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Azerbaijan jails critical journalist after cross-border abduction

It’s been more than two weeks since Leyla Mustafayeva saw her husband, a well-known Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli. Mukhtarli, 43, went …
Olga Rudenko
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Vlad Lavrov

BBC: London fire – rescuers say no more survivors likely

Rescuers do not expect to find anyone else alive in the west London block of flats which was engulfed by a massive fire, the fire service says. Read …
BBC

New York Times: Senate backs measure limiting president’s power to lift sanctions

The Senate voted nearly unanimously on June 14 to allow Congress to strip the president of the power to unilaterally lift existing sanctions against …
New York Times

Washington Post: Special counsel is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say

The special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election is interviewing senior intelligence officials as part of a …
Washington Post

Reuters: US doesn’t want to be ‘handcuffed’ to Ukraine agreement

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signaled on June 14 that the United States could back away from the Minsk agreement to end fighting in Ukraine, …
Reuters

Reuters: EU fetes end of roaming charges but risks linger for travelers

Roaming charges for using mobile phones when traveling within the European Union disappear on June 15, capping a decade-long battle by Brussels to …
Reuters

EUobserver: France and UK forge online counter-terror plan

The UK and France are moving ahead with a joint plan to fight terrorism, online hate speech, and to crack encrypted data. Read more here.
EUobserver.com

Reuters: Gunman shoots congressman, police at Virginia baseball practice

A gunman opened fire at a baseball practice involving U.S. politicians in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 14, wounding several people including House …
Reuters

BBC: London fire – what we know so far about Grenfell Tower

Six people have died and 20 people are in critical care after a huge fire engulfed a west London tower block on June 13 night. Read more here.
BBC

The Guardian: Trump sued by 200 Democratic lawmakers over foreign payments

Almost 200 Democratic lawmakers are suing Donald Trump over foreign money flowing into his global business empire. Read more here.
The Guardian

Financial Times: At least six killed in London tower block blaze (VIDEO)

At least six people have been killed in a fire at a west London tower block, with the death toll expected to rise, police have confirmed. Read more …
Financial Times

Associated Press: Tillerson to testify in House as Russia sanctions vote nears

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will testify before a House panel as momentum builds on Capitol Hill for a package of new Russia …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: US prolongs sanctions against Lukashenka, allies in Belarus

U.S. President Donald Trump has prolonged sanctions against Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka and members of his ruling apparatus for another …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Bloomberg: Trump’s long-time lawyer is just like his boss

He tested the presidential waters for Donald Trump and then served as a campaign guard dog, threatening a reporter that he would “mess your life up.” …
Bloomberg

New York Times: Congress set to prod Trump, who denies Russia meddled, to punish Moscow

WASHINGTON — President Trump appears all but certain to be confronted in coming weeks with a wrenching decision about Russia: whether to veto new, …
New York Times

BBC: Huge fire rips through London tower block

Thirty people are in hospital and there are fears that more may be unaccounted for after a huge fire raged through the night at a west London tower …
BBC

Washington Post: 4 takeaways from Jeff Sessions’s feisty testimony to Congress about Russia

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a star player in two key controversies about the Trump administration: the investigation into the Trump campaign’s …
Washington Post

Washington Post: Sessions silent on talks with Trump, denies collusion with Russia

In a number of testy exchanges with members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Jeff Sessions said he would not discuss his conversations with …
Washington Post
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