Katy Dartford
Russia
Putin's Q&A discusses living standards, MH17 and a dialogue with Trump
During a four hour TV appearance, the Russian President said that the government would deliver higher living standards and reminded voters that they were better off now than in the 1990s. He also spoke about its relations with the US and Washington's growing tensions with Iran.
Germany
Europe's top court rules that German toll proposal is discriminatory
Under the planned toll, those driving on German motorways would have been charged an annual fee of up to 130 euros, but those with cars registered in Germany would have been given a corresponding reduction in motor vehicle tax.
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The Minsk street that's gone from industrial centre to cultural hub
In partnership with Minsk 2019
It took Oktyabrskaya Street five years to go from being an industrial area on the outskirts of Minsk to getting its own tourist map, thanks to its impressive pieces of street art by both Brazilian and Belarusian urban artists.
Republic of North Macedonia
Voting gets underway in North Macedonia's Presidential elections
Social Democratic Union candidate Stevo Pendarovski and his main rival from the conservative VMRO-DPMNE party, Gordana Siljanovska have mostly focused on this year's name deal with neighbouring Greece, which will allow North Macedonia, previously known as Macedonia, to join NATO and the EU,
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