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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.
4 Pakistani Customs Officials Killed After Gunmen Ambush Vehicle.
Unidentified gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying officials from the customs department in northwestern Pakistan on April 18, killing four of them before fleeing the scene, police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province bordering Afghanistan, local police official Nasir Khan said. The motive behind the attack wasn't immediately clear. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in violence mostly blamed on the Pakistani Taliban, who are known as Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is allied with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
New Serbian Government Maintains Policy Of 'Sitting On Two Chairs' Of East And West.
By appointing two members who are under U.S. sanctions to the new Serbian government, Belgrade has only nurtured its relationship with Moscow, a senior associate with the Berlin-based Council for Democratization Policy told RFE/RL on April 30.
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Russia Says Draft UN Srebrenica Resolution 'One-Sided'.
Russia’s envoy to the United Nations has dismissed a proposed General Assembly resolution on the 1995 massacres in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica as "one-sided" and "politically charged."
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Trucker Protests Over Fuel Cuts Feed Labor Unrest Sweeping Iran.
A surge of labor unrest, buffeted by widespread protests over sharp cuts to fuel quotas for truck drivers, has swept across Iran as economic hardship and poor living standards wrack the country’s workforce.
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U.S. 'Disappointed' Proposed Serbian Government Includes Blacklisted Individuals
The United States said it was "disappointed" following the announcement that two individuals under U.S. sanctions have been included in the proposed new Serbian cabinet.
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Tensions High As Georgian Parliament Resumes 'Foreign Agent' Debate.
The parliament of Georgia remained on security alert on May 1 following overnight clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against a foreign agents bill that is regarded by many as mirroring a law used by the Russian government to stifl...
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Economy top of mind for voters in tight Biden-Trump swing state races, poll finds.
New CBS News polling shows President Biden and former President Donald Trump neck and neck in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin with voters ranking the economy as their top issue going into the election. CBS News chief election and campaign cor...
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Groups clash at UCLA protests, encampment talks break down at Columbia.
At UCLA over the weekend, fights broke out between Palestinian supporters and pro-Israeli activists when a barrier meant to keep them apart was breached. Meanwhile, Columbia University's president says no agreement has been made over the dismantli...
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Hunter Biden's legal team demands retraction from Fox News.
Hunter Biden is demanding that Fox News remove from its platforms sexually explicit images that President Joe Biden’s son says are private, according to a letter obtained by CNN, as part of his strategy to publicly fight back against conservative ...
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Humza Yousaf quits - does this spell the end for Scottish independence?.
Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned – days after he cut the SNP's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens. It followed a bitter row over the SNP's climbdown on climate targets as he said the agreement between the parties ha...
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Why college protesters are asking for divestment from Israel.
Campus protests are continuing across the country with students calling for divestment from Israel over the country's actions in Gaza. Anne-Marie Green explains how this became a major concern for the protesting students. CBS News 24/7 is the prem...
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Murder trial begins for Karen Read, accused of killing police officer boyfriend.
Opening statements are set to begin this morning in the murder trial for Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022. Read's lawyers claim that she is being framed as part of a cover-up and she has p...
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