Doctors at the Siberian hospital that first treated Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday they had saved his life but found no trace of poison in his system. Navalny, a longtime opponent of President Vladimir Putin, fell seriously ill on Thursday after what his allies believe was poisoning and …
Read More »Israel pays a security price for its latest peace action and other comments
Eye on the Mideast: Cost of Israel-UAE Friendship “What is an advanced weapon system between new friends?” quips Eli Lake of Bloomberg Opinion. However, Israel, which has long relied on America’s policy of not selling the same weapons systems to Arab countries, is not happy with the US openness to …
Read More »Kremlin critic Navalny will survive ‘poison attack’, says Bizilj
MOSCOW / FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who fell seriously ill on Thursday after what his allies think was poisoning, will survive, the founder of the activist group that sent the air ambulance to Germany flying, a newspaper reported. PHILO PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part …
Read More »WHO says children aged 12 and older should wear masks as adults
PHILO PHOTO: A boy wearing a protective face mask plays in a fountain after local authorities imposed lockdown restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in Moscow, Russia June 12, 2020. REUTERS / Evgenia Novozhenina ZURICH (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says children aged 12 and …
Read More »Top U.S. security official says he can not send law enforcement to polling stations
PHILO PHOTO: Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf testifies at a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs at Dirksen Senate Office Building August 6, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Alex Wong / Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald …
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