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Wall Street stocks retreat further from records

Some Forces in Germany Creating Hostility Atmosphere Around Sputnik, RT - Lavrov

ANALYSIS - NATO Leak of US Nuclear Sites in Europe Unlikely to Have Major Consequences

Brexit Party Member Says Pro-EU Lawmakers Ceded Spitzenkandidat System for 'Backroom' Deal

Brexit Party Member Says Pro-EU Lawmakers Ceded Spitzenkandidat System for 'Backroom' Deal

Brexit Party Member Says Pro-EU Lawmakers Ceded Spitzenkandidat System for 'Backroom' Deal

Stock markets weaker, pound under pressure

Global stock markets turned weaker Wednesday after recent record gains in the US while growing concerns about a no-deal Brexit kept the pound under pressure

Russia's Lavrov to Discuss Russian-Speaking People's Status in Ukraine With OSCE Official

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will discuss the status of Russian-speaking people in Ukraine and the Baltic republics with High Commissioner on National Minorities of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Lamberto Zannier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday

Russia's Return to PACE Important for Enforcement of Standards - EU Human Rights Envoy

The return of Russia to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is a welcome step and particularly important for implementation of human rights standards in Europe, EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore told Sputnik on Wednesday

Serbia's Vulin Thanks NATO for Understanding Belgrade's Position of Military Neutrality

Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin thanked NATO during his meeting with the alliance's Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Tod Wolters for its understanding of Belgrade's position on maintaining military neutrality, the Serbian Defense Ministry said Wednesday

Narrow Majority for Von der Leyen Shows Shrinking Power of EU Establishment - AfD

The fact that Germany's former defense minister and EU president-elect Ursula von der Leyen won a narrow majority in the European Parliament demonstrates that the political power of ruling groups in the EU institutions is in decline, Joerg Meuthen, federal spokesman for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, told Sputnik on Wednesday

'Eternal Chancellor' Merkel Turns 65 Amid Unconfirmed Health Problems

German Chancellor Angela Merkel celebrates her 65th birthday on Wednesday

Serbian Leader Asks NATO to Set Up Emergency Communication Channel to Discuss Kosovo

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met on Wednesday NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Tod Wolters in Belgrade and asked him to establish an emergency communication channel between the Serbian military and the mission of the NATO-led international peacekeeping force in Kosovo (KFOR) in the event tensions in the region become aggravated

Italy's Salvini Expresses Concern Over von der Leyen's Election to Head EU Commission

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday expressed concern over the election of Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the European Commission due to her "leftist" positions on migration and economics

Berlusconi Says Confident Italy's Lega Party Never Received Funding From Russia

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi expressed confidence on Wednesday, citing a conversation he had with Russian President Vladimir Putin, that Italy's euroskeptic Lega party had never received any funding from Moscow, despite rumors to the contrary