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Moscow Expels Two Finnish Diplomats In Tit-For-Tat Move.
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto are seen at a joint news conference on Finland's security policy decisions in Helsinki on May 15.
Moscow says it is expelling two Finnish diplomats in retaliation for Helsinki's decision to expel a similar number of Russian diplomats in April.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on May 17 that it had summoned Finnish Ambassador to Russia Antti Helantera to inform him of the move, citing "Finland's confrontational course towards Russia."
Finland has provided arms to Ukraine, which Russia invaded in February, and lawmakers in Helsinki are expected later on May 17 to formally endorse joining the NATO security alliance.
Last month Finland expelled two staff members of the Russian embassy in Helsinki in reaction to Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
European nations have expelled hundreds of Russian diplomats since the unprovoked invasion was launched on February 24.
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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'The Five': Could Trump be the first president in history to go to jail?.
'The Five' co-hosts react to the prosecution in NY v. Trump claiming the former president violated trial restrictions in a gag order showdown. #foxnews #thefive Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Channel Live: FOX New...
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Meet the Press NOW — April 24
Pro-Palestinian protests continue to take place across universities nationwide. Arizona Statehouse lawmakers pass a bill that would repeal the near total ban on abortion upheld by the state’s Supreme Court. President Biden signs a 95 billion dolla...
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Reggie Bush, former star running back at USC, will get his Heisman Trophy back.
The former USC Trojan football star won the trophy back in 2005 but was forced to give it up in 2010 when an NCAA probe found he and his family received improper benefits during his college career. ––– Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: Watch 24/7 ...
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Behind Ukraine's push to mobilize the necessary forces - DW News.
It's been more than two years now since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian men have been called up to serve in the military. Subscribe: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media:...
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New pro-Palestinian protests on campuses across the country.
The wave of protests continued on college campuses, with demonstrations at the University of Texas, USC, the University of Illinois and others. House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke at Columbia and called on its president to resign if she can't bring o...
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Supreme Court hears arguments on highly restrictive Idaho abortion law.
The Biden Administration sued Idaho over the scope of its near-total abortion ban, arguing it conflicts with a federal law covering care during emergencies. NBC News' Laura Jarrett spoke with a patient and doctors in Idaho about the law's impact. ...
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