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Civilians Get Relief SuppliesFollowing Ukraine’s Incursion - Kursk

This photo taken on Aug. 13, 2024 shows a damaged building in Kursk, Russia. Russia has been grappling with expelling Ukrainian armies from its territory as tens of thousands of Russian residents in the border regions have been evacuated following a fresh Ukrainian offensive. Ukrainian forces crossed the Russian border last Tuesday and broke into parts of Russia's Kursk region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Get Relief SuppliesFollowing Ukraine’s Incursion - Kursk

People gather to get relief supplies in Kursk, Russia, Aug. 13, 2024. Russia has been grappling with expelling Ukrainian armies from its territory as tens of thousands of Russian residents in the border regions have been evacuated following a fresh Ukrainian offensive. Ukrainian forces crossed the Russian border last Tuesday and broke into parts of Russia's Kursk region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Get Relief SuppliesFollowing Ukraine’s Incursion - Kursk

People line up to get relief supplies in Kursk, Russia, Aug. 13, 2024. Russia has been grappling with expelling Ukrainian armies from its territory as tens of thousands of Russian residents in the border regions have been evacuated following a fresh Ukrainian offensive. Ukrainian forces crossed the Russian border last Tuesday and broke into parts of Russia's Kursk region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Get Relief SuppliesFollowing Ukraine’s Incursion - Kursk

This photo taken on Aug. 13, 2024 shows a damaged building in Kursk, Russia. Russia has been grappling with expelling Ukrainian armies from its territory as tens of thousands of Russian residents in the border regions have been evacuated following a fresh Ukrainian offensive. Ukrainian forces crossed the Russian border last Tuesday and broke into parts of Russia's Kursk region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Get Relief SuppliesFollowing Ukraine’s Incursion - Kursk

People line up to get relief supplies in Kursk, Russia, Aug. 13, 2024. Russia has been grappling with expelling Ukrainian armies from its territory as tens of thousands of Russian residents in the border regions have been evacuated following a fresh Ukrainian offensive. Ukrainian forces crossed the Russian border last Tuesday and broke into parts of Russia's Kursk region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Get Relief SuppliesFollowing Ukraine’s Incursion - Kursk

People gather to get relief supplies in Kursk, Russia, Aug. 13, 2024. Russia has been grappling with expelling Ukrainian armies from its territory as tens of thousands of Russian residents in the border regions have been evacuated following a fresh Ukrainian offensive. Ukrainian forces crossed the Russian border last Tuesday and broke into parts of Russia's Kursk region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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EKRE expelling members

11.06.2024, Tallinn. The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) has expelled several of its leading members following a meeting on Tuesday, amid claims of a dictatorial style from party chair Martin Helme. EKRE is also holding a party congress in Jõhvi on Sunday, so the expulsions likely mean Martin Helme will run for re-election as leader unopposed. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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EKRE expelling members

11.06.2024, Tallinn. The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) has expelled several of its leading members following a meeting on Tuesday, amid claims of a dictatorial style from party chair Martin Helme. EKRE is also holding a party congress in Jõhvi on Sunday, so the expulsions likely mean Martin Helme will run for re-election as leader unopposed. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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EKRE expelling members

11.06.2024, Tallinn. The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) has expelled several of its leading members following a meeting on Tuesday, amid claims of a dictatorial style from party chair Martin Helme. EKRE is also holding a party congress in Jõhvi on Sunday, so the expulsions likely mean Martin Helme will run for re-election as leader unopposed. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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EKRE expelling members

11.06.2024, Tallinn. The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) has expelled several of its leading members following a meeting on Tuesday, amid claims of a dictatorial style from party chair Martin Helme. EKRE is also holding a party congress in Jõhvi on Sunday, so the expulsions likely mean Martin Helme will run for re-election as leader unopposed. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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EKRE expelling members

