“Let’s win first, and then we’ll decide, did we do it right?”

#Ukraine 's fight for survival against #Russia has attracted all manner of allies, such as Denis Nikitin, a far-right Russian commander and founder of the nationalist Russian Volunteer Corps.
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#Georgia : Lawmakers approved the 'foreign agent' law in its first reading.

'If it is adopted, it will bring Georgia in line with Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus and those countries where human rights are trampled,' said @GsacCente founder Giorgi Rukhadze.
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#Germany : Police arrested two German-Russian nationals on suspicion of spying for #Russia .

One of the suspects allegedly told a Russian agent that he was prepared to carry out attacks on infrastructure used by the military in 🇩🇪.
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Fact Check:

The missiles and drones #Iran fired on Israel over the weekend brought with them a wave of misleading claims online.

Among them are old videos, footage from Russia, and AI fakes.

#Georgia : RSF condemns the inacceptable police violence against journalists Aleksandre Keshelashvili (PUBLIKA), Giorgi Badridze (@Tabula_Media) & Giorgi Baskhajauri (@ApriliMedia) who were covering the protests yesterday in #Tbilisi , and the seizure of their phones.

#Greece : Journalists are on a 24-hour strike over low wages and will carry out no news anywhere on Wednesday.

The low wages pressure journalism and ultimately reliable and free information, said the Journalists' Union of Athens Daily Newspapers (ESIEA).
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⚠️ No matter what assurances the US has provided in the final stages of extradition proceedings against Julian Assange, the grounds of his appeal deserve proper consideration by the UK High Court. We’ll be back in court to monitor the hearing on 20 May. It’s time to #FreeAssange !

Abortion is still recognized as a criminal offense in #Germany , and a civil report recommends legalizing 12-week abortions.

'If you look into the law and the law is telling you what you do is in one row with murder, that's hard to read,' says a student.
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Despite much public anger about Israel's conduct in Gaza, #Jordan came to Israel's aid against Iran this weekend, prompting locals to protest.

'We don't support Iran... we do stand with any action that deters Israel in Gaza,' said a political activist.
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#Ukraine President Zelenskyy says #Iran used the same 'tools of terror' against Israel as Russia uses in Ukraine.

He called for the international community to tackle the 'obvious collaboration' between Moscow and Tehran.
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#Germany approved a law to make it easier for transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official records.

The law has come under criticism by conservatives for fears of being ‘abused for criminal purposes.’
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The late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny began secretly writing his memoir “Patriot” in 2020.

The book, which will 'inspire others to stand up for what is right,' according to Yulia Navalnaya, is due to be released in 11 languages this October.
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