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Russian watchdog tells Google, Apple to remove Navalny app – report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has demanded that Alphabet's Google and Apple remove Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's app...
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Russia’s Putin, Italy’s Draghi and France’s Macron discuss Afghanistan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed Afghanistan in...
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Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny tells Russians to sabotage upcoming elections
By Tom Balmforth and Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny appealed to Russians from behind bars on Thursday...
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EU’s Borrell laments Afghan ‘catastrophe’ as staff evacuated
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union's foreign policy chief branded developments in Afghanistan "a catastrophe" on Thursday and said there had...
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Russia offers to fly Afghans out of Afghanistan to other countries
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to provide its civilian aircraft to fly Afghan citizens from Afghanistan to other countries,...
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Senior Russian security official questions U.S. commitment to Ukraine after Afghan exit
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - One of the most senior Russian security officials questioned Washington's commitment to Ukraine in...
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Russia labels Golos vote movement as foreign agent, month before election
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Justice Ministry said on Wednesday that it has declared the Golos independent vote-monitoring movement as a...
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UK lawmakers condemn PM Johnson and U.S. President Biden over Afghanistan
By William James and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -British lawmakers vented their anger on Wednesday at Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
Read moreChief editor of independent Belarus news agency detained after raid
KYIV (Reuters) -The chief editor of one of Belarus' leading independent news organisations was detained after police searched her home...
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Russia says Taliban’s first statements suggest problems can be fixed via talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that the Taliban's initial statements and actions suggested Afghanistan's internal problems...
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EU presidency condemns Belarus ahead of meeting on Baltic migrant crisis
(Reuters) - The Slovenian EU presidency criticized the government in Minsk ahead of a crisis meeting of the bloc's home...
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Merkel spoke to Pakistan’s Kahn, Emir of Qatar on Afghanistan
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Kahn, the Emir of Qatar and the...
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UK aiming to airlift 1,000 from Afghanistan a day – PM Johnson’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is seeking to airlift 1,000 people every day from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of...
Read moreRussian and Turkish foreign ministers discuss Afghanistan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the situation in Afghanistan on...
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Taliban will be judged on actions, not words, says UK’s Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday the Taliban, which seized the Afghan capital on Sunday...
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First Lufthansa plane with Afghanistan evacuees lands in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) -The first Lufthansa plane carrying evacuees from Afghanistan landed in Frankfurt early on Wednesday with about 130 people...
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EU says it will work with Taliban only if human rights respected
By Foo Yun Chee, John Chalmers and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU will only cooperate with the Taliban...
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Lufthansa plans three flights to bring evacuees from Afghanistan to Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - Lufthansa said it was organising three special flights to bring evacuees from Afghanistan to Frankfurt, with the...
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Russia says no rush to recognise Taliban, calls for inclusive government
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is in no hurry to recognise the Taliban as legitimate authorities in Afghanistan, Russian foreign minister...
Read moreGerman president says we share responsibility for Afghan human tragedy
BERLIN (Reuters) - Pictures of masses of people trying to flee Kabul are shameful for Western nations, German President Frank-Walter...
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