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Russian dissident Navalny recovering faster than expected

(AP) — Russian opposition Navalny, a longtime foe of investigation, saying its own
leader Alexei Navalny is re- Russian President Vladimir tests found no trace of poi-
covering from the suspected Putin, is still receiving outpa- sonous substances in the op-
assassination attempt last tient treatment and remains position leader's system.
month faster than expected, under close protection, The poisoning "had so many
one of his aides said Sunday. Volkov said. negative consequences for
Navalny, who collapsed on a "I personally don't think that the Kremlin," said Volkov,
plane from Siberia to Mos- another attack can happen in adding that in his opinion
cow on Aug. 20 and spent Berlin, but we can see that the attempted assassination
nearly three weeks in a coma, the personal security has a couldn't have occurred with-
was discharged last week different opinion," he said. out Putin's approval.
from the Berlin hospital "He is guarded quite heavily." Navalny has said that he in-
where he was being treated. Germany authorities have tends to return to Russia to
His doctors said that based on said Navalny was poisoned resume his work.
Navalny's progress a "com- with a powerful nerve agent "He understands the risks
plete recovery is possible." and called on Russia to inves- quite well, and we are sup-
"He is doing much better, tigate the attack that occurred posed to think somehow
I would say unexpectedly on its territory. how he can continue living in
better," Leonid Volkov, Na- The presence of the Soviet- Russia," Volkov told RTL. "It
valny's chief of staff, told era nerve agent Novichok in will not be so easy and many
German broadcaster RTL. "I Navalny's samples was cor- things will change, for sure,
think the recovery is really roborated by labs in France to reduce the probability of a
faster than expected, and of and Sweden. But Russia has second attack."
course this is good news that resisted international pres-
makes us very happy." sure to launch a criminal

Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan; 16 killed

(AP) — Fighting erupted both sides. tanks. on the sides to stop fighting. committed a provocation,
anew Sunday between Arme- Nagorno-Karabakh authori- Azerbaijani President Ilham The long-unsuccessful ne- ignoring law." He promised
nian and Azerbaijani forces ties reported that shelling Aliyev ordered martial law be gotiations for resolving the Turkey would stand by Azer-
over the disputed separatist hit the region's capital of imposed in some regions of territory's status has been baijan and said, "Armenia is
region of Nagorno-Karabakh Stepanakert and the towns the country and called for a conducted under OSCE aus- playing with fire and endan-
and a top territorial official of Martakert and Martuni. curfew in major cities. pices. gering regional peace."
said 16 people were killed Armenian Defense Ministry In a televised address to the Armenian Prime Minister Turkish presidential spokes-
and more than 100 wounded, spokesman Artsrun Hovhan- nation, Aliyev said that "there Nikol Pashinian on Sunday man Ibrahim Kalin also con-
while Azerbaijan's president nisyan also said Azerbaijani are losses among the Azer- said the country could reex- demned Armenia.
said his military has suffered shelling hit within Armenian baijani forces and the civilian amine whether to recognize "Armenia has violated the
losses. territory near the town of population as a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh as inde- cease-fire by attacking civil-
Armenia also claimed that Vardenis. Armenian bombardment," pendent. Such a move would ian settlements ... the inter-
two Azerbaijani helicopters Artur Sarkisian, deputy head but didn't give further details. likely obstruct further nego- national community must
were shot down and three of the Nagorno-Karabakh He also claimed that "many tiations. immediately say stop to this
Azerbaijani tanks were hit by army, said that 16 people units of the enemy's military Foreign Minister Javad Zarif dangerous provocation," Ka-
artillery, but Azerbaijan's de- were killed and more than equipment have been de- of Iran, which borders both lin tweeted.
fense ministry rejected that 100 wounded. It wasn't im- stroyed." Azerbaijan and Armenia, Mostly mountainous Na-
claim. mediately clear if the figure Russian Foreign Minister said "We call for an immedi- gorno-Karabakh — a region
Heavy fighting broke out in included both soldiers and Sergey Lavrov "is conducting ate end to hostilities and urge around 4,400 square kilo-
the morning in the region civilians. Earlier, the Arme- intensive contacts in order dialogue to resolve differ- meters (1,700 square miles)
that lies within Azerbaijan nian human rights ombuds- to induce the parties to cease ences. Our neighbors are our or about the size of the U.S.
but has been under the con- man said a woman and child fire and start negotiations to priority and we are ready to state of Delaware — lies 50
trol of ethnic Armenian forc- had been killed in the shell- stabilize the situation," For- provide good offices to en- kilometers (30 miles) from
es backed by Armenia since ing. eign Ministry spokeswoman able talks." the Armenian border. Local
1994 at the end of a separatist Another Armenian Defense Maria Zakharova said. Turkey's ruling party spokes- soldiers backed by Armenia
war. It was not immediately Ministry spokeswoman, Albanian Prime Minister Edi man Omer Celik tweeted: also occupy some Azerbaijani
clear what sparked the fight- Shushan Stepanyan, said "the Rama, chairman of the Orga- "We vehemently condemn territory outside the region.
ing, the heaviest since clashes Armenian side" shot down nization for Security and Co- Armenia's attack on Azerbai-
in July killed 16 people from two helicopters and hit three operation in Europe, called jan. Armenia has once again

France vows to protect its Jewish community after stabbing

(AP) — France's interior a double stabbing in Paris porters. "Because we know Paris newsroom and a kosher Friday's stabbing was later re-
minister promised Sunday to blamed on Islamic terrorism. that Jews are particularly tar- supermarket in January 2015 leased — and his lawyer says
protect France's Jewish com- Interior Minister Gerald Dar- geted by Islamist attacks and killed 17 people, and Friday's that he had tried to stop the
munity from extremists after manin visited a synagogue we should obviously protect stabbing came as the trial into assailant and should be con-
Sunday ahead of the evening them." those attacks is under way. sidered a hero instead.
start of Yom Kippur, the Jew- Darmanin defended authori- The suspected assailant in Lawyer Lucie Simon told
ish Day of Atonement, and ties' handling of a double Friday's attack told investi- France-Info that her client, a
said more than 7,000 police stabbing Friday outside the gators that he was targeting 33-year-old French resident
and soldiers are protecting former offices of the satirical Charlie Hebdo after it recent- from Algeria identified only
Jewish services this weekend. newspaper Charlie Hebdo, ly republished caricatures of as Youssef, chased the at-
France has Europe's largest saying intelligence services the Prophet Muhammad, ac- tacker. Simon said the assail-
Jewish community. have prevented 32 potential cording to a judicial official. ant threatened Youssef with
"I came to assure ... members terrorist attacks over the past Two people were wounded a kitchen cleaver, so Youssef
of France's Jewish commu- three years. and several suspects are in fled and told police — who
nity of the protection of the Coordinated Islamic extrem- custody. promptly arrested him.
state," Darmanin told re- ist attacks on Charlie Hebdo's One suspect arrested after