Jan 29 Moscow court mulls house arrest for Navalny’s allies By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press A court is considering a request to put several allies of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny under house arrest as authorities work to stymie more protests over the anti-corruption investigator’s jailing. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 6:52 In Putin’s Russia, health care workers treating COVID-19 pay a deadly price By Julia Chapman, Feature Story News Russia has announced nearly 10,000 new COVID-19 infections in just the last day, bringing its national total close to 300,000. Half of the cases are in Moscow, where health care workers say protective gear and training for how to treat… Continue watching
Apr 30 Russian prime minister says he tested positive for coronavirus By Associated Press Mikhail Mishustin says he told President Vladimir Putin he will self-isolate. Continue reading
Mar 30 Spain’s COVID-19 cases surpass China, U.S. cities brace for uptick By Aritz Parra, David Rising, Associated Press Three-quarters of a million people around the world have become infected and over 35,000 have died, according to a running count kept by Johns Hopkins University. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:06 As Russia shuts its borders, how widespread is COVID-19 there? By Lucy Taylor Russian cases of COVID-19 have been low until now, according to the country’s government. But there are serious doubts about the veracity of those numbers, especially in Moscow -- Europe’s largest city. For a population accustomed to packing tightly into… Continue watching
Dec 19 Russian security officer dead, 5 injured in Moscow shooting By Associated Press An unidentified gunman opened fire Thursday outside the Moscow headquarters of Russia's top security agency, killing one officer and wounding five others, officials said. Continue reading
Sep 13 Taliban visits Moscow days after Trump says talks ‘dead’ By Kathy Gannon, Jim Heintz, Associated Press It was the Taliban's first international visit following the collapse of talks with Washington. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 7:29 Meet the CIA’s disguise artists who helped Cold War spies disappear Legendary spy power couple Jonna and Tony Mendez met while working for the CIA in the Soviet Union, building the tools of espionage: the disguise kit, the camera that could hide anywhere, the cyanide pen. There they followed guidelines they… Continue watching
Aug 10 Moscow election protest attracts huge crowd, spurs spinoffs By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday in one of Moscow’s biggest political protests in recent years, denouncing the exclusion of opposition and independent candidates from the Russian capital’s city council ballot. Continue reading
Jul 29 Russian opposition leader returned to jail after suspected poisoning By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press Alexei Navalny was rushed to a hospital Sunday with what authorities said was a suspected allergy attack inside a detention facility where he was serving a 30-day sentence for calling an unsanctioned protest. Continue reading