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Latvia Expels Russian Diplomat For 'Unacceptable' Actions.
Latvia has declared one employee of the Russian Embassy persona non grata and expelled him from the country. At the request of the Latvian Foreign Ministry, the diplomat must leave by April 10. The ministry said in a statement on March 27 that it summoned the Russian charge d'affaires to protest "unacceptable and provocational public communication” pursued by the embassy that Latvia said was aimed at discreding its state institutions and stirring up hatred in society. Despite repeated reprimands, the Russian Embassy persisted in the inaccurate public communication, the ministry said.
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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Ukraine stops issuing passports to men of fighting age living abroad - Ukraine update.
Ukraine has stopped issuing new passports to some military-aged men living abroad as part of a bid to pressure them to return home to fight. The move is temporary and comes the day after the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry suspended consular services f...
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Does Beyoncé Need Country?
And does Country need Beyoncé? The likely answer to both of those questions is no. But the discussion Beyoncé sparked seems to be the larger point of her new album, Cowboy Carter. Sidney Madden is a reporter for NPR Music, and has delved deep into...
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Watch live: Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh delivers speech on Labour’s plan for railways.
Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh delivers a speech on Labour’s plan for railways, as she is expected to announce the biggest overhaul to UK railways in a generation. Read more: Tap the 'Notify me' bell button to be reminded when the show go...
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Celine Dion opens up about battle against rare disorder.
The Grammy award winner spoke with "Vogue France" about her struggle against stiff person syndrome and how she is learning to keep going.
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Karl Rove: Brace for ‘ugly scene’ at the DNC
Fox News senior political analyst Juan Williams and former White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove discuss the possible political impacts of the ongoing anti-Israel protests on the Democratic Party, Chicago convention and 2024 election. Subscr...
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BREAKING: SNP scraps its government relationship with the Greens.
Scotland's SNP has scrapped its government relationship with the Greens, Sky News understands. Humza Yousaf's administration will now run a minority government. Sky's Connor Gillies reports on this developing story. Latest updates: #snp #scotland ...
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