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Why Kaliningrad, Russia’s toehold in Europe, could be the next flashpoint in its war against Ukraine

By Tim Lister and Rob Picheta, CNN Tensions are mounting around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, an isolated but strategically significant territory on the Baltic coast that could soon be dragged into the Kremlin’s war. Russia has reacted furiously after Lithuania banned the passage of sanctioned goods across its territory and into Kaliningrad. But Lithuania

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Why Kaliningrad, Russia’s toehold in Europe, could be the next flashpoint in its war against Ukraine

CNN By Tim Lister and Rob Picheta, CNN Tensions are mounting around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, an isolated but strategically significant territory on the Baltic coast that could soon be dragged into the Kremlin’s war. Russia has reacted furiously after Lithuania banned the passage of sanctioned goods across its territory and into Kaliningrad. But

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Maldives religious extremists disrupt Yoga Day event

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives police have arrested six people after religious fundamentalists disrupted and chased away participants in a government event marking International Yoga Day. The Indian and British ambassadors were among those attending the event in the capital of the Indian Ocean archipelago when Islamic fundamentalists carrying flags and placards entered, shouting “God

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PBS joins food TV contests with ‘The Great American Recipe’

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — America has perfected the stressful TV cooking competition, pitting amateur or professional chefs against each other in such high-pressure, scream-filled shows as “Chopped,” “Cutthroat Kitchen” or “Top Chef.” PBS hopes to change that with an original food competition show, “The Great American Recipe,” which dispenses

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PBS joins food TV contests with ‘The Great American Recipe’

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — America has perfected the stressful TV cooking competition, pitting amateur or professional chefs against each other in such high-pressure, scream-filled shows as “Chopped,” “Cutthroat Kitchen” or “Top Chef.” PBS hopes to change that with an original food competition show, “The Great American Recipe,” which dispenses

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