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Hello, im rich preston. Welcome to the programme. We begin in russia, where large queues suddenly formed at some Polling Stations earlier in an apparent show of dissent during elections designed to confirm Vladimir Putin in the presidency. Allies of the late Opposition Leader, Alexei Navalny, had called on people to turn out at midday in moscow and other cities to spoil their ballots or vote for any other candidate. These were the scenes in moscow. Thereve been no Protest Chants the authorities ...

In a high security penal colony. Western governments and human Rights Groups universally condemned it but there is little they can do to help him. Having already allegedly poisoned him with nerve agent, it seems the kremlin intend to silence him forever behind the highest walls in the country. His treatment during imprisonment has been grim hes been subject to sleep deprivation, there have been long stretches of solitary confinement, he has even been forced to listen to Vladimir Putins speeches ...

of khartoum on saturday, as more than 500 deaths have been reported, though the true number of casualties is believed to be much higher. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. martin griffiths, the uns emergency relief coordinator, is being sent to sudan along with a special envoy to coordinate humanitarian operations. its understood many of the aid agencys warehouses were looted by fighting military factions....

some breaking news in ukraine, a series of big explosions in the city of pavlohrad. social media reports say warehouses storing ukrainian military equipment were targeted. its unclear whether or not there have been any casualties. the russian attack comes after a drone strike on russian occupied crimea on saturday which destroyed 40,000 tonnes of oil products. this is the latest we are getting tonight. from the reuters news agency, reports of air defence systems repelling missile attac...

In britain and if the answer is no, there is— in britain and if the answer is no, there isa— in britain and if the answer is no, there is a very scary situation and is to— there is a very scary situation and is to be _ there is a very scary situation and is to be rectified quickly and even if it is— is to be rectified quickly and even if it is a _ is to be rectified quickly and even if it is a technical issue, the political— if it is a technical issue, the political will finished at st...

Unfortunately uzbekistan is pretty harshly treated because of geography. if they want to get goods from the international markets or sell anything, they have to either go north through russia which requires good relations with vladimir putin and moscow and they also require going through china and china has a lot of mixed opinions throughout the region so russia will always be a part of uzbekistan�*s calculations because most of your consumer goods, its going to be come through russia or china...

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That the government would "leave no stone unturned in depriving putins cronies of their luxury toys. "he said ministers wanted to "see an end to the merciless, bloody war which putin is pursuing" that is the latest from lviv, i am going to hand it over to the studio in london. we are going to look at some of the assets and sanctions. its one of the biggest and most expensive yachts ever built — longer than a football pitch — with a disco that turns into a swimming pool. reports suggest it be...