
World Apr 21, 2021
Doctors denied access to 'very weak' Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny
A team of medics has been trying to see the 44-year-old Navalny since early this month, after he began refusing food on March 31.
Doctors denied access to 'very weak' Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny
A team of medics has been trying to see the 44-year-old Navalny since early this month, after he began refusing food on March 31.
Russian military buildup near Ukraine numbers more than 100,000 troops, EU says
More than 100,000 Russian troops have massed on Ukraine's border and in annexed Crimea, the office of the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said after EU foreign ministers were briefed by Ukraine's foreign minister. In a news conference on Monday, Borrell had originally spoken of ...
Under Western pressure, Russia moves Alexei Navalny to prison hospital
Russia's prison service insisted the anti-corruption campaigner's condition was "satisfactory," and said he was taking vitamin supplements as part of medical treatment.
Beijing huddles with friends as it seeks to fracture U.S.-led 'clique'
China is shoring up ties with autocratic partners like Russia and Iran while using sanctions and threats to try to fracture the alliances the United States is building against it.
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny could 'die any minute,' doctors say
Navalny risks cardiac arrest as his health has rapidly deteriorated, doctors warned, urging immediate access to Russia's most famous prisoner.
Biden seeking ‘stable, predictable’ ties with Putin after imposing sanctions
The U.S. president said he was fulfilling a campaign vow to hold Russia accountable, and that he could have gone further but chose to be "proportionate.”
South Korea aims to fight Fukushima water release in world tribunal
President Moon Jae-in has called for looking into ways to refer Japan's move to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
Elon Musk leaves Vladimir Putin stranded on Earth
A combination of Russian bureaucracy, military secrecy and a state-dominated economy have failed to foster private space enterprises of the kind driving innovation in the U.S.
‘You can’t trust anyone’: Russia’s hidden COVID-19 toll is an open secret
At least 300,000 more people died last year during the coronavirus pandemic than were reported in Russia’s most widely cited official statistics.
A new Syria process cuts out Iran to bring in Gulf Arabs
The goal, it would appear, is to pave the way for broader Gulf Arab re-engagement with Syria, and a concomitant marginalization of Iranian influence.
Top U.S. diplomat says any attempt by China to take Taiwan by force would be a 'serious mistake'
Antony Blinken voiced concern about tension fomented by Chinese "aggressive actions” in the area and said the U.S. stands by its commitments to ensure the island’s self-defense.
Russian troop movements and talk of intervention cause jitters in Ukraine
Russia has amassed more troops on the Ukrainian border than at any time since 2014. Western governments are asking: Why now?