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RFE/RL journalists report the news in 22 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established, including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Russia.
Russian Shelling Of Kharkiv Wounds 4, Including 3 Children.
Four people, including three children, were wounded early on April 26 when Russian troops shelled the village of Derhachi in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, Governor Oleh Synyehubov said. Two girls, 16 and 5, received medical assistance on the spot, Synyehubov said, adding that a 4-year-old boy and a 52-year-old woman received minor injuries that did not need hospitalization. On April 25, 13 people were wounded in the Kharkiv region by Russian shelling. Russia has intensified its strikes on Kharkiv, whose regional capital, Kharkiv city, is just 30 kilometers from the Russian border. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here .
Macron, Von Der Leyen Urge China To Press Russia Over Ukraine.
France and the European Commission on May 6 told Chinese President Xi Jingping that they wanted him to use his influence on Russia to end its war in Ukraine, while underscoring that the EU wouldn't waver in its support for Kyiv.
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Belgrade Lays Out Welcome For Xi Visit Aimed At Raising Economic, Political Ties.
The Serbian capital has been adorned with Chinese flags and banners ahead of President Xi Jinping's May 7-8 visit to the country, as the Chinese leader seeks to gain economic and political influence during a rare European trip.
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Kazakh Ex-Minister Insists In Court He Had No Intention To Kill Wife.
Former Kazakh Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev who is on trial for violently killing his 31-year-old wife, Saltanat Nukenova, in an Astana restaurant in November says he had no intention to kill.
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Moscow Summons British Envoy Over Cameron's 'Hostile' Remarks On Attacks Inside Russia.
Russia on May 6 summoned British Ambassador Nigel Casey to the Foreign Ministry over what it called “hostile” remarks by U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron, who said Ukraine had the right to launch attacks inside Russia with British-made weapons.
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Iranian Cyberpolice To Ratchet Up Crackdown On Social Media Critics.
Iran’s cyberpolice are launching a plan to combat “moral and social crimes that violate Islamic, social, and cultural norms in cyberspace," in another sign of the curbing of freedoms by authorities following a renewed crackdown on the wearing of h...
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How people are celebrating 'Star Wars Day'
May the "fourth" be with you as fans of the franchise are finding many ways to celebrate and ABC News' Will Ganss is gearing up for it. Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: Watch 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events on ABC News Live: Watch ...
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'ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING': GOP rep blasts violence, vandalism on college campuses.
Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., weighs in on the anti-Israel protests at college campuses and the Congress's investigation into funding for universities. Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Channel Live: FOX News Channel (...
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Orangutan believed to be first animal seen using medicinal plant as treatment.
An orangutan in Indonesia was observed using leaves of a medicinal plant to treat a wound on his face. The discovery adds to growing research that animals may self-medicate. » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative a...
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Over 30,000 properties left without water in East Sussex after mains pipe burst.
Around 31,000 properties in St Leonards and Hastings in East Sussex are without water due to a burst main. The area is served by Southern Water which is providing bottled water to some of those affected. Some schools and businesses, including the ...
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Legal analyst on which parts of Hope Hicks’ testimony ‘helped’ the prosecution.
As a fundraiser for former President Donald Trump wraps up at Mar-a-Lago, CNN legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Jennifer Rodgers weighs in on the testimony of former Trump aide Hope Hicks in the hush money criminal trial in New York. #CN...
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Israel is thinking through this ‘very carefully,’ fmr US general warns.
Former U.S. CENTCOM Commander Gen. Joseph Votel weighs in on the anti-Israel protests, arguing that the U.S. should be looking for ways to keep protests ‘peaceful.’ #foxnews Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Channel ...
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