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Plane carrying ‘poisoned’ Putin’s critic Navalny lands in Germany

2:16 pm August 22, 2020

Berlin: A plane carrying Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning, touched down early Saturday in Berlin, where he will be treated in the German capital’s main hospital. Navalny’s spokeswoman and a representative of the NGO that arranged the flight confirmed that the plane had landed. “Navalny is in […]

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Scientists uneasy after Russia approves 1st COVID vaccine

9:28 pm August 12, 2020

Moscow: Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have only been studied in dozens of people. President Vladimir Putin announced the Health Ministry’s approval and said one of his two adult daughters already was inoculated. He said […]

Putin hails ‘huge’ progress in talks with Syria’s Assad

9:00 pm January 7, 2020

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said enormous progress had been made in Syria as he met on Tuesday with President Bashar al-Assad on a surprise visit to Damascus, Russian news agencies reported. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the agencies that in talks with Assad, Putin had underlined “that a huge distance has been travelled towards […]

Cheers, tears, prayers: A look at how world is ushering in 2020

5:52 am January 1, 2020

Washington: Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, President Donald Trump. A look at how the world is ushering in 2020: ___ PARIS A joyful crowd of Parisians and tourists walked, biked and […]

US ambassador defends Poland from false Russian WWII claims

11:50 pm December 30, 2019

Warsaw: The US ambassador in Warsaw came to Poland’s defense on Monday following repeated claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Poland bears blame for the outbreak of World War II. “Dear President Putin, Hitler and Stalin colluded to start WWII. That is a fact. Poland was a victim of this horrible conflict,” Ambassador Georgette […]