Radio Free Europe
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Bulgaria Seizes Heroin Worth Nearly $9 million In Truck Heading From Iran To Western Europe.
Bulgarian customs officials say they seized 403 kilograms of heroin found in a truck with Turkish registration en route from Iran to Western Europe. The heroin was hidden inside the officially declared 156 mattresses transported in the truck. Officials valued the drug haul at 8.5 million euros (nearly $9 million). The drugs were thought to have originated in Iran and destined for EU nations, officials said. The Turkish driver was detained and could face up to 20 years in jail if convicted on drug trafficking charges. Bulgaria, which lies on a drug route from the Middle East to Western Europe, has taken steps in recent years to prevent drug trafficking.
Ukraine's Central Bank Sets Largest Currency Liberalization Move Since Full-Scale Invasion.
Ukraine’s central bank (NBU) on May 3 introduced a package of measures easing currency restrictions for enterprises, the largest such move since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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U.S. Congressman, Wife Indicted On Conspiracy, Other Charges In Probe Into Azerbaijan Ties
Democratic U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife were indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges on May 3 in connection with a U.S. Department of Justice probe into ties between American business leaders and the former Soviet rep...
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Turkey-Based Ingush Group Labeled 'Undesirable' in Russia.
The Russian Justice Ministry on May 3 added a Turkey-based group called the Committee for the Ingush Independence to its registry of "undesirable organizations."
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Zelenskiy Marks 800th Day Of Full-Scale Invasion As Russian Missiles Hit Civilian Sites.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the 800th day since Russia’s full-scale invasion, saying “all Ukrainians" and allies must do everything to block the Kremlin’s plans, as authorities said Russian shelling killed at least three people ...
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U.S. Condemns Russian Intelligence Unit For Cyberattacks On European Targets
The United States has "strongly" condemned a series of cyberattcks it says were conducted by a unit of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) on several countries in Europe, including Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, and the Cze...
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Analysis: Is state aid for manufacturing and green tech helping China take the lead?.
China is providing nine times as much state aid for their manufacturers as developed economies in the OECD who are lagging behind when it comes to spending on green tech and manufacturing. The data are a critical part of the explanation for Chines...
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Prepared for War?: Is the UK's air defence ready for conflict?.
The next instalment of Sky News' Prepared For War? series looks at the UK’s hallowed out air defence. The RAF has nine frontline fighter squadrons compared with 30 in operation near the end of the Cold War. In the Navy, only three of the six destr...
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Birth trauma: Parents call for government action on maternity services.
A coroner is writing to all birth centres across London following the death of a new born baby, Finn Kennedy who was injured during labour at a birthing unit. A lack of monitoring and leadership by NHS midwives was highlighted at the inquest of ba...
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Counter-protesters threw fireworks, tear gas at encampment, UCLA student says.
Student journalist at UCLA, Dylan Winward, detailed the moment counter-protesters threw fireworks and tear gas at the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. Winward said counter-protesters did “not appear to be student led.” » Subscribe to NBC New...
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Live: View from UCLA campus as students protest the war in Gaza - DW News.
Police were called to several US colleges on Wednesday amid a wave of pro-Palestinian student protests. Around 300 people were taken into police custody at Columbia University and City College in New York, while clashes between rival groups of pro...
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Crackdown on pro-EU protests against 'foreign agents' law in Georgia - DW News.
Lawmakers in Georgia have approved a second reading of a controversial 'foreign agents' law. It requires media and civil groups that receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as being under foreign influence. Protesters...
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