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Russian film director Andrey Zvyagintsev has been designated a ‘foreign agent’ by the Kremlin following his criticism of the war in Ukraine. The Ministry of Justice accused him of spreading false information and noted his interactions with foreign entities while residing outside Russia.
A British couple had to evacuate to the sea as wildfires surrounded their hotel in Croatia, prompting an emergency evacuation involving local boat owners.
India coach Gautam Gambhir advised 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to be patient, as he awaits his opportunity in the national side. Sooryavanshi, who debuted in July, has not featured since the T20 series loss to England, despite strong IPL performances. He will join the squad for the upcoming Asian Games.
The key Putin critic is currently serving a sentence of more than 30 years at a penal colony east of Moscow.
A pig named Albert Einswine broke free from a farm and led cops on a 30-minute chase in New Jersey.
Victoria Mary Clarke shared a surprising anecdote.
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne on Friday visited the French overseas island of Mayotte, the poorest place in the European Union, amid a growing water crisis. Due to a drawn-out drought compounded by years of underinvestment and water mismanagement, the island’s inhabitants have access to water only one every three days.
The war in Ukraine has forced a major rethink in European security, with both Sweden and Finland abandoning their long-standing policy of non-alignment and applying for NATO membership last year. But while Finland was admitted into NATO this April, delays have persisted on Sweden’s entry, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linking a serious of unrelated issues to Ankara’s ratification of Sweden’s accession – the latest of which is a potential sale of US F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. We discuss what Sweden’s entry to NATO would actually mean with Sweden’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Tobias Billström.
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