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Trump Criticizes Russia Sanctions Calls, Citing Hubbard Release

US President Donald Trump criticized demands for new sanctions against Russia on Friday, Oct. 30, arguing that economic penalties would have prevented the release of 74-year-old American citizen Stephen Hubbard from a Russian prison. Hubbard, a Michigan native detained in Ukraine in April 2022 and convicted on mercenary charges, was released on Oct. 21 during talks in St. Petersburg between…

Trump Criticizes Russia Sanctions Calls, Citing Hubbard Release

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France heads into third weekend of protests as youth-led rallies sweep Europe

PARIS (AP) -- France prepared Saturday for a third consecutive weekend of protests over living costs and education, deploying 70,000 police and gendar

  • France faces third weekend of youth-led protests across Europe.
  • Interior Minister Laurent Nunez and Macron urge peaceful marches.
  • Paris deploys 70,000 police for march, banning union marches in city center.

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