Russian ‘Blogger Law’ takes effect
A new law has gone into effect in Russia that requires bloggers with more than 3,000 daily visitors to register
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EU slaps sanctions on five Russian banks
The European Union has sanctioned five Russian banks to protest Moscow’s intervention in restive eastern Ukraine. The EU said it
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Experts reach Ukraine crash site
An international team of experts has reached the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine for the
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US: Images prove Russia fired rockets into Ukraine
United States officials have released satellite images (see below) that, they say, show that Russia has fired rockets against Ukrainian
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US, Europe demand harsher Russia sanctions
A senior British official is calling for the 2018 World Cup to be moved from Russia as punishment for the
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International police postpone MH17 crash site visit
Police monitors from Australia and the Netherlands postponed plans Sunday to visit the Malaysian airliner crash site in eastern Ukraine,
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IMF report cuts growth forecast
The International Monetary Fund has trimmed its global economic growth projection for 2014, projecting a slower advance in the United
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US: Russia firing artillery across Ukraine border
The United States said on Thursday that Russia was firing artillery across the border into Ukraine targeting Ukrainian military positions
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Dutch mourn victims of Malaysian plane
Thousands of people lined the roads in the Netherlands on Wednesday, solemnly applauding the slow procession of 40 black hearses
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