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Associated Press: Belarus allows small demonstration outside KGB headquarters

MINSK – Dozens of demonstrators bearing lit candles have held a gathering in front of Belarus’ KGB headquarters to commemorate victims of a Soviet …
Associated Press

BBC: Moldova holds first presidential election in 20 years

Voting is under way in Moldova for the country’s first presidential election in 20 years. Read more here
BBC

Associated Press: Moldovans to elect president for first time in 20 years

CHISINAU, Moldova – Moldovans will vote for a president on Oct. 30 for the first time in 20 years, an election that could move the former Soviet …
Associated Press

The Guardian: UN says ISIS using hostages as human shields in Mosul

Islamic State fighters have taken “tens of thousands” of people hostage and are herding them towards the city of Mosul for use as human shields as the …
The Guardian

Reuters: Moldova to vote for new president as banking scandal festers

CHISINAU – Moldovans go to the polls on Oct. 28 in a presidential race that could propel a pro-Russian Socialist candidate to power after disclosure …
Reuters

Reuters: Belarus to release anti-Russian blogger

A Belarusian blogger known for his criticism of Russian foreign policy will be released next month after spending 10 months in prison on charges of …
Reuters

BBC: Tony Blair says options must stay open on Brexit

The UK should keep its “options open” over Brexit, Tony Blair has said, adding that a second referendum should not be ruled out. The former PM told …
BBC

Reuters: France’s Engie strikes deal to reserve gas storage in Ukraine

French utility Engie said on Friday it would create a subsidiary in Ukraine and signed a deal with transmission system operator UkrTransGaz to reserve …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Trump criticizes Clinton for speaking badly of Putin

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has criticized Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for speaking “very badly” of Russian President Vladimir …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

BBC: Nato chief says alliance ‘does not want new Cold War’

Nato is not seeking confrontation with Russia and does not want another Cold War, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has told the BBC. The planned …
BBC

EUobserver: Thousands of NATO soldiers go to Baltic states, Romania

Most NATO allies have committed troops to a Russia-deterrent force in the Baltic region. Six of them have also pledged troops to a similar force in …
EUobserver.com

Al Jazeera: 10,000 Iraqis flee homes as battle for Mosul rages

More than 10,000 Iraqis have fled their homes since the start of an offensive to retake Mosul from ISIL this month, according to the UN. That figure …
Al Jazeera

Associated Press: NATO allies advance plans for East Europe troop deployment

BRUSSELS (AP) — Faced with an ever-more belligerent and unpredictable Russia, NATO allies are advancing with plans to deploy thousands of troops and …
Associated Press

Washington Post: Trump helps Putin – and all dictators – when he calls US elections ‘rigged’

Donald Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin’s leadership, suggested that he would recognize Putin’s seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, and …
Washington Post

RFE/RL: Four Chechens face terrorism charges in Poland

Four Russian citizens of Chechen origin are facing trial in Poland on terrorism charges. The regional court in Poland’s northeastern city of Bialystok …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Yazidi activists win Europe’s Sakharov Prize

Yazidi activists Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Basharhave have won the 2016 Sakharov Prize. The announcement came on October 27 in Strasbourg. Read more
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

UNIAN: NATO chief gives details about battalions on eastern flank, Black Sea region

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has listed NATO member states that will participate in multinational battalions designed to strengthen the …
UNIAN

Reuters: A third of Germans fear war erupting with Russia over Ukraine, Syria – poll

One in three Germans worry that tensions between the West and Russia over Crimea, Ukraine and Syria could lead to a military confrontation, according …
Reuters
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