Portuguese prime minister resigns over lithium graft probe

Antonio Costa has stepped down after his chief-of-staff was detained for alleged corruption and influence-peddling Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned on Tuesday after national law enforcement named him as a person of interest in a graft probe and arrested his chief-of-staff. Police are investigating alleged corruption related to lithium mining and other national projects.

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US to begin military cooperation with Russian treaty ally

American general marks “milestone event” as Armenian deputy defense minister tours military training range in Germany Armenia, a Russian ally, has sent the chief of its general staff to a top NATO training center in Bavaria, Germany, to discuss the help that Yerevan can get from Washington in reforming its armed forces. The visit comes…

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At least six dead in Ukrainian missile strike on Donetsk

The city has been hit three times using US-made HIMARS systems, according to local authorities At least six people were killed and a further 11 injured in Donetsk on Tuesday, when the Russian city was repeatedly subjected to missile attacks by Ukrainian forces.

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