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Putin, Baku criticise Macron for 'unacceptable' Karabakh remarks
Putin, Baku criticise Macron for 'unacceptable' Karabakh remarks

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijan on Friday slammed "unacceptable" comments from French leader Emmanuel Macron's on the decades-long conflict between arch foes Baku and Yerevan. The foreign ministry in Baku reacted angrily Friday, saying the remarks were "unacceptable and biased".

Italy lower house of parliament elects far-right speaker
Italy lower house of parliament elects far-right speaker

A far-right committed Eurosceptic known for his anti-abortion, anti-gay views was elected speaker of Italy's lower house of parliament on Friday. His election followed Thursday's appointment of Ignazio La Russa, a veteran of Italy's post-fascist movement known for collecting memorabilia from dictator Benito Mussolini, as speaker of the Senate.