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Two senior Russian diplomats, Consul General Dmitri Kazjonnov and Consul Andrei Surgjev, have been ordered to leave Estonia the country's foreign ministry said on Friday.It was not immediately clear what prompted the expulsion, and the Estonian foreign ministry gave no other details. "We can only confirm that two diplomats have been expelled," said spokesperson Mariann Sudakov.

Russian flag at the Russian Embassy in Tallinn.

Political pundits were closely watching last night's special election in Montana for two reasons: to see if there is an anti-Trump sentiment shift in this hard-line republican state, and whether the "body slamming" scandal that sent shockwaves just one day prior would cost Republican frontrunner Greg Gianforte the election.

The vapid taste of loss must get repetitive for Democrats in America. In spite of the scandals, the Russians, and John Podesta's email box being the laughing stock of the entire world, they keep losing. The Republican candidate for Congress, Greg Gianforte, grabbed a reporter from The Guardian, Ben Jacobs, by his neck, body slammed him to the ground, and then pounded on him -- Saul Rosenberging his glasses. Yet, on election night, despite the negative press, the good people from Montana voted in droves for Gianforte.

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This Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2017, is the 100th birthday of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.

A kneejerk lower in Cable overnight (on Tory poll numbers dropping and weak confidence) started the fun in FX markets but (aside from Bitcoin), but Yuan is the big mover once more with a big figure spike to 6.85 - strongest since early Feb, extending the gains post-FOMC Minutes.

A new poll from Reuters shows the Tory lead fading fast in the UK election...