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Early voting for Russian presidential election kicks off in several regions

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Early voting in the presidential election began in several Russian regions. It is for the most part aimed at citizens who live in parts of the country that are difficult to reach. Also, sailors who will be at sea on the main days of the election, can cast their votes starting this Sunday.
Europe

EU slams new Israeli settlement plans in West Bank as ‘Inflammatory, dangerous’

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European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has raised concern over Israel's announced plans to construct 3,300 new housing units in illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank.
Europe

UK PM says west should be ‘bolder’ in seizing Russian assets

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The Western backers of war-torn Ukraine should step up efforts to confiscate Russian assets frozen abroad in order to aid Kiev, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has stated.
Europe

Navalny’s body handed over to his mother

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The body of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who died unexpectedly in prison days ago, was handed to his mother on Saturday in the Arctic city of Salekhard, his spokeswoman has confirmed, though it was unclear what will happen next to the body.
Europe

Report: US sees no chance of Ukraine peace before election

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Western leaders have reportedly dismissed the possibility of reaching a negotiated peace agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict before US voters go to the polls later this year, according to a report.
Europe

Sources say mood in Zelensky’s office ‘grim’ as US military aid delayed

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The “frustration” in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office is “palpable”, Politico has reported. According to the news site, the Ukrainian president is growing impatient waiting for more military aid from Washington.
Europe

Second anniversary of war: Zelensky says Ukraine will “succeed”

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted that Kiev will succeed in the war and urged his countrymen to remain hopeful of victory during a speech marking the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
Europe

Navalny aides say Moscow gave Russian figure’s mother 3-hour ultimatum over burial

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A spokeswoman for the late Alexei Navalny has stated that Russian authorities had told his mother he would be buried in the penal colony where he died unless she agreed within three hours to lay him to rest without a public funeral.
Europe

German lawyers sue senior politicians, including Chancellor and FM, over complicity in Gaza ‘genocide’

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A group of lawyers filed a criminal complaint with the German federal prosecutor against senior German politicians, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz, accusing them of “aiding and abetting” the genocide they say is being committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
Americas

US announces 500 new sanctions against Russia, longest blacklist to date

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The United States has sanctioned another 500 people and entities connected with Russia, including financial executives and prison officials. US President Joe Biden stated that the restrictions will ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin “pays an even steeper price for his aggression”, but the Kremlin has dismissed them as “fruitless".
Europe

NATO says Ukraine can deploy F-16s to attack deep inside Russia

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Ukraine will be free to use F-16 fighter jets it will receive from NATO against military targets 'inside Russia', or beyond Kiev's borders, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told RFE/RL in an interview.
Europe

Biden calling Putin a ‘crazy SOB’ debases U.S.: Russia

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The Kremlin announced on Thursday that Joe Biden had debased the United States by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB", casting the American president's remark as part of a failed "Hollywood cowboy" act.
Europe

Discontent towards Russia’s Putin on rise: Former speechwriter

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Discontent toward Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Russian society is on the rise, according to Abbas Gallyamov, Putin's former speechwriter.
Europe

British arms manufacturer BAE Systems makes record profit amid Ukraine, Gaza wars

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Increased military spending prompted by Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Gaza conflict helped the British weapons manufacturer BAE Systems to record profits last year, with further growth expected in the year ahead.
Europe

Sources say Russia captured up to 1,000 Ukrainian POWs in Avdeevka

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Russian troops may have captured up to 1,000 Ukrainian forces during the chaotic retreat from Avdeevka over the weekend, the New York Times daily has reported, citing anonymous Ukrainian and Western sources. The newspaper described the withdrawal from the former Ukrainian stronghold in Donbass as a “devastating loss” for Kiev that “could deal a blow to already weakening morale".
Europe

Chaos erupts in UK parliament over Gaza war

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The UK’s House of Commons has descended into chaos as the government and the Scottish National Party (SNP) condemned Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for his handling of a key vote on support for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Europe

EU agrees on 13th package of sanctions against Russia, blacklisting companies in China for first time

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The EU has approved its 13th package of sanctions against Moscow, the EU’s Belgian presidency announced on Wednesday on X (formerly Twitter).
Europe

UK imposes sanctions on six officials at prison where Russia’s Navalny died

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Senior prison officials at the Arctic penal colony where the Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny died will be banned from the UK and have their assets frozen, under sanctions announced by Foreign Secretary David Cameron.
Europe

EU summons Russian envoy, demands independent investigation into opposition figure’s death

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The European Union has summoned Russia's representative to the EU and called for an independent international probe into the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the EU's diplomatic service announced.
Europe

Survey finds 10% of Europeans believe Ukraine can still defeat Russia

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Support for Ukraine among Europeans remains broad, but nearly two years after the Russian full-scale invasion barely 10% now believe it can defeat Russia, according to an EU-wide poll – with some form of “compromise settlement” seen as the most likely end point.
Europe

Putin says Russia to push further into Ukraine after fall of strategic city

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President Vladimir Putin of Russia has stated Russian troops would push further into Ukraine to build on their success on the battlefield after the fall of the town of Avdiivka where he said Ukrainian forcess had been forced to flee in chaos.
Asia

China criticizes proposed US sanctions over Ukraine war

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China responded to reports that Washington is planning to impose “broad” sanctions on the country, vowing to defend Chinese businesses from measures intended to target firms for allegedly helping Russia in its war on Ukraine.
Europe

EU launches Red Sea naval mission to protect shipping from Houthi strikes

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The European Union has started a naval mission to protect cargo ships in the Red Sea from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi fighters. The Houthis say, in consolidation with the Palestinians, they will target Israeli-bound vessels off the Red Sea.
Europe

26 EU members warn against Israel’s military action in Rafah, Gaza

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Nearly all member states of the European Union have warned Israel against going ahead with its planned ground offensive in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, which is packed with Palestinian refugees.
Europe

EU calls for ‘international investigation’ into Russian opposition activist’s death

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Moscow must allow an international investigation into the death of opposition figure and anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny, EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell has stated.
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