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Putin Signs Law Allowing Elections In Russian-Occupied Ukrainian Regions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 29 signed into law a bill legalizing elections planned for later this year on Ukrainian territories that Moscow took over during its ongoing invasion. Putin had announced martial law in parts of four regions of Ukraine that are under Russian control, but previously Russian law did not allow for holding elections during such conditions. The new law allows elections during martial law with the approval of defense and security organs.
Ukraine, Israel Aid Advances In Rare House Vote As Democrats Help Republicans.
With rare bipartisan momentum, the U.S. House of Representatives pushed ahead on April 19 on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural...
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Detained Former Karabakh Separatist Official Begins Hunger Strike, Says Family.
Ruben Vardanian, a former Russian citizen of Armenian descent who served as prime minister in the de facto government of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, has begun a hunger strike in a Baku prison, his family said on April 19.
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Armenia Agrees To Return 4 Villages To Azerbaijan As First Step To Define Borders.
Armenia has agreed to return four abandoned border villages that it has controlled since the early 1990s to Azerbaijan as the initial step in defining the frontier between the two bitter South Caucasus rivals, the countries said in identical state...
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'Security Measures' Taken For Kazakh Judge In Murder Trial Of Ex-Minister Amid Threats.
Kazakhstan's Supreme Court said on April 19 that Judge Aizhan Qulbaeva -- who is presiding over the high-profile trial of former Kazakh Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev -- has been provided with "personal security measures" after she received m...
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Russian Military Court To Try Theater Director Berkovich, Playwright Petriichuk.
Moscow theater director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriichuk will face trial in a Russian military court after prosecutors affirmed charges of justifying terrorism.
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Dubai: Heaviest rain ever recorded in United Arab Emirates causes chaos.
A major clean-up operation is underway in Dubai after heavy rains hit the UAE, flooding sections of major motorways and leaving vehicles abandoned right across the region. The storms forced Dubai International Airport to close temporarily. Some ca...
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Section 21: Almost one million private renters given no-fault evictions since 2019.
In 2019, the Conservative party promised to end section 21 notices -- orders that allow landlords to evict tenants without giving a reason. Since then, according to the charity Shelter, almost a million private renters have been forced to move und...
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Video shows passenger airlifted from Disney cruise ship.
The US Coast Guard rescued a pregnant woman from a Disney cruise ship outside of Puerto Rico after she experienced a medical emergency onboard.
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Americans seek vacations that prioritize personal health.
American vacationers are seeking "longevity vacations" to prioritize health and wellness during travel breaks, according to a new report by The Wall Street Journal. Alex Janin, the personal health reporter who wrote the article, joins CBS News wit...
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Watch Sky News at Ten │ Wednesday 17 April
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MTG says GOP support is ‘growing’ to oust Speaker Johnson.
Speaker Mike Johnson announced he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor, including funding for Ukraine, after facing significant pressure from hardliners. CNN’s Manu Raju reports. #CNN #News
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