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Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza thought he was being executed before his release in historic prisoner swap

CNN By Helen Regan and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician and one of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics, has described the psychological torture he endured during 11 months in solitary confinement, saying he thought he would die in a Siberian cell. Kara-Murza spoke to CNN’s Erin Burnett on Monday for

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Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza thought he was being executed before his release in historic prisoner swap

By Helen Regan and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician and one of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics, has described the psychological torture he endured during 11 months in solitary confinement, saying he thought he would die in a Siberian cell. Kara-Murza spoke to CNN’s Erin Burnett on Monday for the

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The violence in Bangladesh after Hasina’s ouster stirs fear within the country’s Hindu minority

Associated Press KHULNA, Bangladesh (AP) — When a mass uprising forced Bangladesh’s longtime prime minister to step down and flee the country last week, a 65-year-old retired auditor who had worked for her political party feared for his life. Arobinda Mohalder, who is part of Bangladesh’s Hindu minority, had just learned that a Hindu official

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Wisconsin voters reject GOP-written ballot measures, US Senate race set with Hovde’s primary win

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters have decided against two constitutional amendments passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have taken power away from the governor. Wisconsin voters also have set the field in a closely watched Senate contest, with Republican businessman Eric Hovde easily winning Wisconsin’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday. Hovde

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US Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive ‘Squad,’ wins Democratic primary in Minnesota

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar successfully defended her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repeat challenge from former Minneapolis

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