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Navalny was poisoned, says widow after new lab results
HELSINKI TIMES
MOSCOW, Russia- Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, has claimed that new independent laboratory tests show her husband died from poisoning, contradicting the official explanation from Russian authorities.
EU proposes suspending Israel trade perks over human rights
LUXEMBOURG TIMES
BRUSSELS, Belgium- The European Union proposed suspending Israel’s preferential trade benefits as part of a new package of sanctions in response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Protests hit France as new PM takes office
BBC
PARIS, France- France is seeing a day of protests led by a grassroots movement named Bloquons Tout ("Let's Block Everything") in a show of anger against the political class and proposed budget cuts.
Former Ukrainian President Yanukovych loses court battle against EU sanctions
POLITICO
LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg, EU- Ukraine’s former President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday lost his decade-long court fight to lift sanctions imposed on him by the EU.
Hundreds of women with brooms join protests as Indonesia leader flies to China
BBC
JAKARTA, Indonesia- Hundreds of women wearing pink and wielding broomsticks marched to parliament in Indonesia's capital on Wednesday to protest against police abuses and wasteful government spending.
Thailand’s acting PM moves to dissolve parliament amid leadership bid
AL JAZEERA
Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has submitted a petition to dissolve parliament after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate to lead the country following the recent Thai court decision to remove Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office.
Denmark summons top US envoy over ‘covert operations’ in Greenland
POLITICO EU
COPENHAGEN, Denmark- Denmark summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen on Wednesday after Danish media reported that Americans with ties to President Donald Trump had carried out covert influence operations in Greenland.
Australia shooting suspect identified as manhunt continues into a second day
SKY NEWS
POREPUNKUH, Melbourne, Australia- A suspect who shot and killed two police officers and seriously injured a third in Australia's rural south-east has been identified, police said.
Senior ISIS member killed in US military operation in Syria, official says
REUTERS
ATMEH, Syria- A pre-dawn U.S. military raid in northwestern Syria early on Wednesday targeted and killed a senior member of the Islamic State group, a U.S. official told Reuters.
At least 71 Afghan refugees killed in huge bus crash after being deported by Iran
THE INDEPENDENT
GUZARA, Herat, Afghanistan- At least 71 people, including 17 children, have been killed in western Afghanistan after a bus carrying refugees deported from Iran burst into flames following a collision with a fuel truck.
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