Tag: Russia
Russian activists issue report on rights abuses in Syria
<p>MOSCOW — Russian human rights activists released a report Friday that chronicles alleged war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law during the 10-year...
Russia fines Twitter for not taking down calls to protest
<p>MOSCOW — A court in Moscow on Friday fined Twitter for not taking down calls encouraging minors to take part in unauthorized rallies, the...
Italy: Officer held for spying says he had no sensitive info
<p>ROME — An Italian Navy captain accused of passing classified documents to Russia says he didn’t have access to any information that would have...
Populist leaders meet, seek ‘European renaissance’
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hosted talks Thursday with populist politicians from Italy and Poland in a bid to create a...
New Slovak govt sworn in to end crisis over Russian vaccine
<p>BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s president on Thursday swore in a new coalition government to end a political crisis triggered by a secret deal to...
Putin critic Navalny loses weight, blames harsh prison
MOSCOW — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has lost a substantial amount of weight in custody, his organization said Thursday, a day after...
Löw limps closer to exit after Germany’s latest painful loss
<p>DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Joachim Löw's explanations of what went wrong in the German national team’s latest humiliating loss have become a familiar ritual.</p>
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Russian FM says relations with West have ‘hit the bottom’
<p>MOSCOW — Russia's top diplomat said Thursday that the country's relations with the United States and its allies have “hit the bottom” and no...
In Italy spy story, Navy captain struggled with mortgage
<p>ROME — Italy’s spy thriller took a decidedly mundane turn Thursday with indications that the Italian Navy captain accused of passing classified documents to...
Populist leaders meet, seek ‘European renaissance’
<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hosted talks Thursday with populist politicians from Italy and Poland in a bid to create a...