November 26, 2024
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Russian diplomat found dead outside Berlin embassy

bbc– A Russian diplomat was found dead last month outside the country’s embassy in the German capital, it has emerged. The man’s body was discovered on the pavement on 19 October by police guarding the Berlin compound, Der Spiegel website reported. He had apparently fallen
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Alexei Navalny loses appeal against Russian prison camp sentence

theguardian– A Moscow court has rejected an appeal from Alexei Navalny that virtually guarantees the Russian opposition figure will be sent to a prison camp for two and a half years. In a widely expected ruling, the judge upheld a decision to imprison Navalny by reversing a parole handed down in 2014 for embezzlement in a […]
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Two dead as Russian military helicopter shot down in Armenia

theguardian- A Russian military helicopter has been shot down over Armenia, threatening to draw Moscow further into an escalating conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan that has left thousands dead. The Russian Mi-24 military helicopter was shot down on Monday by a surface-to-air missile while escorting a convoy from a Russian military base in the country. […]