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      Alexei Navalny’s wife issues defiant Russia election message to Putin at Hungarian rally

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      Alexei Navalny’s wife Yulia Navalnaya has issued a defiant election message to Vladimir Putin at a Hungarian rally.The current Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban is reportedly an old friend and political ally of Putin.As Russia heads to the polls for a general election, Ms Navalnaya recorded an appeal, which was shown at the rally on Saturday (16 March).Ms Navalnaya said: “In every speech I make, I emphasise one thing: Putin is not Russia. Russia is not Putin. And Hungary is not Orban either. This is what you prove here today. Democratic and free Hungary has allies – tens of millions of my fellow citizens who also want to live in a democratic and free Russia.” More

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      Putin shown ‘voting’ in sham Russian election in new video released by Kremlin

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      Vladimir Putin is shown appearing to vote online in the Russian election, in a new video released by the Kremlin.The video, released on Friday (15 March), shows Putin voting on the first of three presidential election days in Russia.Russian authorities have been promoting online voting since the beginning of the pandemic, but critics have panned it as an attempt to obscure real voting data.The sham election is widely expected to confirm Putin’s fifth term of presidency, set to last for at least another six years.The footage has not been verifed by The Independent. More

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      Alexei Navalny and wife share final kiss before Putin critic dies in prison

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      Watch the moment Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia Navalnaya shared a final kiss as he was detained in Moscow in 2021.The Russian opposition leader, 47, has reportedly died in an Arctic jail on Friday, 16 February. He was Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic.In the video, he was returning to Russia after spending five months recovering from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.With officers awaiting him, he and his wife share several kisses and hug each other tightly, before she turns her back so she doesn’t have to watch him leave. He then disappeared with the officers. More

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      Watch live: World leaders arrive for 60th Munich Security Conference

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      For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsWatch live as world leaders arrive for the 60th Munich Security Conference beginning on Friday, 16 February.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opens the conference at a critical time, as violence in Gaza escalates amid calls for ceasefires; the US presidential election campaign heats up; and calls to bolster support and aid for Ukraine increase.An estimated 50 world leaders are expected to attend the annual event that bills itself as the world’s leading forum for debating international security policy. The governments of Russia and Iran have not been invited.US Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to address the conference on its opening day. She returns after speaking at the 2022 and 2023 conferences, but now faces the task of assuring Nato allies will be protected after recent comments from Donald Trump.On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will make his first in-person appearance at the conference since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, having addressed last year’s conference virtually. More

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      David Cameron calls Vladimir Putin an ‘aggressive dictator’ during diplomatic visit to Warsaw

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      David Cameron labelled Russian President Vladimir Putin an “aggressive dictator” during his diplomatic visit to Warsaw today (Thursday).The British Foreign Secretary met with Polis Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski to address the media following discussions on increasing defence production for Ukraine and bolstering support in the ongoing conflict with Russia.Lord Cameron said: “I see this as the challenge of our generation. Two foreign ministers standing here today, it’s like two foreign ministers standing here in the 1930s, where we faced a similar challenge from a similar aggressive dictator who was trying to change Europe’s boundaries by force.” More

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      Watch: Protests mark anti-democratic uprising anniversary in Brazil

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      For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsWatch again as protests mark the first anniversary of Brazil’s anti-democratic uprising anniversary.On 8 January 2023, thousands of supporters of the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro broke through a blockade and stormed the presidential palace in Brasilia.It came days after the inauguration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who defeated Bolsonaro in the October 2022 election.Scenes echoed those of the US Capitol riots in 2021.On Monday (8 January), congressional leaders, Supreme Court justices, and government officials led by Lula remembered the day the capital was stormed by protesters calling for a military coup.“All those who financed, planned, and executed the coup attempt must be exemplarily punished. There is no forgiveness for anyone who attacks democracy,” Lula said at the event held in Congress.“Forgiveness would sound like impunity. And impunity would be a free pass for more acts of terrorism.” More

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      Iran’s Mahsa Revolution One Year On

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      Delhi residents divided on city’s clean-up as G20 summit arrives

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      As the G20 summit arrives in Delhi, India, Narendra Modi’s government has begun a ‘beautification’ scheme for the city. Wild dogs and monkeys have been driven from the streets, while dumps and controversially slum areas, have been covered over to obscure them from the view of dignitaries and overseas guests. The G20 summit is important to Modi’s attempts to establish India as a major player in global politics and come during a difficult period for the group to agree on how to tackle major issues.Get all the latest news from the G20 summit on The Independent. More