Russia's only independent election supervisor was sentenced to five years in prison

Russia's only independent election supervisor was sentenced to five years in prison

Russia's only independent election supervisor was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday for being guilty of working with “unpopular organizations.” Golos movement co-chair Grigory Melkonyants was arrested in August 2023. He pleaded not guilty to the trial. Human rights activists say the case against the 44-year-old is part of a wider crackdown on…

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The Iranian president said Tehran rejected direct negotiations with the United States after Trump's letter.

The Iranian president said Tehran rejected direct negotiations with the United States after Trump's letter.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic refuses to respond with direct negotiations with the United States A letter from President Trump earlier this month on the country's rapidly developing nuclear program. This is Tehran's first official response to Mr. Trump's letter. “Although the possibility of direct negotiations was rejected in…

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U.S. Secretary of Health travels to Texas after the death of a child who has not been vaccinated with measles-related illnesses

U.S. Secretary of Health travels to Texas after the death of a child who has not been vaccinated with measles-related illnesses

U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy said in a social media post that he comforted families in Gaines County who had to bury two dead children before his “make America healthy again” journey across the Southwest. Seminole, Texas, is the center of a measles outbreak that began in late January with nearly…

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