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An aircraft carrying Russian citizens Evgeny Erofeev and Aleksandr Aleksandrov, part of a prisoner swap for Ukraine’s Nadezhda Savchenko, has landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport. Savchenko was pardoned by President Putin on Wednesday.
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- Poroshenko vows ‘to bring back’ E.Ukraine, Crimea after Putin pardons Ukrainian pilot Savchenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to “bring back” Crimea and the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. His statement was made as European officials welcomed Russia’s pardoning of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko. - US spy plane created ‘real threat’ to KLM & Swiss flights over Sea of Japan – Moscow
A US spy jet flying near Russia's eastern borders over the Sea of Japan on May 22 “created a real threat” to passenger planes, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. A new and similar episode in the same area has been reported by Russian media. - Espionage fears: ‘Fake documents’ of 10 employees puts Turkish air base on alert
Anti-Islamic State coalition aircraft at the Turkish air base in Incirlik, Adana, may have been serviced by technicians with fake qualifications, local media report. The revelations have sparked suspicions of espionage at the restricted access facility. - 77% of Germans don’t want their leader bowing to Erdogan’s demands – poll
The majority of Germans want to see Chancellor Angela Merkel take a strong stand against the Turkish president and stop caving in to his demands even if it undermines the EU refugee deal with Ankara, a recent poll has shown.
- Religious cleric appointed new Afghan Taliban leader after Mansour’s assassination
A senior religious cleric Haibatullah Akhunzada has been appointed successor to the Taliban’s leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed in a recent US drone strike, as a compromise figure after the militant group’s council ruled out more radical candidates. - Muslim boys must shake hands with female teachers or face fine, Swiss canton rules
Muslim school students in the Swiss canton of Basel cannot refuse to shake hands with their female teachers on religious grounds, otherwise their parents will face fines, local authorities have ruled. - ‘Son’ of Russian oil-baron plays cat-and-mouse with police, broadcasts chase on Periscope (VIDEO)
A group of Russian ‘golden boys’ driving ‘Gelandewagen’ raced with police through the streets of Moscow, broadcasting the chase on Periscope. The owner of the car is reportedly the son of the vice-president of Russia's second largest oil company ‘Lukoil’. - Hungary opposes automatic, ‘behind the scenes’ extension of EU sanctions against Russia
Budapest is set to stand against the automatic extension of sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union, the Hungarian foreign minister said, calling for a discussion about the issue. - Batsh*t crazy! Swarm of 100,000 bats invades Australian town (VIDEO)
An Australian coastal town is nearing a state of emergency, but the cause isn't an earthquake or flooding. Instead, it's a natural disaster of another kind – 100,000 bats have embarked on the community, drastically outnumbering its human residents. - Poroshenko vows ‘to bring back’ E.Ukraine, Crimea after Putin pardons Ukrainian pilot SavchenkoUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to “bring back” Crimea and the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. His statement was made as European officials welcomed Russia’s pardoning of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko.
- Rights group to stop reporting abuses against Palestinians, citing Israeli ‘whitewashing’
Israel's military law enforcement system has been slammed by a human rights group, with the organization saying it will no longer submit violations on behalf of Palestinian victims because doing so "fails to bring justice." - EU-Turkey migrant deal: Ankara says it has other options, Merkel not anxious
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is not worried about the migrant pact between the EU and Turkey, though she admitted more time was needed to reach an agreement. Meanwhile, Ankara says it has alternatives to the EU if a deal cannot be reached. - Russia postpones airstrikes against terrorist-held areas in Syria
Russia will postpone airstrikes against militants in Syria, after being asked by several militant groups that are willing to join the ceasefire. The groups say they need time to drive Al-Nusra from their territories. - Pedophiles revealed: Kazakhstan publishes online map with personal data of child molesters
Kazakh authorities have made public an online map of convicted child molesters living in the country, releasing their names, photos and addresses. - Israel halts return of Palestinian attackers’ bodies to families
Israel’s public security minister has ordered a stop on the return of the bodies of dead Palestinian attackers to their families. - US spy plane created ‘real threat’ to KLM & Swiss flights over Sea of Japan – MoscowA US spy jet flying near Russia's eastern borders over the Sea of Japan on May 22 “created a real threat” to passenger planes, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. A new and similar episode in the same area has been reported by Russian media.
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