11.06.2024, Tallinn. The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) has expelled several of its leading members following a meeting on Tuesday, amid claims of a dictatorial style from party chair Martin Helme. EKRE is also holding a party congress in Jõhvi on Sunday, so the expulsions likely mean Martin Helme will run for re-election as leader unopposed. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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EKRE expelling members

11.06.2024, Tallinn. The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) has expelled several of its leading members following a meeting on Tuesday, amid claims of a dictatorial style from party chair Martin Helme. EKRE is also holding a party congress in Jõhvi on Sunday, so the expulsions likely mean Martin Helme will run for re-election as leader unopposed. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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EKRE expelling members

11.06.2024, Tallinn. The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) has expelled several of its leading members following a meeting on Tuesday, amid claims of a dictatorial style from party chair Martin Helme. EKRE is also holding a party congress in Jõhvi on Sunday, so the expulsions likely mean Martin Helme will run for re-election as leader unopposed. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Folk customs of Duanwu Festival in 60 seconds

STORY: Folk customs of Duanwu Festival in 60 seconds SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of folk customs of Duanwu Festival STORYLINE: The Duanwu Festival has arrived. Tying five-color silk string Wearing scented sachets Hanging mugwort leaves and calamus Fish-shaped lantern parade Releasing floating lanterns Dragon lantern dance Dragon boat racing Sprinkling Xionghuang powder Expelling five poisonous pests Eating Zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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U.S.-TROOPS-BORDER-CHAOTIC SURGE-MIGRANTS

(230511) -- WASHINGTON, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, May 10, 2023. Several thousands of U.S. troops are being deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border, facing a chaotic surge of migrants as Title 42, a public health policy that allows swiftly expelling migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic, comes to an end on Thursday. "It's going to be chaotic for a while," Biden addressed the border situation on Tuesday, referring to the expected surge of migrants as the restriction policy ends. TO GO WITH "Roundup: More U.S. troops sent to border amid chaotic surge of migrants as restriction policy ends" (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)

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New image shows black hole expelling powerful jet

STORY: New image shows black hole expelling powerful jet DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the black hole of the M87 galaxy STORYLINE: An international team of researchers has captured the shadow of the black hole at the heart of galaxy M87 and the powerful jet expelled from it in the same image for the first time. The black hole of the M87 galaxy has a mass 6.5 billion times greater than that of the Sun and is 55 million light-years from Earth. In April 2019, an image of a donut-like structure with a dark central region and a bright ring made international headlines as the first-ever image of a black hole. A black hole can engulf matter in its immediate vicinity and eject powerful particles beyond the galaxy that harbor the black hole at the center. Astronomers have been trying to observe the origin of the jet as close as possible to better understand how the energetic jets are created. The latest published M87 black hole imag

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Egyptian FM emphasizes preventing foreign interference in Libya's political process

STORY: Egyptian FM emphasizes preventing foreign interference in Libya's political process DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Foreign Ministry in Cairo 2. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday underlined the importance of stopping foreign interference in Libya's political process. In a meeting with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily that aimed at finding out ways to push the political process in Libya forward, Shoukry called on all relevant parties to support Libyans in reaching a consensus, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The two diplomats agreed on reaching a consensus over the political process that could ensure running Libya's presidential and parliamentary elections and expelling foreign fighters and mercenaries from Libya within a specific timeframe. Shoukry also reviewed the progress of reaching a constitutional fra

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Demon-expelling ritual at Kofuku-ji temple in Nara

NARA, Japan - The "Tsuina-e" ritual to exorcise demons and wish for happiness is performed at the East Golden Hall, a natural treasure, at Kofuku-ji temple in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara on Feb. 3, 2014, as part of the "Setsubun" bean-throwing festival.

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'Fox' couple toss beans in shrine festival

YOKKAICHI, Japan - A high school girl (R) and a male office worker wearing fox masks and kimonos throw packets of beans from a stage during a traditional ''setsubun'' festival at Miyamado Shrine in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, on Feb. 3. The couple, wearing the masks as foxes are believed to be messengers from God, also participated in a mock wedding ceremony. The bean-tossing and fox wedding ceremonies are aimed at expelling evil spirits.

