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Russian Jehovahs Witness Found Guilty Of Extremism June 01, 2021 16:38 GMT Share share Print A Jehovah’s Witness in the western Russian republic of Mari El has been found guilty of extremism and given a suspended 6 1/2 year prison sentence. Ekaterina Pegasheva, who was convicted by the Gornomariskiy district court on June 1, denied the charge and vowed to appeal the ruling. “The only victims in this criminal case are me, my mother, [and] my elderly sick bedridden grandmother. We have suffe...

Russia Announces Arctic Military Drills In Further Sign Of Increasing Presence June 01, 2021 08:50 GMT Share share Print Russia says it will conduct strategic military drills in the Arctic this autumn, in another sign of the Kremlins drive to assert its presence in the region. The command of Russias Northern Fleet announced the "strategic military exercise" on June 1 to check the "readiness of the forces and troops" serving in and around the Arctic. It added that the exercises will also "ensure...

The closing part of this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) Kicks off Wednesday With a Vast Program of films and events that includes an ...

Frances Macron Calls For Azerbaijani Troop Pullout From Armenian Territory June 01, 2021 15:35 GMT share Print French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Azerbaijan to withdraw its troops from “the sovereign territory of Armenia" after a series of recent border incidents between the two South Caucasus countries heightened regional tensions. Hosting Armenias caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian for talks in Paris on June 1, Macron also called on the two neighbors to demarcate their border ...

Centerra Gold, the Canadian company that runs Kyrgyzstan's giant Kumtor gold mine, says it has taken legal moves to protect the interests of the company and its investors in response to the temporary seizure of the mine by the Kyrgyz government.

1 A young pair twirl through a dance during the 18th annual Viennese Ball in Moscow. 2 The ball returned to the Russian capital on May 29 after last years event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. 3 The annual event has been held since 2003 inside Moscows 18th-century Gostiny Dvor building. Organizers of the Moscow event say the ball is held "under the patronage" of Vienna city authorities. The Austrian capital is famous for its highly formal dances that take place throughout the wi...

St. Louis man charged after officer injured in shootout June 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man has been charged after he allegedly fired shots at police officers after a vehicle pursuit, prosecutors said. Darne D. Ricks, 30, was charged Saturday with resisting arrest, two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action. Investigators said officers tried to stop Ricks on Friday as part of an investigation into a carjacking. Ricks fled in his v...

A freelance journalist working for Deutsche Welle (DW) was released on June 1 after spending 20 days in detention in Belarus, the German international broadcaster said.

Serbia and Kosovo have both applied for EU membership; Kosovo is aiming for NATO membership, too. Palmer said that Washington strongly supports the dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo, with the goal of full normalization of relations and mutual recognition. “That’s the one thing that would put this issue behind the parties and open up the path to membership in the EU for both Serbia and Kosovo,” Palmer said. The visit came after Lajcak and Palmer met in Brussels last week to talk about the...

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