Thousands Protest In Serbia, Accusing Government Of Fostering Violence.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in the center of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on June 3 for the fifth anti-government protest in recent weeks.
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Kyiv Protests To Hungary Over Map Missing Crimea
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on June 3 protested to the government of Hungary over an official video that used a map of Ukraine that did not include the Russian-occupied region of Crimea.
Three Europeans Return Home After Release By Iran In Prisoner Swap.
Three Europeans returned home on June 3, a day after being released by Iran in a prisoner swap, and Tehran said there was no reason for Europeans to be arrested if they were not "exploited" by foreign security services.
EU's Top Diplomat Discusses Ukraine's Ammunition Needs With South Korea.
The European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said he met South Korea's defense minister on June 3 to discuss Ukraine's needs for ammunition.
Turkey To Send Reinforcements For NATO Force In Kosovo.
Turkey will send a battalion as reinforcements for the NATO-led peacekeeping force KFOR in Kosovo, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on June 3.
Iran Says To Form Naval Alliance With Persian Gulf States To Ensure Regional Stability.
Iran's navy commander said his country and Saudi Arabia, as well as three other Persian Gulf states, plan to form a naval alliance that will also include India and Pakistan, Iranian media reported.
Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Ready To Launch Its Long-Awaited Counteroffensive.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says his country is ready to launch its much-anticipated counteroffensive to liberate territory occupied by Russian forces while warning that it could take some time and be costly.
Zelenskiy Orders Audit Of Ukraine's Shelters After Three Killed By Debris.
President Volodomyr Zelenskiy has ordered an audit of all of Ukraine's air raid shelters after a 9-year-old girl, her mother, and another woman were killed by falling fragments of a missile after being unable to enter a Kyiv shelter that was repor...
Scholz Defends Ukraine Aid When Protesters Disrupt His Speech At Party Gathering.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fiercely defended sending aid to Ukraine after protesters shouted at him during a speech at a gathering of his party in Falkensee near Berlin.
Report: Secretive Real Estate Holdings On Moscow's Outskirts Linked To Putin Family.
Family members of Russian President Vladimir Putin quietly acquired several plots of real estate in Moscow’s tony western suburbs near his residence, where a series of luxury homes have been built, a new investigation found.
Navalny's Bizarre Requests, Including Pet Kangaroo, Denied By Russian Prison Authorities In Stilted Language.
Imprisoned Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny on June 2 released excerpts of his correspondence with prison administrators, detailing sarcastic demands for outlandish things such as a bottle of moonshine and a pet kangaroo.
Iranian Student Beaten Amid Fears That Growing Wave Of Attacks Is Related To Protests.
Security personnel at a university in southwestern Iran appear to have severely assaulted a student, the latest in a series of violent attacks on school campuses amid anti-government protests led by young Iranians angered at the regime's intrusion...
Belarusian Player Sabalenka Skips French Open Press Conference Citing Mental Health.
Belarusian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka skipped the post-match press conference at the French Open on June 2, citing mental health reasons.
Online Tatar Language School To Close As International Educator Leaves Russia.
The popular online Tatar language school Ana Tele (The Mother Tongue) has announced its closure as of June 30.
Ethnic Serbs Again Gather In North Kosovo As West Pushes Diplomatic Solution To Crisis.
Protesters have again gathered in front of municipal buildings in several cities in northern Kosovo as Western diplomats ratchet up pressure on Pristina to hold fresh elections to defuse tensions over the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors tha...
Security Forces Fire On Protesters In Abdanan Demonstrating Over Student's Death.
A group of citizens in the western Iranian city of Abdanan, took to the streets chanting anti-government slogans on June 1 to protest the suspicious death of 21-year-old student Bamshad Suleimankhani. Several protesters were injured when security ...
Iran Frees One Danish, Two Austrian-Iranian Citizens.
Iran on June 2 released one Danish and two Austrian-Iranian citizens it had been holding after mediation by Oman.
Pashinian Says Armenia Is Not Russia's Ally In Moscow's War With Ukraine.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian says "in its war with Ukraine, we are not Russia's ally."
Russian Activists Under Pressure Over Pro-Navalny Rally Scheduled For June 4.
Police in Russia have warned activists of possible repercussions for their participation in nationwide rallies to support jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, scheduled for June 4, his birthday.
Ukraine Freezes More Assets Under Name Of Pro-Russian Politician's Wife.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has frozen more assets of Oksana Marchenko, the wife of pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk.