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PARIS – An Al-Jazeera journalist will face court for illegally flying a drone in Paris, amid a spate of drone flyovers that have confounded French authorities amid heightened security concerns. The Paris prosecutor’s office says three journalists for Doha-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera were released Thursday, a day after they were detained. …

DONETSK, Ukraine – Russia-backed rebel authorities in eastern Ukraine have started paying pensions in Russian rubles. Yekaterina Matyushchenko, the finance minister in the Donetsk region’s separatist government, said Wednesday that pension payments for March will total 1.9 billion rubles (over $30 million). She claimed that the money came from taxes …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s central bank has sent regulators to inspect Citibank’s headquarters after the leader of the branch was suspended amid a legal battle over the country’s debt. Government news agency Telam reported Monday that regulators were working to verify whether the bank was able to maintain normal …