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Russia-Belarus Zapad Military Exercise Opens New Fronts

However, it comes in the context of an already tense situation on Belarus' borders with Poland and the Baltics, after weeks during which Aleksandr Lukashenko's regime has been pushing migrants, primarily from the Middle East and Afghanistan, into the EU, partly in retaliation for sanctions Brussels imposed on it for a rigged presidential election in 2020 and a subsequent violent crackdown on de

Famous Dutch journalist died - succumbed to injuries

De Vries was shot in the head, and was transported to the hospital after the attack. Despite the doctor's efforts to keep him alive, he passed away, reports Sputnik.
As a reminder, the attack occurred only a few minutes after he left the RTL building, where he participated in the popular television show "RTL Boulevard".

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French Antitrust Regulator: Google to Pay USD 600 Mln over Neighboring Rights Issue

 France's Competition Authority on Tuesday imposed on Google a penalty of 500 million euros (almost USD 600 million) for non-compliance with one of its rulings made last year regarding the issue of the tech giant's compensations to French publishers for the use of their content.

The plane has been located, it crashed

A Russian An-26 plane en route from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana has gone missing in Kamchatka, prompting an emergency alert.
It is presumed that the plane crashed into the sea, said the representative of the emergency service for the agency, RIA Novosti agency reported.
According to various data, there were 28 or 29 passengers on board.

Great Britain and EU against Russia and China in Battle for Balkans

Arminka Helić is a member of the British House of Lords and served as special adviser to Foreign Secretary William Hague from 2010 to 2014.

Even after Brexit, there is one part of Europe where both the U.K. and the EU must urgently refocus their efforts and work together: the Balkans.

Serbia Starts Production of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine on June 4

Belgrade's Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera "Torlak" will officially start producing Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine on Serbian soil on Friday, June 4, the press service of Serbian Innovation and Technological Development Minister Nenad Popovic, who also chairs the parliamentary friendship group with Russia, told TASS on Wednesday.

"The truth is much scarier"

The German newspaper "Sddeutsche Zeitung" previously reported that the US National Security Agency, with the help of Denmark, monitored numerous European politicians in the period from 2012 to 2014, especially German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the current President of Germany (at that time) Minister of Foreign Affairs) Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

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