Dec 25 Top associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny detained By Associated Press A top associate of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained Friday after confronting an alleged security operative who has inadvertently revealed details of Navalny's supposed poisoning with a Soviet-era nerve agent. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Barr breaks with Trump on claims of election fraud, U.S. hacking In our news wrap Monday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr broke with President Trump over election fraud claims and assertions that China may have hacked U.S. agencies, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has a confession that state agents… Continue watching
Dec 17 Putin denies involvement in poisoning of Kremlin foe Navalny By Vladimir Isachenkov, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 6:11 News Wrap: Florida extends voter registration deadline after system crash In our news wrap Tuesday, Florida extended voter registration to tonight after its online system crashed Monday. The failure may have prevented thousands of people from enrolling to cast ballots. Also, Russian dissident Alexei Navalny says the Kremlin had him… Continue watching
Oct 01 Russia’s Navalny accuses Putin of being behind his poisoning By David Rising, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press 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."… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: Fauci rejects Rand Paul’s claims on herd immunity In our news wrap Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed cautious optimism during a Senate hearing about the outlook for a reliable coronavirus vaccine. But when Republican Sen. Rand Paul argued that herd immunity is working, Fauci shot back, “if you… Continue watching
Sep 23 Russia’s Navalny released from German hospital after 32 days By David Rising, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press German chemical weapons experts have determined that he was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok — findings corroborated by labs in France and Sweden. Continue reading
Sep 21 Russian opposition leader says nerve agent was found ‘in and on’ his body By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has demanded that Russia return the clothes he was wearing on the day he fell into a coma, calling it a "crucial piece of evidence" in his poisoning. Continue reading
Sep 15 Navalny posts photo of himself online, says he can breathe By Vladimir Isachenkov, David Rising, Associated Press Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posted a picture of himself from his hospital bed in Germany on Tuesday, saying that he was enjoying the ability to finally breathe on his own after being poisoned with a nerve agent. Continue reading
Sep 14 Poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny able to leave his bed By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Germany announced that French and Swedish labs have confirmed its findings that Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok. Continue reading