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German lawyer: defendant in ‘cocaine case’ was extradited to Russia prematurely
On July 31, Alexander Hamburg, the German lawyer for Russian businessman Andrey Kovalchuk told DW that his client was extradited from Germany to Russia before they were able to appeal the court’s decision. The Russian investigators accuse Kovalchuk, who had been living in Germany, of organizing an operation to smuggle cocaine from Argentina to Moscow. On Monday, July 30, as soon as he arrived in Russia, Kovalchuk received his indictment.
The request of Russian law enforcement for Kovalchuk’s …
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Israel threatens Iran with military action if Bab el-Mandeb Strait is blocked
If Iran attempts to close off the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which serves as the only outlet from the Red Sea, there will be countermeasures taken by an “International Coalition,” asserted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“If Iran attempts to block the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, I am certain that it will meet the decisive resistance of an international coalition, which will include all branches of the Israeli armed forces,” Netanyahu said, during a visit to the Israeli naval base at Haifa. …
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Russian journalists killed in the Central African Republic planned to film gold mines
The Russian journalists who died in Central African Republic (CAR), on the day of the assassination were attempting to arrange the filming of the gold mine, which the company established by Yevgeny Prigozhin supposedly plans to develop, the Dozhd television channel (also known as TV Rain) reported citing information from the Investigations Management Centre (IMC) for which journalists collected information about Russian military mercenaries.
Before the murder, the journalists Orkhan Dzhemal, …
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Kremlin claims Russia has become the world leader in the number of tanks
Russia topped the world ranking in terms of the number of modern armored and motor vehicles used for troops, as well as rocket and artillery weapons, reported RIA Novosti news agency citing the deputy minister of defense Dmitry Bulgakov.
"Over the past five years, our country during the rearmament of the troops has put into operation more than 25 thousand units of new armored and motor vehicles. Four thousand modern missile and artillery weapons have also been added," Bulgakov stated. …
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Investigative project 'Dossier Center' of Russian fugitive oligarch Khodorkovsky picks up speed
Former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been collecting information in order to expose corrupt Russians. In the last three months, a number of prominent Russian citizens have noticed that their secrets have been leaked online, Voice of America reports.
This was the case with an official from the Russian Interior Ministry, whose electronic correspondence was published online in April. This month, the Guardian published details on a former senior Kremlin official’s investments in the US energy …