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Topic: russia

Russia jails outlawed Jehovah's Witness for 6 years

Russia jails outlawed Jehovah's Witness for 6 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 02:26 AM

Russia outlawed the Jehovah's Witnesses in 2017, calling them an extremist organization.    Read more »

Russia raises concerns over new US ballistic missile test

Russia raises concerns over new US ballistic missile test

Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 05:23 PM

The United States carried out the test on Thursday. Washington formally withdrew from the 1987 INF pact with Russia in August after determining that Moscow was violating the treaty, an accusation the Kremlin has denied. Read more »

EU extends Russia's economic sanctions by 6 months

EU extends Russia's economic sanctions by 6 months

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 09:29 AM

European Union leaders on Thursday extended punishing economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine for another 6 months, senior EU officials said. Read more »

Russia's only aircraft carrier on fire in port

Russia's only aircraft carrier on fire in port

Thibaut Marchand, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 10:49 PM

Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov, caught fire Thursday while undergoing maintenance in an Arctic shipyard, news agencies reported, raising concerns for the future of the navy flagship. Read more »

Trump on impeachment brink, but far from falling

Trump on impeachment brink, but far from falling

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 02:43 PM

WASHINGTON - For a man on the brink of becoming only the third US president to be impeached, Donald Trump sure sounds confident. Read more »

Russia reacts with anger after doping ban from Olympics, World Cup

Russia reacts with anger after doping ban from Olympics, World Cup

Eric Bernaudeau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 09:22 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the decision as a "politically motivated" ruling that "contradicted" the Olympic Charter.   Read more »

How Russian doping scandal unfolded

How Russian doping scandal unfolded

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 04:27 AM

Russia will miss next year's Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games after the World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned the powerhouse from global sporting events for four years over manipulated doping data. Read more »

Reeling from doping ban, Moscow blames 'anti-Russian hysteria'

Reeling from doping ban, Moscow blames 'anti-Russian hysteria'

Anna Smolchenko, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 11:47 PM

Russia reeled from a four-year ban from global sports on Monday, with athletes in shock and the government quick to blame "anti-Russian hysteria". Read more »

Russia banned from Olympics, World Cup for 'doctoring' drug tests

Russia banned from Olympics, World Cup for 'doctoring' drug tests

Brian Homewood and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 10:36 PM

LAUSANNE/MOSCOW - Russia was banned from the world's top sporting events for four years on Monday, including the next summer and winter Olympics and the 2022 soccer World Cup, for tampering with doping tests. Read more »

US says drone shot down by Russian air defenses near Libyan capital

US says drone shot down by Russian air defenses near Libyan capital

By Phil Stewart and Aidan Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 02:33 PM

The US military believes that an unarmed American drone reported lost near Libya's capital last month was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses and it is demanding the return of the aircraft's wreckage, US Africa Command says. Read more »

56 polar bears descend on village in Russia due to weak Arctic ice

56 polar bears descend on village in Russia due to weak Arctic ice

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 06 06:35 PM

The WWF said 56 polar bears had gathered in a one-square-kilometer (0.4-square-mile) area near the village of Ryrkaipy in Chukotka on the northeastern tip of Russia. Read more »

Trump committed impeachable crimes, scholars tell US Congress

Trump committed impeachable crimes, scholars tell US Congress

Paul Handley and Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 05 02:24 AM

Three constitutional experts on Wednesday bolstered Democrats' efforts to impeach Donald Trump by saying the president's actions seeking foreign interference in US elections are grounds for removal, as the inquiry kicked into a new phase in Congress. Read more »

Long focused on Russia, NATO widens gaze toward China

Long focused on Russia, NATO widens gaze toward China

Phil Stewart and Robin Emmott, Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 09:30 PM

The United States is leading the charge for a greater focus on China and is confident in a receptive audience in much of Europe, where concerns are mounting about Beijing's growing economic leverage, in particular. Read more »

Abused Russian sisters who killed father face murder charge

Abused Russian sisters who killed father face murder charge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 04:44 PM

MOSCOW, Russia - Investigators said Tuesday that two sisters who killed their father after years of abuse should face murder charges in a case highlighting Russia's dire record on domestic violence.   Read more »

New Zealand to crack down on foreign political donations

New Zealand to crack down on foreign political donations

Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 10:46 AM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand will ban foreign donations to politicians and tighten disclosure rules for political advertising, the government said on Tuesday, as concerns over foreign interference intensify ahead of an election next year. Read more »

Putin signs law making Russian apps mandatory on smartphones, computers

Putin signs law making Russian apps mandatory on smartphones, computers

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 03 07:40 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed legislation requiring all smartphones, computers and smart TV sets sold in the country to come pre-installed with Russian software.   Read more »

Russia cements role as gas 'kingpin' with 3 new pipelines

Russia cements role as gas 'kingpin' with 3 new pipelines

Andrea Palasciano and Anna Smolchenko, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 11:57 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping launch Monday a gas pipeline that is the first of three ambitious projects intended to cement Moscow's role as top gas exporter.   Read more »

Apple says to 'carefully' examine Crimea map controversy

Apple says to 'carefully' examine Crimea map controversy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 01 08:22 AM

Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 in a move condemned by most of the global community.    Read more »

Apple says to 'carefully' examine Crimea map controversy

Apple says to 'carefully' examine Crimea map controversy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 01 03:50 AM

MOSCOW, Russia - Apple said on Saturday it was going to "carefully" examine its controversial decision to show the annexed Crimea peninsula as part of Russia on maps and weather apps which has caused an outcry in Ukraine.   Read more »

Russia tests hypersonic missile in Arctic, TASS cites sources

Russia tests hypersonic missile in Arctic, TASS cites sources

Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 12:57 AM

MOSCOW - Russia's MiG-31K interceptor jet carried out a test of the Kinjal (Dagger) hypersonic missile in Russia's part of Arctic earlier this month, TASS new agency reported on Saturday, citing two military sources. Read more »

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