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Putin Critic Arrested In Presidential Election Boycott Protests

7:11am January 29, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Russia protesters demonstrated Sunday against the upcoming presidential election that they say is rigged in President Putin's favor. Police detained the opposition leader who sparked the protests.

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Israel Calls Out Poland On Proposed Holocaust Law

6:36am January 29, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Poland is pushing through a bill that will make it illegal to blame the country for atrocities committed during World War Two. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says this sounds like Holocaust denial.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, center, is detained by police officers in Moscow, Russia on Sunday.

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Prominent Putin Critic Arrested Amid Nationwide Protests Against Upcoming Election

11:33am January 28, 2018

by Chris Benderev

Russian police dragged opposition leader Alexei Navalny from a march in Moscow and carried him feet-first into a van. Earlier Russian authorities appeared to raid his headquarters,

Czech President Milos Zeman in Prague Saturday. Zeman has opposed immigration and supports closer ties with Russia.

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Pro-Russian Czech President Milos Zeman Wins Second Term

2:16am January 28, 2018

by James Doubek

Zeman was an early supporter of Donald Trump in the U.S. election. He's opposed Muslim immigration to the Czech Republic and wants closer relations with Russia and China.

The river Seine in Paris had already overrun its banks by Saturday, and fears remain that it could creep across more of the city.

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Déjà Vu Flooding In Paris As Officials Say Seine Will Crest Soon

4:44pm January 27, 2018

by Amy Held

The river is expected to peak at around 19 1/2 feet later this weekend, but not before it swallowed up streets, halted all boat traffic and sent rats scurrying through the city.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov meet face to face in the Kremlin in Moscow in February 2016.

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Putin's Man In Crimea: We've 'Returned To Russia Forever'

4:08pm January 27, 2018

by Lucian Kim

As the U.S. issues more sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and Russia's annexation of Crimea, Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov speaks with NPR in Simferopol and lays out his vision for the region.

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Macron's Immigration Plan For France

8:21am January 27, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of betraying French humanistic values with his proposed crackdown on migrants, with even some members of his own political party expressing concerns.

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Parts Of Paris And Northern France Flooded After Unusually Heavy Rains

6:01pm January 26, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

After a month of record rainfall in France, rivers have flowed over their banks and nearly half the country is on flood alert. In Paris, the Seine river is 19 feet above its normal level.

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Plenty of food shops in London have sections catering to American immigrants. The busiest times converge around three American holidays: Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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In London, The American Food Aisle Is Filled With Nostalgia And Preservatives

3:04pm January 26, 2018

by Christine Ro

To Americans abroad, comfort food so often looks like junk food. Shops in London are filled with items from Hershey's, Aunt Jemima and Betty Crocker. But Kellogg's Pop-Tarts seem to rule them all.

A promotional sale on Nutella was more successful than planned: Customers came to blows trying to get jars of the sweet spread after a grocery chain cut prices by 70 percent.

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'This Is Not Normal': Nutella Riots Hit France After Stores Slash Prices

2:33pm January 26, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"At 8:15, there was already a waiting line of 200 people in front of the store," an employee at one Intermarché location said. Video of one scene was titled "Emeute" — a term for rebellion.