MOSCOW (Reuters) – Dozens of people were arrested Wednesday in a protest in Moscow against constitutional reforms that give President Vladimir Putin the option of remaining in power for another 16 years, witnesses and a monitoring group said. Law enforcement officers detain a participant in a protest against amendments to …
Read More »Belarusian leader criticizes West after protests over electoral bans
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko dismissed Western criticism on Wednesday after his two main opponents were excluded from next month’s presidential election and police arrested more than 250 protesters. Law enforcement officers detain a man outside the Belarusian electoral commission as people line up to file their complaints …
Read More »Hundreds protest in Moscow against reforms that can keep Putin in power
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Dozens of people were arrested Wednesday in a protest in Moscow against constitutional reforms that give President Vladimir Putin the option of remaining in power for another 16 years, witnesses and a monitoring group said. Law enforcement officers detain a participant in a protest against amendments to …
Read More »Trump downplays police violence against blacks, says ‘more white people’ were killed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised US police departments and downplayed police violence against blacks, saying “more white people” are killed by police officers. During a CBS News interview, the Republican president was asked why blacks continued to die at the hands of law enforcement. “And also …
Read More »Trump downplays police violence against blacks, says ‘more white people’ were killed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised US police departments and downplayed police violence against blacks, saying “more white people” are killed by police officers. During a CBS News interview, the Republican president was asked why blacks continued to die at the hands of law enforcement. “And also …
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