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Red Cross Says It Has 'Urgent Concerns' Over Visits With Russian, Ukrainian POWs.
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric (file photo)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it has "urgent humanitarian concerns" over visits to Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war. The ICRC said on January 18 that its president, Mirjana Spoljaric, will travel this week to Moscow to discuss the topic following a two-day visit to Ukraine last month. The ICRC said it "has been visiting prisoners of war on both sides, but is urgently seeking full, unimpeded, and regular access to all, wherever they are held." It added that it "stands ready" to play a neutral intermediary role for prisoner swaps or any other humanitarian initiatives.
Memorial Concert For Navalny Scheduled To Take Place June 4 In Berlin.
Associates of Aleksei Navalny, who died in February in a Russian penal colony, say a concert has been scheduled in his memory in Berlin on June 4, which would have been the opposition politician’s 48th birthday.
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Orban Challenger Leads Protest Calling For Reforms Of Child Protections In Hungary.
Peter Magyar, an aspiring challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, renewed his calls for change on April 26 as he led a protest of several thousand people demanding a more robust child protection system and the resignation of Orban's g...
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Hacker Group Claims It Penetrated Belarusian KGB Network.
A group known as Cyberpartisans claims it has infiltrated the network of Belarus’s main security agency and accessed the personnel files of thousands of employees.
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Aliyev Rejects Criticism Over Arrest Of Journalists In Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on April 26 rejected criticism over the arrests of journalists and said the fact that people had access to the Internet meant press freedom was assured.
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Briton Charged Over Alleged Russian-Linked Arson Attack.
A British man has been charged over alleged hostile state activity intended to benefit Russia, including by allegedly recruiting others for an arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked commercial property in London.
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Columbia University student: This is scary
Columbia University student Jessica Schwalb tells 'The Ingraham Angle' about anti-Israel protesters' 'liberated zone.' #foxnews #fox #theingrahamangle Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Channel Live: FOX News Channel ...
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Biden eyes Latino vote amid jump in Trump support
President Biden and his reelection campaign clearly state they need Latino support this November. However, several polls in recent months have revealed an increasing number of Latino voters preferring former President Donald Trump. CBS News politi...
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Hamas releases video appearing to show Israeli-U.S. hostage
A U.S. official confirmed to CBS News that there are five American hostages believed to be alive and held by Hamas. Hamas released a propaganda video Wednesday that appears to show U.S.-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. CBS News chief foreign ...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson calls on Columbia University president to resign.
House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Columbia University on Wednesday as pro-Palestinian protests continued on the campus. CBS News' Nancy Chen spoke with the speaker about the demonstrations. CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored ...
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Supreme Court appears divided over Idaho emergency abortion case.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday over an Idaho abortion law that could have an impact on emergency room care in that state and beyond. CBS News legal correspondent Jan Crawford unpacks the proceedings. CBS News Streaming Network is...
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White House slams Republicans for stalling foreign aid.
President Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package Wednesday, hours after it cleared the Senate. The majority is earmarked for the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Nikole Killion have the latest. CBS News Stre...
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