World Dec 17 Putin denies involvement in poisoning of Kremlin foe Navalny Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected allegations that the Kremlin was behind the poisoning of his top political foe, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and accused U.S. intelligence agencies of fomenting the claims even as he held out hope for…
Health Dec 17 Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout draws wary, mixed response While excitement and enthusiasm greeted the Western-developed coronavirus vaccine when it was rolled out, the Russian-made version has received a mixed response.
Health Dec 02 Putin orders ‘large-scale’ COVID-19 vaccination in Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a “large-scale” COVID-19 immunization campaign to start by late next week. Putin said that doctors and teachers set to be first in line to get a Russian-designed vaccine named Sputnik V.
World Nov 10 Russian peacekeepers go to Nagorno-Karabakh to bolster truce Armenia and Azerbaijan have been locked in a conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh for decades.
World Oct 15 Kyrgyzstan’s president announces his resignation amid unrest Kyrgyzstan's president announced his resignation Thursday, bowing to the demands of protesters who have taken to the streets of this Central Asian nation to contest the results of a recent parliamentary election.
World Oct 14 Kyrgyzstan president faces pressure to resign amid turmoil The country of 6.5 million people plunged into turmoil after the Oct. 4 election, which the opposition said was fraudulent.
World Oct 08 Kyrgyzstan leader holds talks to try to end political crisis The president of Kyrgyzstan has held his first talks with the new speaker of parliament to try to end a political crisis that unfolded in the Central Asian country after mass protests over a disputed parliamentary election.
Politics Oct 07 Kyrgyzstan opposition divided amid political chaos, protests Mass protests erupted Monday in the capital of Bishkek following a parliamentary election that appeared to show parties connected to the ruling elite winning.
World Oct 06 Kyrgyzstan cancels parliament election results after unrest The Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan declared the results of the weekend's parliamentary election invalid on Tuesday after mass protests erupted in the Kyrgyz capital.
Politics Oct 01 Russia’s Navalny accuses Putin of being behind his poisoning In his first interview since he fell ill on an Aug. 20 domestic flight in Russia, Navalny told Germany's Der Spiegel magazine that in his mind, "Putin was behind the attack."…