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In latest crackdown on critics, Russia declares World Wide Fund for Nature ‘undesirable’
TALLINN, Estonia — Russian authorities on Wednesday declared the World Wide Fund for Nature to be an undesirable organization, effectively banning it from operating in the country, in the latest move to stifle dissent. The global organization, which promotes wildlife…
Greenpeace protests mass logging of old-growth forests in Carpathian Mountains
WARSAW, Poland — Greenpeace activists on Wednesday called on the Polish prime minister to take action to protect Poland's forests, asking the government to limit the harvesting of timber in the vast old-growth forests of the Carpathian Mountains. During a…
Need for speed: F-16 pilot calls the fighter jets sought by Ukraine ‘easy to fly’
LE BOURGET, France — F-16 fighter jets hurtle pilots through the sky at up to 2,000 kilometers per hour (1,243 miles per hour). In tight turns or sudden climbs, gravity is pressing so hard on their bodies that some of…
Israeli police clash with Druze protesters in the Golan Heights. The rare violence leaves 20 injured
JERUSALEM — Israeli police on Wednesday fired tear gas, sponge-tipped bullets and a water cannon during mass demonstrations by Druze Arabs in the Golan Heights — a rare burst of violence in the normally quiet area. At least 20 people…
Belarus hands lengthy prison terms to 18 participants of 2020 protests
TALLINN, Estonia — A court in Belarus on Wednesday handed lengthy prison terms to 18 participants of mass anti-government protests that shook the country in 2020, the latest step in a brutal years-long effort to stifle all and any dissent.…
