Belarus Opposition Calls on West to Reaffirm Country’s Territorial Integrity

Belarus Opposition Calls on West to Reaffirm Country’s Territorial Integrity

08/22/2020 Newsmaker
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Belarus opposition figures are urging Western governments to collectively make it clear to the Kremlin that Russia must avoid a...

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UN Calls on Belarus to Release Peaceful Protesters Arbitrarily Detained

UN Calls on Belarus to Release Peaceful Protesters Arbitrarily Detained

08/22/2020 Newsmaker
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The U.N. Human Rights office is calling on Belarusian authorities to immediately release all people unlawfully arrested during anti-government protests,...

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Facebook in India Embroiled in Political Hate Speech Controversy

Facebook in India Embroiled in Political Hate Speech Controversy

08/22/2020 Newsmaker
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Facebook’s India chief said Friday the social media giant denounces hate and bigotry in the wake of a controversy sparked...

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Airplane With Comatose Russian Opposition Leader Lands in Germany 

Airplane With Comatose Russian Opposition Leader Lands in Germany 

08/22/2020 Newsmaker
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A plane carrying Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning, touched down Saturday morning...

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Russian Doctors OK Kremlin Critic Navalny for Medical Travel

Russian Doctors OK Kremlin Critic Navalny for Medical Travel

08/22/2020 Newsmaker
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Russian doctors announced they had acquiesced to demands to allow opposition leader Alexey Navalny medical treatment in Germany — ending...

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Former US Army Officer Arrested on Charges of Spying for Russia

Former US Army Officer Arrested on Charges of Spying for Russia

08/22/2020 Newsmaker
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A former U.S. Army Special Forces officer was arrested on Friday on charges of spying for Russia, the second foreign...

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Plane with Russian Opposition Leader Departs for Germany

Plane with Russian Opposition Leader Departs for Germany

08/22/2020 Newsmaker
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An airplane taking Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to Berlin for medical treatment left the Siberian city of Omsk on...

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Turkey Calls Natural Gas Discovery ‘Historic Day’ for Energy-Dependent Country

Turkey Calls Natural Gas Discovery ‘Historic Day’ for Energy-Dependent Country

08/22/2020 Newsmaker
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday the discovery of a vast natural gas field in the Black Sea. With...

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Russia Clears Kremlin Critic Navalny to Be Airlifted to Germany in Coma

Russia Clears Kremlin Critic Navalny to Be Airlifted to Germany in Coma

08/21/2020 Newsmaker
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Russian doctors said Friday that gravely ill Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny could be flown to Germany to receive medical care...

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Malta Police Question Former PM About Killing of Journalist

Malta Police Question Former PM About Killing of Journalist

08/21/2020 Newsmaker
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Police on Friday questioned former Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat about testimony given to officers by businessman Yorgen Fenech, the...

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Trump Wants Supreme Court OK to Block Critics on His Personal Twitter

Trump Wants Supreme Court OK to Block Critics on His Personal Twitter

08/21/2020 Newsmaker
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President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow him to block critics from his personal Twitter account. The administration...

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Telegram App Helps Drive Belarus Protests

Telegram App Helps Drive Belarus Protests

08/21/2020 Newsmaker
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Every day, like clockwork, to-do lists for those protesting against Belarus’ authoritarian leader appear in the popular Telegram messaging app....

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Will Fatal Moments Seal Autocrat’s Fate?

Will Fatal Moments Seal Autocrat’s Fate?

08/21/2020 Newsmaker
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Autocrats fall when people lose their fear — and that moment can be signaled dramatically by a simple jeer. As...

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EU Negotiator Says Timely Brexit Deal ‘Unlikely’

EU Negotiator Says Timely Brexit Deal ‘Unlikely’

08/21/2020 Newsmaker
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The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said Friday the latest round of trade talks with Britain was at...

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US Warship in Crete as Greek-Turkish Standoff Grows

US Warship in Crete as Greek-Turkish Standoff Grows

08/21/2020 Newsmaker
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The massive American warship, the USS Hershel Woody Williams, has arrived at the Greek island of Crete as tensions escalate between...

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Russian Opposition Leader’s Family says Moscow Covering Up Poisoning Attempt

Russian Opposition Leader’s Family says Moscow Covering Up Poisoning Attempt

08/21/2020 Newsmaker
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Family and associates of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny accuse Moscow of blocking his medical evacuation to Germany to cover...

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Hundreds in Bialystok, Poland Protest Lukashenko

Hundreds in Bialystok, Poland Protest Lukashenko

08/21/2020 Newsmaker
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Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Polish city of Bialystok on Thursday evening to demonstrate against the...

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Pompeo: US Stands by Belarusian People, Backs International Efforts to Examine Election

Pompeo: US Stands by Belarusian People, Backs International Efforts to Examine Election

08/21/2020 Newsmaker
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The United States on Thursday defended Belarusian protesters and said it supported international efforts to examine the recent contested election,...

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Brother of Manchester Arena Bomber Sentenced to at Least 55 Years

Brother of Manchester Arena Bomber Sentenced to at Least 55 Years

08/20/2020 Newsmaker
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The brother of a suicide bomber who killed 22 people in 2017 at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England,...

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French, German Leaders Meet to Discuss EU Economy, Other Issues 

French, German Leaders Meet to Discuss EU Economy, Other Issues 

08/20/2020 Newsmaker
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron met Thursday at the French presidential retreat on the Mediterranean Sea...

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Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Meets Angela Merkel

Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Meets Angela Merkel

08/20/2020 Newsmaker
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and three other teen activists had a 90-minute meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in...

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WHO Begins Discussions on Russia Vaccine

WHO Begins Discussions on Russia Vaccine

08/20/2020 Newsmaker
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The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Europe office said it has begun discussions with Russia regarding the COVID-19 vaccine that the...

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