Accuses Russia of Blocking ‘Accountability’ Over Syria’s Chemical Weapons
«Russia has defended the Assad regime despite its chemical weapons attacks, it has attacked the professional work of the OPCW, and it has undermined efforts …
Putin supported the attraction of volunteers to politics
Vladimir Putin today met with the participants of the All-Russian action of mutual assistance «We are Together». The meeting was held in a mixed format …
Wealthy Florida Keys community of governor’s donors received Covid vaccine as rest of state struggled
As Covid-19 vaccines were just beginning to trickle into Florida, one group had a substantially higher vaccination rate than the rest of the state: a …
9 Russian Regions Still Waiting for Vaccine Rollout
All but nine Russian regions have begun administering coronavirus vaccines nearly two months into the country’s nationwide vaccination campaign, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. Russia, …
Pro-Ukranian Activist from Crimea Gets 5 Years on Terrorism Charges
A Russian court has sentenced a pro-Ukrainian activist from annexed Crimea to five years in a maximum-security penal colony and one year in prison on …
Russia Revokes Residence Permits, Deports Foreign Protesters
Russia is revoking residence permits and deporting, often informally and without written notice, foreign nationals for participating in recent political protests, the Meduza news website …
EU Starts Approval Process for Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine
The EU has begun analyzing clinical trial data for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine — the first step in a process which could lead to the …
Why Ethiopia’s deadly Tigray crisis is growing
Civilians massacred. Journalists arrested. People starving to death. Ethiopia’s government is under growing pressure to allow the world to see firsthand what has occurred in …
Russian Air Fares Soar as Coronavirus Restrictions Keep Planes Grounded
Air fares have more than doubled for flights from Russia to some of the few countries around the world that remain open for tourism, price …
Binge drinking rises in UK during lockdown
The study for which 2,777 participants were surveyed between 30 April and 14 June 2020 found that “deterioration in psychological wellbeing was consistently associated with …
Slovakia in Diplomatic Row Over Sputnik-for-Ukraine Payment Joke
Kiev demanded an apology after Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovič said in a radio interview Wednesday that he promised Russia southwestern Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region in …
House Democrats pass major voting rights bill
The House of Representatives passed a sweeping voting rights and government ethics bill that would constitute the single-largest piece of election protection legislation since the …