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The executive board of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has voted to suspend Belarus's national broadcaster over "serious and quite exceptional concerns" that threaten freedom of expression and other "core values."

The Russian deputy ambassador to the United Nations has described hundreds of Russian soldiers due to be sent to the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) this month as "unarmed instructors."

The outgoing European Union high representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina has expressed regret that the international community "changed gears too quickly" in that Balkan state but expressed hope that a new German-led diplomatic offensive could soon help draw attention to Bosnia's plight.

May 29, 2021 Summer is here and that means pools will be opening up across the country! We were just reminded, the hard way, about this very important rule at the pool….don’t dive in the shallow end! I know this is something every adult (should) knows but the kiddos who are just learning to swim might not be so aware. My son, Jack, got lucky. He dove in the shallow end and, of course, hit the bottom. This was the end result: Now, I know it could’ve been much worse. We were extremely...

The White House has suggested that government agencies largely rebuffed the latest cyberassault on U.S. targets by suspected Russian intelligence operatives and downplayed adversarial tensions ahead of a summit next month between the U.S. and Russian presidents.

Tongate has a rash on his upper chest, several marks along his legs, and a tick still in his thigh after a recent bite.

here. If you have thoughts or feedback, you can reach us directly at A persistent crackdown makes a grim backdrop for talk of freedom and democracy, and the Kremlin puts on a straight face to defend Alyaksandr Lukashenka by suggesting there was nothing suspicious about the diversion of a passenger jet to Minsk, where authorities arrested a blogger and critic of the Belarusian strongman along with his girlfriend. Here are some of the key developments in Russia over the past week and some of the...

EU Earmarking Billions Of Euros In Aid For Belarus, Once Democracy Takes Root May 28, 2021 11:58 GMT Share share Print The European Union is aiming to provide at least 3 billion euros to Belarus once the country starts on a democratic path with a focus on rule of law and justice reform, restructuring state-owned enterprises, and spending on infrastructure, according to a proposal seen by RFE/RL. The leaked draft -- titled Outline Of The Proposed Comprehensive Plan Of Economic Support To Democra...

A rare Romanian-produced plane and an Iranian-made car that once belonged to dictator Nicolae Ceausescu sold for many times their starting price at an auction on May 27. Now their owners need to figure out what to do with the items.

Russian hackers have launched a new assault on government agencies and think tanks using an e-mail marketing account of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Microsoft said on May 27.