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Russia continues to expel European diplomats

STORY: Russia continues to expel European diplomats DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Portuguese Embassy in Moscow 2. various of Slovenian Embassy in Moscow 3. various of Moscow STORYLINE: Russia said Thursday that it is expelling five diplomats of the Portuguese Embassy in Moscow in a retaliatory move. The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Portuguese ambassador to Russia and protested against the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats from Portugal. The five Portuguese diplomats were declared "personae non gratae" and must leave Russia within 14 days. On the same day, Russia also demanded the Slovenian embassy in Moscow reduce its diplomatic staff by four people, about 40 percent of the total number, within 10 days. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the decision was taken in response to Ljubljana's move last month to reduce the size of the Russian embassy and the deterioration of its working conditions. The minist

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-U.S.-EMBASSY

(220325) -- MOSCOW, March 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 25, 2022 shows the U.S. Embassy building in Moscow, Russia. Russia said Wednesday that it is expelling U.S. diplomats in response to Washington's recent expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United Nations (UN). The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it summoned a senior diplomat of the U.S. embassy in Moscow on Wednesday and declared a list of American diplomats "persona non grata." (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-U.S.-EMBASSY

(220325) -- MOSCOW, March 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 24, 2022 shows the U.S. national flag (R) on the U.S. Embassy building in Moscow, Russia. Russia said Wednesday that it is expelling U.S. diplomats in response to Washington's recent expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United Nations (UN). The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it summoned a senior diplomat of the U.S. embassy in Moscow on Wednesday and declared a list of American diplomats "persona non grata." (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-U.S.-EMBASSY

(220325) -- MOSCOW, March 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 24, 2022 shows the U.S. Embassy building in Moscow, Russia. Russia said Wednesday that it is expelling U.S. diplomats in response to Washington's recent expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United Nations (UN). The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it summoned a senior diplomat of the U.S. embassy in Moscow on Wednesday and declared a list of American diplomats "persona non grata." (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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UN-RUSSIAN MISSION-EXPELLING

(220301) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia speaks at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 28, 2022. Nebenzia on Monday regretted a U.S. decision to expel 12 staff members of the Russian UN mission. (Xinhua/Wang Jiangang)

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The La Palma Volcano Continues To Erupt - Spain

★An eruptive mouth expels lava and pyroclasts in the Cabeza de Vaca area, on September 20, 2021, in El Paso, La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, (Spain). The volcanic eruption that began on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. in the Cabeza de Vaca area (La Palma), just when the seismic activity on the island of La Palma had reached the maximum since the beginning of the swarm a week ago, already has nine mouths expelling lava that have destroyed 103 hectares and at least 166 homes. At the moment, the lava continues to fall and although it has slowed down, the Emergency Services have evicted at least 5,500 residents from nearby areas. In addition, during this past dawn there have been four earthquakes, at least two of them felt by the population and with a magnitude of up to 3.8. Experts do not know when this eruption will end, which has left temperatures of 1,075 ° C in the rivers of lava c

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The La Palma Volcano Continues To Erupt - Spain

★An eruptive mouth expels lava and pyroclasts in the Cabeza de Vaca area, on September 20, 2021, in El Paso, La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, (Spain). The volcanic eruption that began on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. in the Cabeza de Vaca area (La Palma), just when the seismic activity on the island of La Palma had reached the maximum since the beginning of the swarm a week ago, already has nine mouths expelling lava that have destroyed 103 hectares and at least 166 homes. At the moment, the lava continues to fall and although it has slowed down, the Emergency Services have evicted at least 5,500 residents from nearby areas. In addition, during this past dawn there have been four earthquakes, at least two of them felt by the population and with a magnitude of up to 3.8. Experts do not know when this eruption will end, which has left temperatures of 1,075 ° C in the rivers of lava c

