Putin chose the moment to make his first public remarks on Navalny’s death, claiming in a victory press conference Sunday night that he’d agreed to swap the opposition leader in a prisoner exchange days before he died in an Arctic jail. “We can only consider that this election has been taken in the middle of … Read more
Today’s Breaking News Headlines (File Image) Click to Get New Update Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma took to social media on February 20 to announce the birth of their baby boy, Akaay, via a heartfelt post on social media. The couple expressed their joy and gratitude, sharing their happiness with fans and well-wishers. Virat Kohli, … Read more
Adding to the anguish felt by the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s family, his mother and his team have reportedly been denied access to his body and told by investigators that the official probe into his death is being extended, and it’s unclear how long it will take. “They are cowardly and meanly hiding … Read more
However, Boris Pistorius, Germany’s federal minister of defense, stressed that spending 2% was always designed to be a minimum. “2% can only be the start of it. We might — we’ll probably need more — in the next years,” Pistorius said on a CNBC-moderated panel at the Munich Security Conference. Former US President and 2024 … Read more
Today’s Breaking News Headlines (File Image) Click to Get New Update The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has commenced its two-day National Council meeting today at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi. The meeting is expected to be attended by around 11,500 delegates from across the country. The party’s top brass, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is … Read more
Alexei Navalny was recently moved to a high security prison in the Russian Arctic to serve his 19-year sentence. ADVERTISEMENT Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he is being held in a tiny punishment cell in an Arctic prison. Navalny is serving a 19-year sentence in the penal colony, and said in a statement Tuesday … Read more
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Tuesday that officials at the Arctic penal colony where he is serving a 19-year sentence have isolated him in a tiny punishment cell over a minor infraction, the latest step designed to ramp up pressure on President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest political foe. Navalny said in … Read more
Updated Dec. 26, 2023 5:24 pm ET Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaced on social media Tuesday, telling his supporters not to worry about him a day after his associates confirmed he has been traced to a remote penal colony in Russia’s Far North. “I am fine,” Navalny said in his first comments since … Read more
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday released a sardonic statement about his transfer to a Arctic prison colony nicknamed the “Polar Wolf,” his first appearance since associates lost contact with him three weeks ago. Navalny, the most prominent and persistent domestic foe of President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence … Read more
A Russian court on Friday issued its verdict in a new case against jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, convicting the politician of promoting “extremism” and extending his time in prison by 19 years, according to Russian state media and his own team. Navalny, who emerged as the most outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin’s government … Read more