MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s sudden illness has unleashed his strategy to challenge Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in the upcoming regional elections. But it also exposes a longer-term issue – the leadership vacuum within Russia’s opposition. FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny awaits the start of …
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide will hold a press conference in Oslo, Norway on August 27, 2020. Heiko Junge / NTB Scanpix / via REUTERS EDITORIALS FOR COMMENT – This image was provided by a third party . NOWAY OUT. NOW COMMERCIAL OR …
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FILE PHOTO: A General View of Houses in Mitzpe Kramim’s Jewish Outpost on the Israeli Occupied West Bank, June 18, REUTERS / Ronen Zvulun / File Photo JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a cluster of houses in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West …
Read More »Exclusive: France outlines reforms for crisis-ridden Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined political and financial reforms needed by Lebanese politicians to unlock foreign aid and save the country from multiple crises, including an economic meltdown, according to a Reuters document. A member of the French military wears a face mask as he stands …
Read More »China arrests at least 10 at sea; HK media say suspects fleeing to Taiwan
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people after intercepting a boat off the coast of southern Guangdong province, the provincial Coast Guard said in a post on its social media site. Hong Kong Police Commissioner Chris Ping-keung Tang to attend news conference in Hong Kong, …
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