worrying Regression Of LGBT Rights In Eastern Europe
Ukraine presses criminal charges against Russia’s PMC Wagner head
Western Powers Assail Moscow For Aiding Vagner Mercenary Group In Mali
Why Christmas was banned in Scotland for four centuries – and how that changed
US, Japan draw up joint military plan for possible Taiwan emergency: report
Russian buildup near Ukraine gains steam, new satellite images show
Deals reached on carcinogens and TEN-E as Slovenia presidency draws to a close
Jon Snow will have ‘honorary citizenship in independent Scotland’, says FM
2022 must be the year governments serve up a food systems revolution
Belarus labeled Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty extremist
Accelerating climate smart agriculture in Africa
Here are the Scottish towns in the mix to become a city in 2022
Nagaland village in India’s northeast mourns after deadly attacks
Biden, signing Uyghur forced labor law, vows to ‘use every tool’ to stop abuses
Ecuador: Coronavirus vaccination mandatory for most citizens
Catalan parliament approves 2022 budget without support of all pro-independence parties
Ethiopia says its army will not advance further into Tigray
Lukashenka’s regime threatens to block transit and stop exports to Lithuania
U.N. says 22 million Ethiopians will need food aid in 2022
World Record in Girona for most stairs climbed while balancing a person on the head
US Navy says it seizes arms from Iran likely bound for Yemen
Foreign committee chair: Estonia should leave 16+1 format
Israeli opposition lawmaker to resign under plea deal
Book on Welsh history to be sent to all schools as part of new national curriculum
Bustling bars, surging business: Dubai sees a post-vax boom
Lithuanian FM dismisses Russia’s UN event on ‘Nazism glorification’ in Baltics as diversion
Chile’s tattooed president-elect honors homeland in ink
Good Morning Britain presenters confused by Welsh minister saying Nadolig Llawen
We will do ‘whatever we can’ to help Lithuania amid China’s pressure, Taiwan rep says
Celtic speaking people may have migrated to Wales and England earlier than previously thought
Lebanon’s top Christian party signals possible end of Hezbollah alliance
Map firm accused of ‘naff bigotry’ for mocking Welsh place names
Cuba soars to near top of COVID vaccination charts on decades-old bet
Meeting Laura McAllister – the most influential woman in Welsh sport
Couldn’t Get Any More Interesting Than This [Lukashenka]
1951 December 24: Libya Independence Day
1979 December 24: Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Indigenous artist sings Christmas carols in Cree language
These women are fighting for their Indigenous land and the survival of the Amazon
More Australians are paying tribute to Indigenous people. Some worry it’s just lip service.
Two more Hong Kong universities tear down Tiananmen Massacre monuments in early hours of Fri
Tibetan freedom activist Tenzin Tsundue completes 127-day Himalayan walk
Amid pandemic, HDP faces last year before likely closure by Turkish authorities
Lebanon to deport Bahraini opposition Al-Wefaq members in unprecedented move
West Papua: An Island in Peril
Eemis Stane: The new magazine giving Scots an outlet to write in their own language
Radio Liberty journalist Hruzdzilovich detained in Minsk
Chinese authorities warn Christians not to celebrate Christmas
Lithuania stands up to Beijing — but needs stronger support
Public buses in Rwanda require passengers to present vaccination certificates
Seven more European countries join fifth package of sanctions against Belarusian regime
Pope Francis accepts resignation of highest-ranking African in Vatican
Christmas peace declared across Estonia
Senegal: Railway to open in Darkar on Monday amidst protests
Belarus lawyer Lizaveta Matveyeva loses license
Japan says it won’t send senior officials to Beijing Olympics
Latvia invests in electromagnetic protection and cybersecurity
Turkey freezes assets of 770 people, US-based foundation citing terror links
Lukashenka Was Declared Inadequate In Kremlin
Protesters storm Guadeloupe legislature over vaccination requirements
How to make Lithuania’s Christmas Eve specialty – kūčiukai
Gambia Commission Says Ex-President Jammeh Responsible for Murder, Torture, Rape
Ukraine Wants Military Support to Deter Russia While the U.S. Weighs Response
Talks Aimed At Reviving Iran Nuclear Deal To Resume in Vienna On December 27
Lithuania MP counters China threat by saying communism in ‘garbage bin of history’
Holiday Greetings From Georgia, Home Of The ‘World’s Oldest Christmas Tree’
How the Soviet Union’s collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension
Christmas In Romania: A Once ‘Tattered Celebration’ That Has Retaken Its Place In The National Psyche
China’s Lithuania blockade hits other EU exports, Dombrovskis says
