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Pandemic is Fuelling Rightist Surge in Europe – Report

Far-right organisations and networks in Europe have seen the global protests that followed the murder in the US of George Floyd and the COVID-19 pandemic as opportunities to develop and spread, according to a new report by three organisations, Hope not Hate in the UK, Expo from Sweden and the Amadeu Antonio Foundation from Germany.

Defying Trump, US Senate passes defense spending bill

The US Senate bucked outgoing President Donald Trump during a rare Friday session, approving a defense spending bill the commander-in-chief has vowed to veto. 

The 84-13 vote now sends the gargantuan $731 billion bill to the president's desk. It cleared the House of Representatives on Tuesday, and in both chambers has secured a veto-proof majority.

Siege of Budva: Police on every corner, arrests like in America, breaking glass VIDEO

Special units and police patrols are located at almost every city intersection, Sputnik reporter informs. The main highway is blocked for traffic, and the police are redirecting vehicles so that it is not possible to pass through Budva to Jaz and further in the direction of the Bay of Kotor.

Another Black Man Killed by the Police in America Sparks New Wave of Protests

Atlanta's top prosecutor said his office will decide this week whether to bring charges against the police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks, a black man whose killing outside a Wendy's (international fast food restaurant chain) on Friday sparked a fresh wave of protests against police violence in the Southern city and added fuel to nationwide anger over racial injustice.

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