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Russia election to tighten Putin's grip, opponents stage noon protest

President Vladimir Putin is poised to tighten his grip on power on Sunday in a Russian election that is certain to deliver him a landslide victory, though some opponents staged a symbolic noon protest at polling stations against his rule.

Radio France Internationale

Moscow Polling Station Protesters Pay Tribute To Navalny

Queues formed outside Moscow polling stations on Sunday as some voters heeded a call by supporters of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny to cast protest votes in Russia's presidential election.

International Business Times

Biden jokes that one presidential candidate is mentally unfit — and it's not him

President Biden was speaking at the annual Gridiron Club and Foundation Dinner, the first time he has attended during his presidency. Vice President Kamala Harris and other big names were there too.

WEKU

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Is the American empire near collapse?

Joe Biden is already struggling to manage wars in Ukraine and Gaza, with China waiting for its moment

Salon

Putin basks in election win that was never in doubt even as Russians quietly protest

Russian President Vladimir Putin will extend nearly a quarter century of rule for six more years after wrapping up an election that gave voters no real alternatives.

WEKU

Ukraine war briefing: drone ignites Slavyansk refinery in Russia; sabotage plagues election

Attacks continue on Russia’s Belgorod oblast near Ukrainian border as Zelenskiy praises new ‘long-range capability’. What we know on day 753

The Guardian - AU

Britain doesn’t need ‘reform’. It just needs to rejoin the EU

Well-intentioned moves are afoot to ‘overhaul the machinery of government’. But it’s the policies that are the problem

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Putin is set to win a fifth term by a landslide of 87.8%, according to a Russian exit poll

Russians crowded outside polling stations at noon Sunday on the last day of a presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin in a vote that offered them no real alternatives after he ruthlessly cracked down on dissent.

France 24

Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attacks On Russian Territory

Ukraine launches drone attacks on Russia during presidential vote; Russian forces retaliate. Conflict escalates with casualties and cross-border raids.

Top News

The Observer view on Russia’s election: insecure, weak Putin craves the popular vote, but uses violence to guarantee it

This parody of an election will be remembered for the cynically methodical manner in which he and his cronies stole the people’s right to freely choose Russia’s leader

The Guardian - UK

Putin: The Autocrat Eyeing A New World Order

Russian President Vladimir Putin has over the past two decades built up a system of domestic repression and confrontation with the West that is almost certain to guarantee a fifth term in office on Sunday.

International Business Times

Morning Digest | EC always in favour of transparency, but must protect donor privacy: CEC on electoral bonds scheme; Standing on cusp of history, PM Modi says NDA ready for polls, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on March 17, 2024

The Hindu

Protest Call As Russian Vote To Confirm Putin Wraps Up

Kremlin critics called for massive protests at Russian polling stations on Sunday for the final day of a presidential election that is guaranteed to cement Vladimir Putin's hardline rule.

International Business Times

'No Paradox': Putin Voters Convinced Re-election Will Bring Peace

To the sound of Russian pop music blasting from speakers at the polling station, Eduard Ishnazarov cast a ballot for the only candidate he thought could deliver peace: Vladimir Putin.

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France 24

'A fight for your way of life’: Lithuania's culture minister on Ukraine and Russian disinformation

Lithuania’s Minister of Culture Simonas Kairys spoke to FRANCE 24 about Lithuania's fight against Russian disinformation and why the Baltic nation feels so bound to Ukraine.

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Navalny's Team Continues Opposition Movement Against Putin

Navalny's allies persist in opposing Putin post his death, facing challenges and threats. Yulia Navalnaya leads the cause.

France 24

After two years of war, Russian economy proves resilient – but for how long?

Despite several rounds of sanctions levied by Western powers over the war in Ukraine, the Russian economy registered strong growth in 2023 after a recession the previous year. Fuelled by increased public spending – particularly military spending – other industrial sectors also benefited from the war in Ukraine, with the…

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 752

As the war enters its 752nd day, these are the main developments.

The Guardian - US

‘Everything is possible’: a worrying new book explores the danger of disinformation

In Attack from Within, ex-national security prosecutor Barbara McQuade looks at the history of how lies are widely spread

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: another Russian oil refinery burns after drone strikes

More than 75 also wounded after second missile strike in residential area hits responders to initial attack. What we know on day 752

France 24

Russians head to polls for Day 2 of election marred by attacks, acts of protest

Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly 25 years of rule.

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