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The outlets include Voice of Europe, which was foiled as a Russian influence operation by Czech secret services in March. The European Union has announced a ban on four media outlets accused of spreading pro-Kremlin propaganda and "destabilising" Ukraine's neighbouring countries. The four blacklisted outlets - Voice of Europe, RIA Novosti, Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta - are "under the permanent direct or indirect control" of Russia and have been "instrumental" in fostering support for its illegal invasion of Ukraine, the European Council said in a statement on Friday. "The Russian Federation has engaged in a systematic, international campaign of media...

Baharav-Miara castigated in raucous hours-long- debate as ministers allege soft approach to anti-overhaul demo; AG: I hope gov't isn't seeking to overrule police, set arrest quotas A succession of ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline government castigated Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara during a raucous, hours long cabinet meeting on Sunday, in which she was repeatedly attacked over authorities' handling of lawbreaking during demonstrations against the government. Several calls were made for her dismissal. Netanyahu started off what became an angry and tempestuous debate by telling Baharav-Miara that "selective enforcement is a fatal wound to democracy" and his ministers soon...