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MOSCOW – Masked police have raided the Moscow offices of a civil society organization funded by former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Police said they suspected the group, Open Russia, was preparing banners, leaflets and posters that contained calls for “extremist activity” and planned to distribute them at an opposition protest …

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Kurdish officials say a suspect has been arrested in connection with a bombing near the U.S. consulate in the northern city of Irbil. A statement from the Kurdish Regional Security Council on Monday says the suspect will remain in custody until an investigation is completed. It did …

CHISINAU, Moldova – NATO’s second-in-command in Europe says the alliance backs the territorial integrity of former Soviet republics Moldova and Ukraine “We … support the neutrality, independence and sovereignty of your country in the interests of the whole region,” said Gen. Adrian Bradshaw, deputy supreme allied commander in Europe, during …