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A French political adviser detained in Moscow last month is to remain in custody until August 5 for allegedly collecting Russian military information, after a Moscow court denied his appeal on Thursday. The man, who works for the Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), is an adviser on HD’s Eurasia team. He is a French national who lives in Switzerland and travels regularly for his work, HD said in a statement The Swiss-based non-governmental organization (NGO) said in June it was also seeking clarification from the Russian authorities regarding the allegations against its employee...
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A French political adviser detained in Moscow last month is to remain in custody until August 5 for allegedly collecting Russian military information, after a Moscow court denied his appeal on Thursday. The man, who works for the Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), is an adviser on HD’s Eurasia team. He is a French national who lives in Switzerland and travels regularly for his work, HD said in a statement The Swiss-based non-governmental organization (NGO) said in June it was also seeking clarification from the Russian authorities regarding the allegations against its employee...
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Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela and the United States have agreed to "improve relations" as they resumed negotiations just months after Washington reimposed crippling sanctions on the South American country, Caracas said Wednesday. At an initial meeting, the two sides agreed on a "willingness" to work together to "improve relations," President Nicolas Maduro's top negotiator Jorge Rodriguez announced on X. They also agreed to "maintain communications in a respectful and constructive manner," he said. Maduro announced on Monday that talks would resume with the United States -- a longtime foe of the l...
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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Tuesday congratulated South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on winning a new term, devoting time to a key if complicated relationship despite a political storm in Washington. On a day when the first member of his Democratic Party in Congress called for Biden to step aside after a shaky debate performance worsened concern about his age, the White House said the 81-year-old president spoke by telephone to Ramaphosa. The White House said Biden congratulated Ramaphosa and discussed "areas of future partnership, including leadership in the G20," the c...
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A German woman has been released from prison in Venezuela and returned to Germany on Sunday after more than two and a half years following intensive diplomatic efforts by the German Foreign Office. A spokeswoman for the 30-year-old woman told dpa that she landed in Munich on Sunday, was picked up from the airport by her parents and is "doing well under the circumstances." The woman, who comes from the town of Bad Urach in the south-western German state of Baden-Württemberg, had been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Venezuela for allegedly smuggling half a kilogramme of marijuana. She has con...
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Washington (AFP) - Haiti's new leader was in the United States on Saturday for a visit set to include meetings with international financial institutions as well as a White House official, his office and a National Security Council spokesperson said. The trip by Prime Minister Garry Conille, heading the country's transitional government, and other officials comes days after Kenyan police finally arrived in violence-ravaged Haiti, on a long-awaited mission to help stabilize the Caribbean nation, upended by powerful gangs. Washington has promised generous funding for the UN-backed mission, but r...
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Pékin (AFP) - Le président chinois Xi Jinping a déclaré vendredi que son gouvernement prévoyait "d'importantes mesures visant à approfondir la réforme", quelques semaines avant une importante réunion politique qui devrait faire de la reprise économique une priorité. La Chine éprouve des difficultés à relancer sa croissance depuis l'abandon fin 2022 de la stricte politique sanitaire mise en place contre le Covid-19. La deuxième économie mondiale est en proie à une crise dans le secteur immobilier, à une consommation toujours faible et à un taux de chômage élevé chez les jeunes. "Nous travaillon...
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The trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been imprisoned in Russia for more than a year for alleged espionage, began on Wednesday, in a case decried as a sham by his supporters, his employer and the US government. The hearing lasted several hours, with the second session postponed to August 13. The sessions are all to be heard behind closed doors. The high-profile trial of the correspondent for the Wall Street Journal newspaper is taking place in the city of Yekaterinburg in the Urals. The 32-year-old reporter denies the charges. Images from the courtroom showed Gershkovich, wearing ...
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The trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been imprisoned in Russia for more than a year for alleged espionage, began on Wednesday, in a case decried as a sham by his supporters, his employer and the US government. The hearing lasted several hours, with the second session postponed to August 13. The sessions are all to be heard behind closed doors. The high-profile trial of the correspondent for the Wall Street Journal newspaper is taking place in the city of Yekaterinburg in the Urals. The 32-year-old reporter denies the charges. Images from the courtroom showed Gershkovich, wearing ...
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The trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been imprisoned in Russia for more than a year for alleged espionage, began on Wednesday, in a case decried as a sham by his supporters, his employer and the US government. The hearing lasted several hours, with the second session postponed to August 13. The sessions are all to be heard behind closed doors. The high-profile trial of the correspondent for the Wall Street Journal newspaper is taking place in the city of Yekaterinburg in the Urals. The 32-year-old reporter denies the charges. Images from the courtroom showed Gershkovich, wearing ...
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