Posts by Newsmaker

Russian Opposition Activists in Seattle Remember Navalny as Putin Claims Victory

Russian Opposition Activists in Seattle Remember Navalny as Putin Claims Victory

In Seattle, there were no polling stations for Russian citizens to join the worldwide movement known as “Noon Against Putin,”...

Putin Wins Election with No Effective Opposition

Putin Wins Election with No Effective Opposition

Putin Says He Supported Prisoner Swap for Opposition Leader Navalny

Putin Says He Supported Prisoner Swap for Opposition Leader Navalny

Is the West Waging a Proxy War in Ukraine?

Is the West Waging a Proxy War in Ukraine?

For as long as the U.S. and its Western allies have been sending military assistance to Ukraine, Moscow has accused...

European Far-Right Firebrand Prevented From Speaking at Swiss Event

European Far-Right Firebrand Prevented From Speaking at Swiss Event

Berlin — A prominent European far-right figure was prevented from giving a speech at an event in Switzerland and thrown out...

AFP Journalist Among 50 Detained at Kurdish Event in Turkey

AFP Journalist Among 50 Detained at Kurdish Event in Turkey

Istanbul — Around 50 people including an AFP journalist were detained by police Sunday in Istanbul on the sidelines of the...

Spanish Farmers Stage Fresh Protests in Madrid 

Spanish Farmers Stage Fresh Protests in Madrid 

Madrid — Hundreds of farmers paraded through the Spanish capital on foot and by tractor on Sunday in the latest protest...

Transnistria Blames Ukrainian Drone Strike After Military Site Explosion

Transnistria Blames Ukrainian Drone Strike After Military Site Explosion

Russian Elections Expected to Extend Putin’s Rule, Despite Some Protests

Russian Elections Expected to Extend Putin’s Rule, Despite Some Protests

Greece Alarmed by Rising Tides of Migrants 

Greece Alarmed by Rising Tides of Migrants 

Athens — Greece is facing increasing illegal immigration as the Gaza crisis continues. The trend has Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and...

European Union Announces $8 Billion Package of Aid for Egypt

European Union Announces $8 Billion Package of Aid for Egypt

Cairo — The European Union on Sunday announced a $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns that economic pressure...

Putin Poised to Rule Russia for 6 More Years

Putin Poised to Rule Russia for 6 More Years

Belgorod, City Where War in Ukraine Came to Russia, Perseveres

Belgorod, City Where War in Ukraine Came to Russia, Perseveres

BELGOROD, Russia — Air raid sirens wail almost daily in the southern Russian city of Belgorod, sending people rushing for cover...

Ukraine Launches Far-Ranging Drone Attacks on Final Day of Russia’s Presidential Vote

Ukraine Launches Far-Ranging Drone Attacks on Final Day of Russia’s Presidential Vote

Russian-Belarusian Band Returns to Stage After Detention in Thailand

Russian-Belarusian Band Returns to Stage After Detention in Thailand

Warsaw, Poland — A Russian-Belarusian rock band that denounces Moscow’s Ukraine invasion returned to the stage this week, voicing defiance after...

Iceland Volcano Erupts 4th Time, Spewing Lava Into Sky

Iceland Volcano Erupts 4th Time, Spewing Lava Into Sky

COPENHAGEN — A volcano in Iceland erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December, the country’s meteorological office said, spewing...

Latvia Starts Criminal Case Against EU Lawmaker Suspected of Russian Espionage 

Latvia Starts Criminal Case Against EU Lawmaker Suspected of Russian Espionage 

HELSINKI — Latvia’s state security service has started criminal proceedings against an European Parliament lawmaker and a citizen of the Baltic...

US Sanctions Network Smuggling American Tech to Iran’s Central Bank

US Sanctions Network Smuggling American Tech to Iran’s Central Bank

Washington — The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against a network of companies and individuals for facilitating illegal technology transfers from...

Russians Cast Ballots in Election Preordained to Extend Putin’s Rule

Russians Cast Ballots in Election Preordained to Extend Putin’s Rule

Germany Calls for More Aid to Gaza as Scholz Heads to Israel

Germany Calls for More Aid to Gaza as Scholz Heads to Israel

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Israel on Saturday to allow humanitarian aid access to Gaza on a larger scale,...

Navalny’s Allies Continue Fight to Undermine Putin’s Grip on Power

Navalny’s Allies Continue Fight to Undermine Putin’s Grip on Power

TALLINN, Estonia — Alexey Navalny’s team is used to working independently. The most potent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin was...

Russian Officials Say Ukrainian Shelling Kills 2 in Border City

Russian Officials Say Ukrainian Shelling Kills 2 in Border City

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian shelling of the Russian city of Belgorod, close to the border with Ukraine, killed two people, Russian...