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Russia outlaws Meduza in attempt to stamp out independent news

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Ukrainian security service 'needs cleanout' after arrest of accused spy

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Israeli forces kill nine Palestinians during West Bank raid

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Tens of millions without power in Pakistan as national grid fails

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India invokes emergency laws to ban BBC Modi documentary

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UK MP and peer on Kazakhstan visit denied access to opposition leader

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