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A Russian security guard tackled an American diplomat to the ground outside of the US Embassy in Moscow and wrestled with him on the ground for at least a minute. Russian security services allege that the diplomat, named Daniel Van Dyken, was suspected of using his diplomatic status within the third secretary of the political department of the US Embassy as a cover and carrying out spy missions for the CIA in Russia.
A group of 16 foreign nationals from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus go on trial in a Polish court on charges of espionage, preparing acts of sabotage and gathering information for Russia. The defendants include a Russian hockey player who played in the Polish league. The verdict for 14 of the 16 defendants who plead guilty is expected later today. IMAGES
German investigators raid a property belonging to a Russian oligarch suspected of tax evasion and breaking EU sanctions, with sources naming billionaire Alisher Usmanov as the target. Around 250 officers were involved in the raids, with the alleged tax evasion amounting to 550 million euros ($545 million), according to a report in Der Spiegel magazine. IMAGES of police outside of a raided property of a Russian oligarch in Tegernsee, Germany
Russian journalist Maria Ovsyannikova appears in court for the first hearing in a trial where she is accused of "discrediting" the army. IMAGES
In Moscow, Russian journalist Marina Ovsiannikova goes on trial for on charges of "discrediting" the army, after she burst onto live television with a placard criticising Russia's offensive in Ukraine. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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