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Russia's Supreme Court Labels Free Russia Legion In Ukraine As 'Terrorist' Organization.
Soldiers from the Free Russia legion walk through Irpin, near Kyiv, on August 31, 2022, after signing a declaration on cooperation and coordination between volunteer units that are fighting against the Russian Army in Ukraine.
Russia's Supreme Court on March 16 labeled as a terrorist organization the Free Russia legion, an armed group consisting of Russian citizens that fights alongside Ukraine's armed forces against invading Russian armed forces. Former Russian lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov, who currently resides in Kyiv, announced the creation of the Free Russia legion shortly after Russia launched its full-scale aggression against Ukraine in February last year. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russian Anti-War Activist Loses Appeal Against Conviction.
A Russian court on April 24 rejected an appeal filed by anti-war activist Svetlana Marina against a "forced labor" sentence she was handed last month on a charge of discrediting the Russian armed forces.
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North Macedonia Votes For President With Eyes On EU Membership.
Presidential elections are under way in North Macedonia as its 2.3 million people become increasingly anxious to see their tiny Balkan country finally join the European Union after nearly two decades of unfulfilled expectations.
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Relatives Demand Open Trial For Kyrgyz Group That Protested Border Deal.
Dozens of relatives of 27 members of a Kyrgyz group that is on trial for protesting a border deal rallied in Bishkek on April 24, demanding the trial be open and nine defendants held in pretrial detention be released.
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8 Members Of Tajik Opposition Group Detained In Italy.
Activists from the Tajik opposition movement Group 24 said on April 24 that police in Italy detained the movement's eight members a day earlier.
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Russian Court Orders Seizure Of JPMorgan Chase Funds In VTB Lawsuit.
A Russian court has ordered the seizure of funds in JPMorgan Chase bank accounts in Russia, court filings showed on April 24, in a lawsuit filed by state-owned bank VTB as it seeks to regain funds blocked abroad.
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Live Coverage: Trump «hush money» trial opening statements underway - CBS News.
Former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial continues in New York Monday with opening statements. Trump is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a payment made in 2016 to adult film star Stormy Daniels to buy her silen...
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‘Flights are going to Rwanda,’ Rishi insists ahead of migrant showdown as planes on standby.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today revealed that an airfield and planes are on standby to remove illegal immigrants to Rwanda - but not until July. The PM said the first deportations would be delayed for another "10 to 12 weeks" as he officially axe...
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Trump arrives at courthouse ahead of opening statements in hush money trial.
Former President Trump has arrived at the New York courthouse as opening statements are set to begin in the hush money criminal trial against him. NBC News' Laura Jarrett reports from outside the courthouse about what each side may argue and the f...
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Huw Edwards resigns from BBC, corporation says
Edwards, the main presenter of the BBC News At Ten, was the corporation's highest-earning newsreader. He had not been seen since allegations emerged that he had paid thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channe...
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Donald Trump in Manhattan court for hush money trial.
Donald Trump has left Trump Tower in New York City, heading for the Manhattan Criminal Court, where he'll make history by becoming the first-ever former US president to face criminal charges. He's accused of falsifying business records to conceal ...
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Swiss Air flight aborts takeoff in close call at JFK Airport.
There was another close call between airplanes last week, this time at New York's JFK Airport. A Swiss Air flight was cleared for takeoff at the same time four other planes were crossing the runway. Robert Sumwalt, executive director of the Boeing...
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