Moscow – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was in a coma Thursday in a Siberian hospital after drinking tea laced with poison, according to his representatives. Russian doctors provided conflicting information about his condition, claiming he was stable, but his life was still in danger. Earlier in the day, his …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarus’s political crisis presents a challenge to foreign policy for President Vladimir Putin, who wants to keep the country firmly in Moscow’s control, and there are early signs that it is also can cause problems for him at home. PHOTO PHOTO: European Games of 2019 – Closing …
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Alexei Navalny, the leading Russian anti-corruption activist and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin, was expected to be “poisoned with a toxin” and was taken to hospital in an unconscious state on Wednesday night, according to his press secretary. ‘In the morning, Navalny was back from Tomsk to Moscow. On the …
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LONDON / MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United States is considering an October deadline to end exemptions from Venezuelan sanctions that allow some companies and refiners to still receive the South American producer’s oil, two sources said, as Washington seeks to increase heat on President Nicolas Maduro. FILE PHOTO: A …
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Russia’s 100% compliance with OPEC + production cut quotas, according to Alexander Novak, who spoke to Rossiya-24 television on Wednesday, Russian news agency Tass reported. “We are at a high level. In July, we completed 97% of our level. This is a high figure for us. We reached 100% in …
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