Russia Doubled Imports Of Natural Gas From Turkmenistan In 2021
Russia says Molotov cocktail thrown at its Ukraine consulate
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Chief Says War Games Were Warning To Israel
Largest number yet recorded of migrants trying to illegally cross into Latvia from Belarus
Central Asia: Getting Pulled From All Directions At The Crossroads Of Eurasia
Russian Foreign Minister threatens Europe with big war over Ukraine
Russian mercenaries deploy to eastern Ukraine
Redesigning Latvia’s 2022 Olympic Hockey Jerseys
Japan Cabinet OKs record defense budget amid Taiwan concerns
Satellite images show Russia still building up forces near Ukraine
In UAE desert, camels compete for crowns in beauty pageant
The Last Soviet Generation
Greece: 13 dead, others missing in new migrant boat accident
Belarus interested in developing productive relations with Chile
Latvia Metal Band EVERLUST Drop New Video ‘Alone’
Ukraine: What we are fighting for and why we will win
16 offenders brought back to Lithuania from UK
Kuleba: Ukraine should take part in U.S., EU or NATO security consultations with Russia
Denmark commits US$30mn to African Water Facility
The romantic denial of racism in Denmark has to end
How a Ukrainian woman hostage survived the prisons of Russia-occupied Donbas
Sweden: Uppsala launches its first in-store vertical farm
Syrians say Belarus deported them even though they’re wanted by Assad’s regime
Finland: 11.000m2 hybrid vertical farm constructed near Helsinki
Indigenous youths reclaim ancestral languages
Person of the Year in Nicaragua: the 167 Political Prisoners
The Gambia: TRCC recommends Jammeh be prosecuted before international tribunal
Greenland weather – temperature 30 degrees above seasonal average
Malians ‘welcome’ deployment of Russian mercenaries in the country
Antarctic ice sheet collapse could raise sea levels by five meters
Young women flourishing in football in Benin
Libyans mark 70th Anniversary of independence
Seeing Suomi: Reindeer, Indigenous People, and Modern Meteorology Converge in a Winter Scene From Scandinavia
Melting of Kashmir Glaciers Causes Concern About Water Shortages
Gorbachev’s resignation 30 years ago marked the end of USSR
NASA’s Revolutionary New Space Telescope Launched From French Guiana
Women who flee North Korea also escape a harsh patriarchy
Clashes in Northeast Somalia Force Thousands to Flee
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: the Belarusian standing up to tyranny
Kazakh Delegation Visits Kabul To Discuss Trade, Cooperation With Taliban
Some Russian troops reportedly withdraw from Ukraine border area
Western states need united front against divisive China – Trudeau
In their shared sea, Ukraine and Russia already risk direct conflict every day
Ukraine leader discusses Russia tensions with US lawmakers
Thirty years since Soviet collapse, why didn’t all republics become like Baltics?
Why Taiwan and Lithuania matter
1990 December 26: Slovenia Independence and Unity Day
1991 December 26: Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Catalan president Aragonès says 2022 to bring light into Covid-19 darkness
Somali Leaders Again Disagree on Already Delayed Polls
Who is Tik Chi-yuen? Meet Hong Kong’s only non-establishment lawmaker
NATO Chief Seeks NATO-Russia Council Meeting in January
30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union the Kremlin repeats old lies
Former Greek President Karolos Papoulias dies at 92
Nigerian Army Arrests Alleged IPOB/ESN Leader In Enugu After Shootout In Forest
Twins a mixed blessing for some West African parents
China replaces Communist Party head of Xinjiang region
Photos of aftermath of massacre in Myanmar fuel outrage
World Reflects on Legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
41 killed in Burkina Faso ambush including volunteer leader
Saudi-Led Coalition Accuses Iran, Hizballah Of Helping Yemen’s Huthi Rebels
UAE plans to scrap monopolies of some big merchant families
Israel plans multi-million dollar settlement expansion in Golan Heights
Russian Rights Lawyer Reports ‘Abduction’ Of 21 Relatives In Chechnya
Israeli forces, Palestinians clash near West Bank settlement outpost
Lithuania should consider formally recognizing Taiwan
‘Traitor’ Lithuania and no blame on Stalin: how does Russian propaganda portray Soviet Union’s collapse?
Training Civilians, Ukraine Nurtures a Resistance in Waiting
Putin’s Ukraine ploy is all about fooling the folks back home
In Ukraine, it’s about time to celebrate the New Year — twice
Indonesia cancels deal to buy Su-35 fighter jets from Russia
Russia warns against the inclusion of Finland and Sweden in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Meet the ‘latte pappas’: Stay-at-home dads in Sweden
NATO Chief Seeks NATO-Russia Council Meeting in January