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Putin to set up inquiry into Navalny poisoning: Italy's PM
ROME (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has told Italy’s prime minister that he will set up a committee to investigate the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Giuseppe […]
Russia says Germany exploiting Navalny illness, demands medical data
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia summoned Germany’s ambassador on Wednesday to accuse Berlin of using the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to discredit Moscow and demanded that Germany immediately hand […]
DNA tests show Russian schoolgirl’s baby was fathered by ‘rapist’ teen
The long-running saga of a Russian schoolgirl who had claimed she was made pregnant by a ten-year-old boy has taken another twist after a DNA test has revealed that the […]
Russia jails opposition activist for 14 days for protest violation
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Friday sentenced opposition activist Andrei Pivovarov to 14 days in jail after finding him guilty of breaking protest legislation. The activist from Kremlin […]
Russia registers nearly 5,000 new coronavirus cases: Live news
New reported infections bring the country’s tally to 1,009,995, the fourth largest in the world. Russia has reported 4,995 new coronavirus cases, bringing its national tally to 1,009,995, as its death […]
U.S. appeals court deals blow to Democrats' bid to get testimony from ex-White House lawyer McGahn
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Monday, in a victory for the Trump administration, ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Democratic-led House of Representatives […]
Doctors pull 4ft snake from woman’s mouth after it slid down throat as she slept
A horrific medical video shows doctors removing what appears to be a 4ft-long snake from the mouth of a Russian woman. The scaly animal was said to have slithered inside […]
No serious threat to Kremlin critic Navalny's life, symptoms improving: spokeswoman
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who remains in a medically-induced coma after what his supporters suspect was a poisoning, is facing no serious threat to his life and […]
Wife of Kremlin critic Navalny appeals to Putin to allow his evacuation to Germany
OMSK, Russia (Reuters) – The wife of stricken Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny appealed to President Vladimir Putin on Friday to allow the opposition politician to be flown to Germany for […]