Occupied Georgian region is ‘discussing’ becoming part of Russia South Ossetia, a region that broke away from Georgia and calls itself an independent state, has discussed becoming part of Russia with Moscow officials, Russian news agency RIA cited the head of South Ossetia's parliament as saying on Sunday (17 March). German coalition cracks deepen over Ukraine policy In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the German coalition splitting over the country's Ukraine policy, the European Commission bemoaning Kosovo and Serbia for lack of progress on EU integration, and so much more. Protest erupts in eastern Cuba amid blackouts, food shortages Hundreds in Cuba's second-largest city, Santiago, engaged in a rare public protest on Sunday (17 March), according to social media and official reports, prompting Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel to call for dialogue in an "atmosphere of tranquility and peace." CVD+D: why the EU needs a comprehensive cardiovascular-diabetes health plan [Promoted content] This election year, Europe needs to step up action against the silent pandemic of diabetes. Whereas 32 million people in the European Union currently live with diabetes, this figure is set to rise to 33.2 million by 2030. South Korea’s Yoon warns of tech threat to democracy at summit South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday (18 March) called fake news and disinformation based on AI and digital technology threats to democracy, as his country hosted a gathering of senior officials including from UK, the EU and the US.
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