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19:44 GMT 17 April 2021 / updated: 19:44 GMT Europe

Czech Police Cannot Confirm Link Between Petrov and Boshirov on Wanted List and 2014 Vrbetice Blast

Official residence of the U.S. President, the White House in Washington D.C.

US Reportedly Reserves Option to Expand Sanctions Against Russian Debt, Monitors Moscow's Reaction

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Europe
Czech Republic to Expel Russian Diplomats Suspected of Working for Russian Intelligence
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - According to Czech media, the employees of the Russian Embassy in Prague were given 48 hours to leave the country.
Last update: 20:27 GMT 17.04.2021
20:27 GMT 17.04.2021
US
Bush Calls for 'Gradual' Path to Eventual Citizenship for Illegal Migrants Amid Influx at Border
In mid-March remarks on domestic policy, Bush already expressed his opinion that the US should find a way to legalize those illegal migrants who "have played by the rules." The ex-president claimed amid the current migrant influx that trying to return all of them back home would be a "political pipe dream."
Last update: 18:37 GMT 17.04.2021
18:37 GMT 17.04.2021
Asia & Pacific
Fishermen Find 'Reconnaissance Device' Secretly Placed by Foreign Country in Chinese Waters: Report
A small unmanned ship was reportedly detected by a Chinese fishing boat in the Yellow Sea earlier this week and is thought to resemble a US-made Wave Glider vessel.
Last update: 20:15 GMT 17.04.2021
20:15 GMT 17.04.2021
Europe
Slovenia May Purchase Sputnik V Before EU Regulator's Approval
BELGRADE (Sputnik) - Slovenia may purchase Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 before the approval of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and start using the drug right after the vaccine receives EU authorization, a spokesman for the country's National Institute of Public Health (NJIZ) said on Saturday.
Last update: 19:34 GMT 17.04.2021
19:34 GMT 17.04.2021
World
Pakistan’s PM Urges West to Outlaw Disrespect for Prophet Muhammad Just Like It Does for Holocaust
Imran Khan has demanded that those taking jabs at Islam, under the pretext, as he said, of freedom of expression, apologise. Yet, days earlier, the Pakistani government banned its Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan party, which has of late staged multiple protests against what they claimed to be anti-Islamic sentiment in the West.
Last update: 19:35 GMT 17.04.2021
19:35 GMT 17.04.2021
US
US Lawmakers Who Voted Against Trump in Second Impeachment Reportedly Boosted Their Private Security
The shift in the lawmakers' security expenditures purportedly happened after an angry mob of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Congress building on 6 January demanding to cancel the results of the presidential election.
Last update: 20:04 GMT 17.04.2021
20:04 GMT 17.04.2021
Business
Google Used 'Double Irish' Loophole to Dodge $75 Billion in 2019 Taxes
Under the now-outlawed "double Irish" tax dodge, corporations transferred their intellectual property to holding companies registered in Ireland but run from tax havens like Bermuda, which siphoned off profits through royalty fees.
Last update: 04:48 GMT 17.04.2021
04:48 GMT 17.04.2021
World
Live Updates: COVID-19 Global Death Toll Exceeds 3 Million
The global coronavirus tally is now over 139 million cases, with the death toll from the pandemic approaching the 3 million mark, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University.