The US has purchased 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan for $1.5m, the Kyiv Post reports. Kazakhstan, a historic ally of Russia, is engaging more with Western nations. The planes may be used for spare parts or deployed as decoys in conflict regions. The US has acquired 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, the Kyiv […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia may respond to any U.S. confiscation of its currency reserves frozen in the West by seizing the assets, including property and cash, of U.S. citizens and investors in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, a senior security official, said on Saturday. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill allowing the Biden administration […]
Ukraine continues to see an international windfall following the passage of a significant U.S. aid package as the U.K. follows suit with a pledge of its single-largest military aid package. “Defending Ukraine against Russia’s brutal ambitions is vital for our security and for all of Europe,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said during a visit […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As transgender people in Louisiana watched surrounding states in the deeply conservative South implement a slew of laws targeting nearly every facet of their lives in recent years, they counted on their ally in the governor’s office to keep their home a relative oasis. Former Gov. John Bel Edwards, the […]
(Bloomberg) — Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said Polish authorities had detained two people over an attack on an ally of the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in the Baltic nation’s capital last month. Most Read from Bloomberg Leonid Volkov was assaulted with a hammer near his home in Vilnius in what the authorities suspected […]
Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late Alexei Navalny, the Lithuanian president announced. Mr Volkov was attacked in March outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where he lives in exile. The attacker smashed one of his car’s windows, sprayed […]
FILE – Leonid Volkov, chief of staff for the 2018 presidential election of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, looks on, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Dec. 15, 2021. Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, […]
WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder and prominent election denier, who unsuccessfully argued his rights were violated when FBI agents seized his phone in 2022. The federal government was investigating the sharing of sensitive information from Colorado’s computerized voting systems. Lindell was a key ally […]
A crowd of about 40 young activists protested Sunday near Vice President Kamala Harris’ house, vowing to stay through the night if she did not meet their demands on climate change and Israel. Activists with Sunrise Movement, which has organized climate protests across the country, said they arrived in Harris’ quiet Brentwood neighborhood with two […]
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) – The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is following the “worrying events” in the Middle East, it said on Saturday, but it did not condemn Iran’s retaliatory strike on Israel earlier in the day. Venezuela is an ally of Iran, Russia and China. Its communication with the United States […]
(Bloomberg) — Russia-friendly Prime Minister Robert Fico, a staunch opponent of military aid to Ukraine, will cement his grip on power after his ally won the presidential election in Slovakia. Most Read from Bloomberg Peter Pellegrini, a former premier and member of Fico’s ruling coalition, secured 53.1% of the vote, beating Ivan Korcok, a pro-European […]
(Bloomberg) — An ally of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was on track to win the country’s presidential election, which would help cement the premier’s grip on power. Most Read from Bloomberg Peter Pellegrini, a former premier and member of Fico’s ruling coalition, won 55.9% of the vote, while Ivan Korcok, a diplomat who has […]