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2 weeks ago | 
cnas.org | Reid Standish |Rikard Jozwiak |Maja Zivanovic |Amos Chapple
US President Donald Trump's April 2 announcement to raise tariffs to the highest level in more than 100 years has sent stock markets tumbling and shaken the global economy. "This is unprecedented in the last century in terms of the scale of tariffs, the number of countries hit, [and] just the sheer level of these tariffs," Emily Kilcrease, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), told RFE/RL.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Andrey I. Shilov |Nathan Hodge |Merhat Sharipzhan |Maja Zivanovic
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his military leadership, replacing the chief of the General Staff, while a top Russian official said Moscow will insist Ukraine not be allowed to join NATO and remain “neutral” in any peace deal -- conditions Kyiv has long rejected. The remarks came as Russian forces early on March 17 launched what appeared to be a major drone strike on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, as explosions were heard in various districts.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Andrey I. Shilov |Nathan Hodge |Merhat Sharipzhan |Maja Zivanovic
KOCANI, North Macedonia -- The mayor of a town in North Macedonia where dozens were killed in a nightclub fire has resigned. Ljupco Papazov, the mayor of Kocani, submitted his resignation on March 17, two days after a blaze killed at least 59 people and injured 155 others. Over 40 people remain in critical condition. Papazov denied any personal culpability and pledged to cooperate with the police in Kocani, which has been gripped by anger and grief.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Maja Zivanovic |Nathan Hodge |Merhat Sharipzhan |Mike Eckel
Following state prosecutors in Bosnia-Herzegovina ordering the arrest of Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik, Republika Srpska has adopted a draft of a new constitution. The new constitution would redefine the Serb entity as a state of the Serbian people, grant it the right to self-determination, and establish its own army. These provisions would be directly in conflict with the Bosnian Constitution and the Dayton peace accords, which established Republika Srpska as one of Bosnia's two entities.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Mahir Sijamija |Mike Eckel |Maja Zivanovic
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2 months ago | 
slobodnaevropa.org | Jean Fernand Koena |Maja Zivanovic |Mike Eckel
Nekoliko minuta nakon podneva, 17. januara 2023. godine, Privat Damabakizi, 35, i njegova supruga radili su na svom polju u malom naselju u Srednjoafričkoj Republici blizu granice s Kamerunom, kada ga je pozvao njegov brat Alvin. Sedam naoružanih muškaraca u kamuflažnim uniformama stiglo je u Damabakizijev dom u Bouaru, gradu koji se nalazi oko sedam kilometara od polja.
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2 months ago | 
romania.europalibera.org | Jean Fernand Koena |Maja Zivanovic |Mike Eckel
DistribuieAtrocitățile comise în Republica Centrafricană de urmașii grupului WagnerÎncepând cu 2018, cunoscuta companie rusă de mercenari cunoscută anterior sub numele de Wagner a supravegheat securitatea oficialilor de top din Republica Centrafricană, gestionând în același timp licențe miniere profitabile. Soldații lor au fost, de asemenea, acuzați în mod credibil de zeci de crime. Și de atrocități.
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2 months ago | 
romania.europalibera.org | Maja Zivanovic |Jean Fernand Koena
DistribuieUn mercenar african care lupta pentru Rusia a fost ucis în Ucraina. Familia nu îi poate recupera rămășițelePrecum alți africani care își caută norocul în străinătate, Derrick Ngamana din Republica Centrafricană (RCA) a hotărât să studieze la universitate în Rusia. Numai că, neavând bani de taxe, toamna trecută s-a înrolat în armata rusă și a luptat contra Ucrainei.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
rferl.org | Kaisa Alliksaar |Maja Zivanovic |Will Tizard
Derrick Ngamana wanted a better future for his family, his brother said. So he joined Russia's military fighting Ukraine in exchange for $4,200. Then his family in the Central African Republic got a text in Russian: "Hello. Derrick is dead."
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
rferl.org | Jean Fernand Koena |Maja Zivanovic
BANGUI, Central African Republic -- Like many Africans seeking better fortunes abroad, Derrick Ngamana set his sights on university studies in Russia. But strapped for cash, he instead enlisted in Russia's all-out war against Ukraine this past fall.
