Roman Protasevich, 26, an opposition Belarusian blogger, was taken off the Ryanair flight – which has been travelling from Greece to Lithuania – after it was forced to land in Minsk today.
Roman Protasevich, 26, an opposition Belarusian blogger, was taken off the Ryanair flight – which has been travelling from Greece to Lithuania – after it was forced to land in Minsk today.
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has successfully ended his hunger strike and can eat his favourite food of bread again after 46 days Alexei Navalny is serving sentencing in a penal colony for old fraud charges Kremlin critic went on hunger strike to demand proper treatment behind bars He ended strike saying his … Read more
Joe Biden said Saturday that the treatment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ‘totally inappropriate’. ‘It’s totally, totally unfair, totally inappropriate,’ Biden weighed in on the matter while speaking to reporters at Wilmington Country Club after a round of golf. ‘On the basis of having been poisoned and then on a hunger strike. It’s … Read more
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny ‘is dying’ and could suffer a cardiac arrest at ‘any minute’, his doctor warned today as medics are barred from the penal colony. Vladimir Putin’s most prominent rival, 44, was imprisoned in February and is serving two-and-a-half years on old embezzlement charges in the town of Pokrov, around 60 miles … Read more
The conservative interim president who led Bolivia for a year was arrested on Saturday as officials of the restored leftist government pursue those involved in the 2019 ouster of socialist leader Evo Morales, which they regard as a coup, and the administration that followed. Jeanine Áñez was detained in the early morning in her hometown … Read more
Fox News will serve as the ‘loyal opposition’ to Joe Biden, CEO Lachlan Murdoch has announced – adding that the move was designed to boost their ratings. In what was seen as the most frank assessment of the network to date, Murdoch, the eldest son of Rupert Murdoch, abandoned any pretense of being impartial. Speaking … Read more
Fox News will serve as the ‘loyal opposition’ to Joe Biden, CEO Lachlan Murdoch has announced – adding that the move was designed to boost their ratings. In what was seen as the most frank assessment of the network to date, Murdoch, the eldest son of Rupert Murdoch, abandoned any pretense of being impartial. Speaking … Read more
New Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Russia against harming detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and says Putin’s regime seems ‘scared’ of him Antony Blinken briefed the press on his first day as secretary of state He was sworn in Wednesday afternoon Expressed ‘deep concern’ the safety of Navalny Navalny returned to Russia and is … Read more
Biden demands ‘unconditional release’ of Putin opposition leader Alexei Navalny after Kremlin crackdown on protests and declares: ‘We’re going to stand up to Russia’ White House press secretary Jen Psaki called for ‘immediate and unconditional’ release of Navalny Russian authorities arrested more than 3,000 over the weekend Many turned out in bitterly cold conditions Navlany … Read more