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Police Commander, Prison Officers Held In North Macedonia On Suspicion Of Aiding Prisoner's Escape.
A court in North Macedonia has ordered the arrest of a police commander and two prison officers on suspicion they helped a convicted murderer escape from prison on January 12. Another prison officer was barred from leaving the country. The prosecutor's office said convicted killer Bekim Memeti was allowed to escape while he was being transferred to a hospital in Idrizovo after harming himself. A hunt is under way for the escapee, officials said. Memeti was sentenced to 21 years in prison for murder and drug trafficking in 2016. To read the original story from RFE/RL’s Balkan Service, click here .
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article used a photo of a different person with the same name as the fugitive. We apologize for the mistake.
Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Ordered Into Custody Over Graft Allegations.
Ukraine's anti-corruption court on April 26 ordered that Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskiy be taken into custody over accusations that he had illegally acquired land worth about 291 million hryvnias ($7 million).
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Ramstein Format To Discuss Next Steps In Ukraine Support.
The Ukraine Defense Contact Group, also known as the Ramstein Format, is to hold a virtual meeting on April 26 to discuss ways to speed up the delivery of much-needed military aid for Ukrainian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.
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Siberian Teens Get Prison Terms Over Anti-War Graffiti.
A military court in Siberia has handed prison terms to two teenagers over graffiti they painted protesting Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Detained Former Karabakh Separatist Official Ends Hunger Strike -- Family.
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-Karabakh from November 2022 to February 2023, has ended a hunger strike in a Baku prison, his ...
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Putin Announces Plans To Visit China In May
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit China in May. Putin announced the plans on April 25 at a congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow.
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Labour plans to boost community police officers by 13,000.
Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry has told Sky News that Labour plan to increase community police officers by 13,000 if they form the next government. Meanwhile, Ms Thornberry said Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan for migrants "doesn't make any se...
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Why are there so few women in the German Army? - DW News.
Countries worldwide are strengthening their armies, but women are still widely underrepresented. Germany is no exception. As of today, roughly 13% of German soldiers are female. Most of them work in the medical service. That’s relatively low compa...
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Biden's student debt giveaway reportedly wipes $250,000 slate clean for 49-year-old musician.
Talk show host Dana Loesch lambasts 49-year-old musician, Joel, whose $250,000 debt was canceled by President Biden on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.' #foxnews #jessewattersprimetime Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Chan...
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'The Democrats have boxed themselves into a hole': JD Vance.
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, joins ‘Jesse Watters Primetime’ to discuss the need for law and order at college campus protests. #foxnews Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Channel Live: FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour al...
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BREAKING: 'Number of horses' on the loose in central London.
Two loose horses have been seen running around central London, one of which appeared to be covered in blood. Read more on this developing story here: SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twitter: Like us on Facebook: Foll...
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