Tag: russia
Five Georgian Opposition Leaders Charged With Attempting to Overthrow Government
On Monday, Oct. 6, Georgian prosecutors charged five opposition figures with attempting to overthrow...
Trump Shifts Gears on Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
U.S. President Donald Trump has appeared to dramatically shift his stance on the war in Ukraine this...
Russian Volcano Erupts for First Time in Centuries
Just days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s easternmost coast, a long-dormant volcano...
Russia Labels Amnesty International as ‘Undesirable,’ Group Vows to Keep Reporting on Human Rights Violations
On May 19, Russia banned human rights group Amnesty International for condemning its war on Ukraine and...
Vance: ‘Not in Putin’s Interest to Be the Little Brother’ in Sino-Russian Coalition
The U.S. vice president, in an Feb. 13 (Thursday) interview with the Wall Street Journal, said that the...
Chinese Crew Suspected of Sabotaging Undersea Baltic Telecom Cables
A Chinese vessel, the Yi Peng 3, has been surrounded by Nato warships in international waters for weeks...
Authorities Baffled After Undersea Data Cable Between Germany and Finland Fails
Authorities with the state-controlled Finish company, Cinia, are trying to figure out what went wrong...
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Under Formal Investigation in France, Not Allowed to Leave: Prosecutors
Pavel Durov, the founder of the popular social media platform Telegram who was recently arrested by French...
US and Russia Agree to Biggest Post-Cold War Prisoner Swap
U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan returned to the United States on...
Oil Drops to Two-Month Low as China Concerns Weigh In
Oil traded at its lowest levels since early June on Tuesday, July 30, as worries about low demand in...
Russia and India Deepen Cooperation During PM Modi’s Moscow Visit
In a two-day visit to Moscow, India’s Prime Minister Narenda Modi met with his Russian counterpart, President...
Vladimir Putin to Visit Vietnam, Sparking US Protest
Vietnamese and Russian state media said on Monday, June 17 that Russian President Vladimir Putin will...