Russian opposition leader arrested amid election protests Protesters gathered across Russia on Sunday to support opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s call to boycott the March presidential election, and Navalny himself was arrested while walking to the Moscow demonstration. Many of the crowds that turned out in generally frigid weather skewed sharply […]
Eastern Europe
Turkey detains 38 Islamic State suspects Turkish police detained 38 people, some of them Syrian citizens, over suspected links to Islamic State in an operation on Thursday in the northwestern province of Bursa, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. Counter-terrorism police carried out simultaneous raids on homes in various districts […]
Russian officials bar Navalny from running for president Russian officials bar Navalny from running for president:- Russian election officials on Monday formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president, prompting calls from him for a boycott of next year’s vote. The Central Election Commission decided unanimously that […]
World War 3: US to shell out MILLIONS building air bases to counter ‘Russian AGGRESSION’ World War 3: US to shell out MILLIONS building air bases to counter ‘Russian AGGRESSION’:- Airfields, training sites ranges and other military installations are to be built across Eastern Europe close to Russian borders as […]
US to shell out MILLIONS building air bases to counter ‘Russian AGGRESSION’ THE US will spend £160 million building air bases in Europe in order to counter “Russian aggression”, it has been revealed. Airfields, training sites ranges and other military installations are to be built across Eastern Europe close to […]
Russian parliament launches presidential campaign Russian parliament launches presidential campaign:- Russian lawmakers on Friday set the presidential election for March 18, a move that sets in motion campaigning for a race that President Vladimir Putin is all but certain to win. Putin declared his intention to run for another six-year […]
Putin says U.S. must cut 755 diplomatic staff, more measures possible President Vladimir Putin said the United States would have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people and that Moscow could consider additional measures against Washington as a response to new U.S. sanctions approved by Congress. Moscow […]
House Dems pressure WH on Kushner, Flynn security clearances Democrats on a House committee are pressuring the White House to release a wide array of documents about the security clearances granted to former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top aide. In a […]
Trump lawyer denies president is a probe target The Latest on the investigation into Russia’s interference in the election and ties to Trump campaign associates (all times local): 9:20 p.m. A member of President Donald Trump’s outside legal team says the president isn’t under federal investigation. The statement comes even […]
Putin dismisses US claims about Trump, Russia and elections Russian President Vladimir Putin is dismissing as “a load of nonsense” the idea that Russia has damaging information on President Donald Trump and denies having any relationship with him. “I never met with him. We have a lot of Americans who […]