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The La Palma Volcano Continues To Erupt - Spain

★An eruptive mouth expels lava and pyroclasts in the Cabeza de Vaca area, on September 20, 2021, in El Paso, La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, (Spain). The volcanic eruption that began on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. in the Cabeza de Vaca area (La Palma), just when the seismic activity on the island of La Palma had reached the maximum since the beginning of the swarm a week ago, already has nine mouths expelling lava that have destroyed 103 hectares and at least 166 homes. At the moment, the lava continues to fall and although it has slowed down, the Emergency Services have evicted at least 5,500 residents from nearby areas. In addition, during this past dawn there have been four earthquakes, at least two of them felt by the population and with a magnitude of up to 3.8. Experts do not know when this eruption will end, which has left temperatures of 1,075 ° C in the rivers of lava c

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The La Palma Volcano Continues To Erupt - Spain

★An eruptive mouth expels lava and pyroclasts in the Cabeza de Vaca area, on September 20, 2021, in El Paso, La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, (Spain). The volcanic eruption that began on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. in the Cabeza de Vaca area (La Palma), just when the seismic activity on the island of La Palma had reached the maximum since the beginning of the swarm a week ago, already has nine mouths expelling lava that have destroyed 103 hectares and at least 166 homes. At the moment, the lava continues to fall and although it has slowed down, the Emergency Services have evicted at least 5,500 residents from nearby areas. In addition, during this past dawn there have been four earthquakes, at least two of them felt by the population and with a magnitude of up to 3.8. Experts do not know when this eruption will end, which has left temperatures of 1,075 ° C in the rivers of lava c

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The La Palma Volcano Continues To Erupt - Spain

★An eruptive mouth expels lava and pyroclasts in the Cabeza de Vaca area, on September 20, 2021, in El Paso, La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, (Spain). The volcanic eruption that began on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. in the Cabeza de Vaca area (La Palma), just when the seismic activity on the island of La Palma had reached the maximum since the beginning of the swarm a week ago, already has nine mouths expelling lava that have destroyed 103 hectares and at least 166 homes. At the moment, the lava continues to fall and although it has slowed down, the Emergency Services have evicted at least 5,500 residents from nearby areas. In addition, during this past dawn there have been four earthquakes, at least two of them felt by the population and with a magnitude of up to 3.8. Experts do not know when this eruption will end, which has left temperatures of 1,075 ° C in the rivers of lava c

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'Fox' couple toss beans in shrine festival

YOKKAICHI, Japan - A high school girl (R) and a male office worker wearing fox masks and kimonos throw packets of beans from a stage during a traditional ''setsubun'' festival at Miyamado Shrine in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, on Feb. 3. The couple, wearing the masks as foxes are believed to be messengers from God, also participated in a mock wedding ceremony. The bean-tossing and fox wedding ceremonies are aimed at expelling evil spirits. (Kyodo)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Alexandr Zmeyevsky

New Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek (Social Democrats, CSSD) has summoned Ambassador of Russia Alexandr Zmeyevsky (centre) for 18:00 today, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Kulhanek said he would convey to Zmeyevsky the Czech Republic's protest against Russian steps when expelling the Czech employees of the embassy in Moscow. Upon taking up office, Kulhanek will have to deal with the Czech-Russian diplomatic conflict over what Czech secret services call Russian GRU agents having detonated the ammunition warehouse in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. The Czech Republic recently expelled 18 Russian embassy staff in reaction. Russia retaliated by expelling 20 employees of the Czech embassy in Moscow. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, flag

