Putin Promotes Top Prison Official Accused of Tormenting Navalny Behind Bars
“This must be understood as Putin’s blatant reward for torture.”
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Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia Navalnaya has X social media account suspended
Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation tagged Elon Musk in a post on X, asking him to "please explain exactly which rules were violated" by Yulia Navalnaya for the suspension.
X suspends account of Navalny's wife
The widow of Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, has had her X account restored after it was briefly suspended for unknown reasons. Meanwhile, his brother has been put on Russia's wanted list. Listen to a Daily podcast special on the Russian opposition after Navalny's death as you scroll.
Putin gifts Kim Jong-un a luxury Russian-made car
Russian president hands over vehicle, speculated to be an armoured sedan, as a thank-you gift for North Korean weapons
Russia detains U.S citizen on suspicion of treason
Russian authorities said early Tuesday that the unnamed 33-year-old dual U.S.-Russian citizen was accused of raising funds to support Ukraine's war effort.
Sweden to send Ukraine their biggest yet military aid package containing boats, anti-air, anti-tanks, torpedoes, ammunition
Over 4 in 10 young people in South Korea say success unattainable without parents' support
More than four out of 10 young people believe that success is unattainable without support from their parents, according to a poll released on Sunday.
Canada sending more than 800 drones to Ukraine to support its fight against Russia
The Canadian government will dispatch more than 800 drones to Ukraine starting as early as this spring
CCTV cameras appear to capture Navalny's body being transported in midnight convoy
The death of Mr Navalny, a key Vladimir Putin rival who had campaigned against official corruption and led major anti-Kremlin protests, was announced by prison authorities in Russia on Friday.
North Korean Workers in China Riot over Unpaid Wages; 2,000 Occupy Factory, Kill Plant Manager
>About 2,000 North Korean workers dispatched to China’s Jilin Province started a riot in mid-January triggered by anger over unpaid wages, a North Korean source told The Yomiuri Shimbun.
Australia says to build biggest navy since World War II
SYDNEY: Australia on Tuesday (Feb 20) outlined a decade-long plan to double its fleet of major warships and boost defence spending by an additional US$7 billion, in the face of a quickening Asia-Pacific arms race. Under the plan, Australia will get a navy of 26 major surface combatant ships, u
North Korea's Kim Jong Un receives car as gift from Putin - KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a car from Russia's President Vladimir Putin as a gift "for his personal use," official media reported on Tuesday, in what could be a violation of U.N. ban that Moscow had joined to adopt against Pyongyang. The two countries have forged closer ties since Kim and Putin met in September and pledged to promote exchanges in all areas as their international isolation deepened over Russia's war in Ukraine and the North's nuclear weapons development. The Russian-made car was delivered to Kim's top aides by the Russian side on Feb. 18, official KCNA news agency said.
Alexey Navalny's widow says Russia "hiding his body, refusing to give it to his mother"
Russian officials say leading opposition figure Alexey Navalny suffered "sudden death syndrome" in prison.
As Russia pushes forward, Ukrainian soldiers say U.S. aid delays have left them exposed
A shortage of ammunition has contributed to the loss of the eastern city of Avdiivka and eroded morale among units that find themselves outmanned and outgunned.
Israel’s economy slumps 19.4% in the fourth quarter 2023 as war takes a toll
Houthis Say They Shot Down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drone Off Yemen
Yemen's Houthis say they attacked two US ships in Gulf of Aden
The group was pressed by Iran in October to join Hezbollah and Hamas in initiating attacks on Israel.
Foreign direct investment in China falls to 30-year low
Companies spooked by detentions for alleged spying and U.S. sanctions
Israel declares Brazil's Lula persona non grata for comparing Gaza war to Holocaust
HUR Confirms Death of Russian Helicopter Pilot Who Defected to Ukraine With Mi-8
28-year-old Captain Maxim Kuzminov seized control of a Russian armored combat Mi-8 helicopter and brought it safely to an airbase in the Kharkiv region in August of 2023.