Biden announces more than 500 sanctions on Russia after Navalny’s death

[ad_1] President Joe Biden on Friday announced more than 500 new sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine and the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny last week in prison. Biden said the sanctions would target those connected to Navalny’s imprisonment as well as Russia’s financial sector, defense industrial base and procurement networks….

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Europe tries to Trump-proof itself as Putin’s war in Ukraine looms over NATO

[ad_1] LONDON — November’s presidential election may be nine months away, but Europe is already trying to Trump-proof itself, officials on the continent have told NBC News, fearing what a second term for the Republican might mean for America’s closest allies. During his first four years, former President Donald Trump shocked the Europeans by upending…

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Taliban carry out a double public execution at a stadium in Afghanistan

[ad_1] GHAZNI, Afghanistan — The Taliban carried out a double public execution at a stadium in southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday as thousands watched the killing of two convicted men by their victims’ relatives. The Taliban’s Supreme Court had ruled that the pair were responsible for the stabbing deaths of two victims in separate attacks, according to a court statement….

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