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Russia's only liberal, anti-war party will not be able to take part in next month's parliamentary elections, a Moscow court rules.
The Supreme Court ruling came just days after the Central Election Commission had unanimously approved the party's registration, prompting speculation that the initial approval was itself a Kremlin-orchestrated manoeuvre.
BBC News – World Russia's only liberal, anti-war party will not be able to take part in next month's parliamentary elections, a Moscow court rules.
BBC News – World Russia's only liberal, anti-war party will not be able to take part in next month's parliamentary elections, a Moscow court rules.
NYTimes – World German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called state election results a "disaster" for his centre-right CDU after exit polls showed damaging losses in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where the party finished behind far-right and far-left rivals. Despite growing pressure, Merz vowed to stay in office and press ahead with reforms. The far-right Alternative for Germany made significant gains.
Sky News – Front Page Donald Trump says his proposed 76m (250ft) triumphal arch in Washington D.C. would become a "top-grade military complex" housing drones and snipers and storing ammunition, citing national security. A federal court is weighing the arch's legality.
Sky News – World Police clashed with several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague who pelted them with fireworks and other projectiles.
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