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Iran's chief prosecutor says authorities will soon issue an "appropriate" response to an ultimatum made by former President Mahmud Ahmadinejad to the country's powerful judiciary.

Recent satellite imagery released by Maxar Technologies shows multiple new field deployments of armored equipment and troops northwest of Belgorod and near Soloti and Valuyki, Russia.

The Russia-backed separatists who hold parts of eastern Ukraine have begun the evacuation of residents to Russia. With thousands of people crossing into Russia on buses and trains, evacuees and those who remain in Ukraine gave conflicting stories about what they are being told.

An international journalistic investigation claims that Switzerland's second-largest bank, Credit Suisse, has for decades administered billions of dollars in hidden wealth belonging to dictators, human rights abusers, and individuals suspected of corruption and other criminal activity.

After being given voting rights in 2012, the traditional Hungarian diaspora has been loyal to Viktor Orban. But a new generation of Hungarians living in Western Europe -- many of whom are young, politically engaged, and no fans of the Hungarian prime minister -- is changing the electoral calculus.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia's Vladimir Putin are scheduled to have a phone call on February 20 to discuss escalating tensions over Ukraine. 

Azerbaijan has one of the world's worst records on media freedom according to a ranking by Reporters Without Borders -- and it could get worse. A new media law will put even further constraints on independent media and widen the government's power to decide what is and what isn't "objective" news.

Turkmenistan will be having a snap presidential election on March 12 and the winner appears to be dynastic rule. On this week's Majlis podcast, we discuss what Turkmenistan can expect as the presidency looks set to pass from father to son.

The recent discovery was made during routine testing carried out by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as part its five-year pilot... 20.02.2022, Sputnik International

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow on February 20 warned Americans in Russia to have plans in place for possible evacuation, citing reports of unspecified threats to Russian targets as Western governments warn that a Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine appears imminent.