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Putin Signs Laws Against ‘Disrespecting’ Authorities, Fake News
Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin PHOTO: Alexander ASTAFYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed controversial laws that allow courts to fine and briefly jail people for showing disrespect towards authorities, and block media for publishing “fake news”. Putin signed off on the legislation against the advice of...
Ukraine Measles Outbreak Kills 11, Infects 30,000 People
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 21, 2019 a nurse prepares a measles vaccine to vaccinate a girl in the school of Lapaivka village near the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Yuri DYACHYSHYN / AFP Eleven people have died and more than 30,000 have been infected this year in a major outbreak of measles in Ukraine, the European country...
Trump’s Ex-Aide Manafort Risks 24 Years In Jail After Breaking Plea Deal
Paul Manafort/ AFP President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort faces up to 24 years in prison after being found to have violated his plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, a court document filed Friday said. Mueller’s office said it agreed with a Justice Department calculation that...
Trump Vows To Outspend Russia Without New Missile Pact
File: President Donald Trump President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday that the United States would outspend Russia on missiles without a fresh international accord after he ditched a landmark Cold War treaty. Trump’s warning during his annual State of the Union address cemented fears of an emerging arms race, with Russia hours earlier pledging...
Model Claiming Trump Secrets ‘Dragged’ Into Russian Detention
Detained Belarusian model Anastasia Vashukevich (C) known by her pen name Nastya Rybka leaves Thai immigration department in Bangkok. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP A Belarusian model who claimed she had proof of Russian collusion with the Trump election campaign was in custody Friday after police “dragged” her from a transit zone in Moscow’s...
Russia Detains Model Claiming Trump Secrets
Detained Belarusian model Anastasia Vashukevich (C) known by her pen name Nastya Rybka leaves Thai immigration department in Bangkok. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP Russia on Thursday detained a Belarusian model who claimed she had evidence of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office, witnesses told AFP. Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her...
Putin Receives Five-Star Welcome, Calls For Stable Balkans In Serbia
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a welcoming ceremony prior to their talks in Belgrade. MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for stability in the Balkans during a visit to Serbia, a key Moscow ally in the volatile region. After arriving to a rousing...
Facebook Shuts Hundreds Of ‘Inauthentic’ Russia-Linked Pages
Facebook announced Thursday that it has removed more than 500 pages, groups, and accounts originating in Russia for engaging in what the social network called “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” The California-based social media giant said they were part of two separate but similar Russian-based influence operations, one that was active in a...
Facebook To Tighten Political Advert Rules For 2019 Elections
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg/ AFP Facebook said Tuesday it will tighten rules for political ads in countries with elections scheduled in the first half of the year, building on transparency efforts already underway in the United States, Britain and Brazil after a series of scandals. “As we prepare for major elections around the world this year,...
Russia, Japan Meet In Moscow To Resolve WWII Dispute
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) meets with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono in Moscow on January 14, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP The foreign ministers of Russia and Japan met in Moscow on Monday pushing ahead with efforts to strike a peace deal and end a decades-old dispute over four strategic islands. Meeting his Japanese...
