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Former Senior Russian Police Officer Fined For Criticizing War Against Ukraine.
Viktor Lavrentyev
A court in the Russian city of Tomsk has fined a retired police lieutenant colonel 1 million rubles ($12,350) in a case of alleged military "fakes" for anti-war posts he made on social media. The Oktyabrsky district court fined 60-year-old Viktor Lavrentyev and barred him from speaking publicly, including posting on social networks, for one year. Lavrentyev has repeatedly criticized the actions of the Russian army and Russian authorities over the invasion of neighboring Ukraine. To read the original story by Current Time, click here .
Poland says talks with Ukraine on track amid grain dispute.
Poland's agriculture minister said talks with Ukraine were on track as the two countries try to resolve a dispute about a ban imposed by Warsaw on Polish grain imports.
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Baku Detains Former Russian Businessman Vardanian, Who Briefly Served As Nagorno-Karabakh's De Facto PM.
Azerbaijan's State Border Service (DSX) said on September 27 that it has detained billionaire Ruben Vardanian, a former Russian citizen of Armenian descent, who served as prime minister in the de facto government of the breakaway region of Nagorno...
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Ukraine Says It Will Boycott All UEFA Tournaments With Russian Participation.
Ukraine has strongly condemned a decision by UEFA to allow the return of Russia's youth football teams to international competitions and said it would boycott all tournaments with Russian participation
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Russia Shells Civilians As Fighting In Southern And Eastern Ukraine Continues.
Russian troops launched fresh artillery strikes on Ukraine's southern regions of Nikopol and Kherson overnight, wounding civilians and damaging houses and infrastructure, regional officials said early on September 27.
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'Too Bad, Vladimir:' Hillary Clinton Taunts Putin On NATO Expansion Since Invasion.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton taunted Russian President Vladimir Putin over the expansion of NATO since launching his invasion of Ukraine.
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Car Traffic Briefly Suspended On Сrimean Bridge
Car traffic was briefly suspended on the Crimea Bridge on September 27 in the morning, Russian authorities said on the Telegram messaging app.
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Hillary Clinton just hit rock bottom's basement: Concha.
FOX News contributor Joe Concha joins 'FOX & Friends First' to discuss Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's claim she's looking to trade in her Tesla, Hillary Clinton's interview on Russian election interference, and Biden's poor polling. #FoxNews Sub...
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WGA, studios reach tentative deal to end writers' strike.
Nearly five months after the start of the WGA strike, Hollywood writers and studios have reached a tentative deal on a new labor contract. Terms of the deal, which were not immediately made public, must still be ratified by the WGA's approximately...
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Turkey: Asbestos contamination could lead to many more deaths after the earthquake - DW News.
More than 45,000 people were killed in Turkey's devastating earthquake this year. But an exclusive investigation by DW's Turkish and Environment services indicates that a looming health crisis in the region could lead to many more deaths. The quak...
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Matteo Messina Denaro dead – Mafia boss dubbed ‘The Devil’ who inspired The Godfather dies aged 61.
Sicilian mafia don Matteo Messina Denaro, who spent 30 years on the run before his arrest in January, has died. The 61-year-old "boss of bosses"- responsible for heinous crimes that shocked Italy and the world - had been suffering from cancer. As ...
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Hear Buttigieg's response to Trump's reported comments toward injured veteran.
CNN's Dana Bash asks transportation secretary and US veteran Pete Buttigieg about a profile in The Atlantic, where Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley says former President Donald Trump instructed him not to bring wounded veterans to...
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Reporter denied entry into restaurants while in Fetterman-inspired clothes: 'NOT HAPPENING'.
New York Post columnist Jon Levine shows off his 'full Fetterman getup' on 'FOX & Friends' after he was denied entry to high-end NYC restaurants for his casual clothing, which is now allowed on the Senate floor. #FoxNews Subscribe to Fox News! Wa...
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