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Chechens ‘spontaneously’ rally for a third Putin term

Demonstrations in support of a third term for President Vladimir Putin were held across Russia, including Chechnya, on October 24. As Kommersant noted on October 25, while both the Kremlin and the pro-Kremlin United Russia party claimed the demonstrations were spontaneous actions “from below,” members of Russia’s political opposition claim …

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Oil Prices Support Russian Economy

As oil prices surged to another record ($93.56 per barrel), energy analysts said Russia has become a critical player in the world oil and gas market. Richard Herold is director of international affairs of the London-based oil multinational, BP, which has large investments in Russia.

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Head of IAEA Urges Iran to Open its Nuclear Records

The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says Iran’s refusal to suspend uranium enrichment is “regrettable,” but said its willingness to cooperate with U.N. investigators is a step in the right direction. From VOA’s New York Bureau, Mona Ghuneim reports on the agency’s efforts to work on a diplomatic solution …

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Deciphering the PKK

“America will always do the right thing, but only after exhausting all other options,” Winston Churchill once famously remarked when asked about US foreign policy. Little has changed since Churchill expressed his frustration 60 years ago. Today, all of Turkey is angrily waiting for Washington to do the right thing.

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UN: 34 Aid Workers Killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations on Monday said 34 aid workers have been killed in Afghanistan this year and called on Taliban fighters and criminal gangs to stop attacking humanitarian convoys so food can reach millions of needy Afghans before winter. Tom Koenigs, the head of the U.N. …

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