New protests in Russia’s Far East after governor replaced

MOSCOW (AP) — Residents of the Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk have continued to protest the arrest of a popular regional governor, with several hundred people taking to the street. Tuesday’s peaceful protest comes a day after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree dismissing Sergei Furgal, who had run the region since 2018 and was arrested on July 9, and appointing lawmaker Mikhail Degtyaryov as acting governor. Authorities suspect Furgal of involvement in several murders of busine