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Slovakia’s pro-Russian leader rejects a call by the EU not to attend a military parade in Moscow
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico reacted angrily Tuesday to what he called “disrespectful” remarks by the European Union foreign policy chief who warned European leaders against traveling to Moscow for military celebrations of the...
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Serbian students cycle hundreds of miles to take their grievances to the EU
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Serbian university students who say their fight for justice is being overlooked in much of Europe arrived to a hero's welcome Tuesday in the heart of the European Union. They cycled more than 1,300 kilometers...
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French prisons hit by mystery arson and gunfire attacks
A wave of coordinated attacks have hit prisons across France, with unknown assailants torching cars outside several jails, leaving mysterious inscriptions and hitting one facility with automatic gunfire.In recent months Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin and Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau...
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Russian hairdresser jailed over neighbour’s claim of spreading fake news
A hairdresser from St Petersburg has been given a jail term of five years and two months on a charge of spreading fake news about the Russian army.Anna Alexandrova denied posting eight anti-war messages on social media, insisting the...
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4 journalists accused of working for Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny convicted of extremism, sentenced to prison
A Russian court on Tuesday convicted four journalists of extremism for working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and sentenced each to 5 1/2 years in prison.Antonina Favorskaya, Kostantin...
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Obama calls Trump administration’s freeze on Harvard funding ‘unlawful’
Former President Barack Obama is applauding Harvard University's decision to refuse the White House's demands that it change its policies or lose federal money, in his first social media post to criticise the Trump administration since at least Inauguration...
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Trump tariffs: US orders from Chinese small businesses on hold
Laura BickerChina correspondentThe worker says it is difficult to find work these days. Others making shoes on the street also told us they only earned enough to live a basic life.While some in China feel pride in their product,...
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‘A number of businesses in limbo’ in China after US tariffs on imports
Companies have been sharing their concerns about the impact of US tariffs at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, the world's longest running import-export fair. "We've been hearing from several Chinese companies who've told us that their products are stuck...
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Peru’s ex-President Ollanta Humala guilty of money laundering
Peru's former president, Ollanta Humala, has been found guilty of money laundering and sentenced to 15 years in prison.A court in the capital, Lima, said that Humala had accepted illegal funds from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht to bankroll...
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Russia jails four journalists who covered Navalny
Russia on Tuesday sentenced four journalists it said were associated with late opposition leader Alexei Navalny to five and a half years in a penal colony, intensifying a crackdown on press freedom and Kremlin critics.Navalny -- Putin's main opponent...
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Is Britain really inching back towards the EU?
BBCDamian Grammaticas and Luke MintzBBC NewsOn a warm morning earlier this month, a group of Metropolitan Police diplomatic protection...