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    Crimean Military Park Opens With Historical Boom
    Sep07

    Crimean Military Park Opens With Historical Boom

    The re-creation of a key battle from the 19th-century Crimean War marked the opening of a Kremlin-funded military theme park dedicated to “reviving the 2,000-year history of Crimea” in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied peninsula. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Out Of Coma And Responsive After Poisoning
    Sep07

    Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Out Of Coma And Responsive After Poisoning

    BERLIN (AP) — Poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s condition has improved, allowing doctors to take him out of an induced coma, the German hospital treating him said Monday. Navalny, a fierce, high-profile critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was flown to Germany last month after falling ill on Aug. 20 on a domestic...

    Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Out of Coma and is Responsive, Hospital Says
    Sep07

    Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Out of Coma and is Responsive, Hospital Says

    (BERLIN) — Poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s condition has improved, allowing doctors to take him out of an induced coma, the German hospital treating him said Monday. Navalny, a fierce, high-profile critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was flown to Germany last month after falling ill on Aug. 20 on a domestic...

    ‘Now People Can Read the Truth.’ A Former FBI Agent’s Memoir on the War on Terror Is Declassified After 9 Years
    Sep07

    ‘Now People Can Read the Truth.’ A Former FBI Agent’s Memoir on the War on Terror Is Declassified After 9 Years

    The story of how the U.S. learned that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was the architect of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 is one of tenacity, guile, and no small measure of serendipity. “We Forrest Gumped ourselves into it,” former FBI agent Ali Soufan, the Bureau member who first discovered the connection in 2002, told TIME on Sept 3. The admission of...

    Russian Spokeswoman Apologizes for Facebook Post About Serbian President
    Sep07

    Russian Spokeswoman Apologizes for Facebook Post About Serbian President

    Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has apologized for a Facebook post in which she compared the photo of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to a scene from the iconic thriller “Basic Instinct.” Zakharova, however, did not miss the chance to hit at the United States. “UPD (update) I...

    Pressure Grows on Merkel to Scrap Multi-Billion-Dollar Gas Pipeline
    Sep07

    Pressure Grows on Merkel to Scrap Multi-Billion-Dollar Gas Pipeline

    Leading German politicians are calling on the country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, to abandon the multi-billion-dollar natural gas pipeline known as Nord Stream 2, linking Russia with Germany, because of the poisoning of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny. They say Germany can’t be indifferent to the attempted assassination...

    Facebook Post Sparks Rare Spat Between Serbia, Russia After US-Brokered Deal
    Sep07

    Facebook Post Sparks Rare Spat Between Serbia, Russia After US-Brokered Deal

    A social media post by Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman apparently ridiculing Serbia’s president after he signed a U.S.-sponsored agreement between Serbia and Kosovo has triggered a rare spat between traditional allies Moscow and Belgrade. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova posted a photo showing Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic...

    Nations League: Record-Breaker Fati Stars in Spain Rebuild
    Sep07

    Nations League: Record-Breaker Fati Stars in Spain Rebuild

    The 17-year-old Barcelona forward Ansu Fati became Spain’s youngest-ever goalscorer in the 4-0 Nations League win over Ukraine. …read more Source:: U.S....

    Germany Increases Pressure on Russia in Alexei Navalny Poisoning Investigation
    Sep06

    Germany Increases Pressure on Russia in Alexei Navalny Poisoning Investigation

    (BERLIN) — Germany on Sunday increased pressure on Russia over the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, warning that a lack of support by Moscow in the investigation could “force” Germany to rethink the fate of a German-Russian gas pipeline project. “I hope the Russians won’t force us to change our position regarding...

    Germany ups pressure on Russia in Navalny poisoning probe
    Sep06

    Germany ups pressure on Russia in Navalny poisoning probe

    BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Sunday increased pressure on Russia over the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, warning that a lack of support by Moscow in the investigation could “force” Germany to rethink the fate of a German-Russian gas pipeline project. “I hope the Russians won’t force us to change our position...