Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Tag: Russian President Putin
Voting Skulduggery? Graveyard Protest Highlights COVID-19...
Activists dressed as corpses gathered at a St. Petersburg cemetery in a bizarre protest against Russia’s nationwide vote on changing the constitution. They’re not the only ones arguing that voting could be dangerous in a country with the third-highest COVID-19 caseload in the world. Hundreds of local voting officials have signed an open letter refusing to work at polling stations
Coronavirus Frontline Doctors Ordered to Vote...
In Russia’s Far-Eastern city of Vladivostok, medical personnel at the Vladivostok’s Clinical Hospital no. 4 are being urged to sign up for early voting, a text message sent to staff through WhatsApp seen by The Moscow Times shows
China’s Coronavirus Crisis Hits Russian Energy...
Russia is directly affected by the sudden slump in demand from the world’s leading oil buyer. China has been Russia’s largest trading partner with an estimated U.S. $110 billion (773 billion yuan) in bilateral business last year
Russia Prepares for a New Tandemocracy
Under the new system envisaged by Putin, the State Council, a presidential advisory body, will have its power enshrined in the constitution. It’s not yet clear precisely what powers it will receive, but they could include the right to introduce legislative initiatives and to take part in appointing regional governors
In Wake of Putin’s ‘Coup,’ Russia’s...
Only after a lesser known opposition politician on Friday morning announced a protest march on Sunday against the proposed reforms, calling them a “coup,” did Alexei Navalny, the man who for years has been Putin’s loudest critic, finally speak up
Moscow is a Christmas Wonderland, Minus...
In Moscow, a New Year season without snow is spurring an all out effort by authorities to promote holiday cheer, as well as questions about climate change and government spending
Putin to Visit Turkey Amid Growing...
President Vladimir Putin will visit Istanbul Wednesday to help inaugurate a new gas pipeline between the Russia and Turkey
Putin Election Defeat Signals Uncertain Future...
Russian voters this week dealt the party of President Vladimir Putin a heavy blow in local elections that were marred by street protests and police crackdowns in Moscow. Putin’s United Russia party lost control of key regions, including the capital, raising questions of how long he may continue to lead what some analysts say is an increasingly restive nation
Hello,Vladimir Speaking: Putin’s 700 Phone Calls
From 2013 to 2018, Russian President Vladiimir Putin Spoke by Phone Over 700 Times to the Heads of State of 55 Countries