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, flag

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Alexandr Zmeyevsky

New Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek (Social Democrats, CSSD) has summoned Ambassador of Russia Alexandr Zmeyevsky (left) for 18:00 today, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Kulhanek said he would convey to Zmeyevsky the Czech Republic's protest against Russian steps when expelling the Czech employees of the embassy in Moscow. Upon taking up office, Kulhanek will have to deal with the Czech-Russian diplomatic conflict over what Czech secret services call Russian GRU agents having detonated the ammunition warehouse in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. The Czech Republic recently expelled 18 Russian embassy staff in reaction. Russia retaliated by expelling 20 employees of the Czech embassy in Moscow. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Jakub Kulhanek

New Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek (Social Democrats, CSSD), centre, comes to give a briefing after he met Zmeyevsky today, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Kulhanek said he would convey to Ambassador of Russia Alexandr Zmeyevsky the Czech Republic's protest against Russian steps when expelling the Czech employees of the embassy in Moscow. Upon taking up office, Kulhanek will have to deal with the Czech-Russian diplomatic conflict over what Czech secret services call Russian GRU agents having detonated the ammunition warehouse in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. The Czech Republic recently expelled 18 Russian embassy staff in reaction. Russia retaliated by expelling 20 employees of the Czech embassy in Moscow. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Jakub Kulhanek

New Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek (Social Democrats, CSSD) gives a briefing after he met Zmeyevsky today, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Kulhanek said he would convey to Ambassador of Russia Alexandr Zmeyevsky the Czech Republic's protest against Russian steps when expelling the Czech employees of the embassy in Moscow. Upon taking up office, Kulhanek will have to deal with the Czech-Russian diplomatic conflict over what Czech secret services call Russian GRU agents having detonated the ammunition warehouse in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. The Czech Republic recently expelled 18 Russian embassy staff in reaction. Russia retaliated by expelling 20 employees of the Czech embassy in Moscow. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Alexandr Zmeyevsky

New Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek (Social Democrats, CSSD) has summoned Ambassador of Russia Alexandr Zmeyevsky (right) for 18:00 today, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Kulhanek said he would convey to Zmeyevsky the Czech Republic's protest against Russian steps when expelling the Czech employees of the embassy in Moscow. Upon taking up office, Kulhanek will have to deal with the Czech-Russian diplomatic conflict over what Czech secret services call Russian GRU agents having detonated the ammunition warehouse in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. The Czech Republic recently expelled 18 Russian embassy staff in reaction. Russia retaliated by expelling 20 employees of the Czech embassy in Moscow. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Jakub Kulhanek

New Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek (Social Democrats, CSSD) gives a briefing after he met Zmeyevsky today, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Kulhanek said he would convey to Ambassador of Russia Alexandr Zmeyevsky the Czech Republic's protest against Russian steps when expelling the Czech employees of the embassy in Moscow. Upon taking up office, Kulhanek will have to deal with the Czech-Russian diplomatic conflict over what Czech secret services call Russian GRU agents having detonated the ammunition warehouse in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. The Czech Republic recently expelled 18 Russian embassy staff in reaction. Russia retaliated by expelling 20 employees of the Czech embassy in Moscow. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Alexandr Zmeyevsky

New Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek (Social Democrats, CSSD) has summoned Ambassador of Russia Alexandr Zmeyevsky (right) for 18:00 today, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Kulhanek said he would convey to Zmeyevsky the Czech Republic's protest against Russian steps when expelling the Czech employees of the embassy in Moscow. Upon taking up office, Kulhanek will have to deal with the Czech-Russian diplomatic conflict over what Czech secret services call Russian GRU agents having detonated the ammunition warehouse in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. The Czech Republic recently expelled 18 Russian embassy staff in reaction. Russia retaliated by expelling 20 employees of the Czech embassy in Moscow. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Pavel Zeman

Supreme State Attorney Pavel Zeman comes to a press conference after government meeting on April 19, 2021, in Prague, Czech Republic. The Czech law enforcement bodies are looking into the version that the explosion of the ammunition warehouse in Vrbetice, south Moravia, should not have occurred in the territory of the Czech Republic. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)