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War & ConflictsCzech police detain Russian Orthodox metropolitan over suspected drug possession
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WorldRedakcija portala Mašina dobila pretnje - "završićete u buretu" i "metak u čelo"
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WorldВенета от „Ергенът” изплака - годеникът я набил и изгонил без пукната пара
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A state of emergency has been declared in Čačak due to a water supply system failure. The failure occurred on the main pipeline of the 'Rzav' water system.
WorldRedakcija portala Mašina dobila pretnje - "završićete u buretu" i "metak u čelo"
The Independent Association of Serbian Journalists strongly condemned the threats addressed to the editorial office of the Mašina portal and demands an immediate reaction from the competent authoritie
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TechnologyUS's big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal
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War & ConflictsThe Russian language is no longer neutral
A man holds a placard during a protest against a controversial "foreign influence" bill in Tbilisi, Georgia, on April 28, 2024. In the first year following Russia's war against Ukraine, a significant
War & Conflicts'Disinformation campaign' — Estonia slams Russia's planned UN court case against Baltic states
Estonian flags on the shoreline of the Baltic Sea in Tallinn, Estonia, on Feb. (Peter Kollanyi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tallinn on May 25 brushed off Moscow's plans to appeal to the International Co
War & ConflictsCzech police detain Russian Orthodox metropolitan over suspected drug possession
Metropolitan Hilarion, then-chairman of the External Church Relations Department of the Moscow Patriarchate, addresses the media in Moscow on Sept. Metropolitan Hilarion, a scandal-prone retired bisho
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One hundred years ago this week, Muhammad ibn Abd el-Karim el-Khattabi—better known simply as Abd el-Karim—surrendered, ending his five-year rebellion against Spanish and French colonial forces. In 19
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