Aug 18 Senate panel finds Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The report purposely does not come to a final conclusion, as the other reports did, about whether there is enough evidence that Trump’s campaign coordinated or colluded with Russia to sway the election, leaving its findings open to partisan interpretation. Continue reading
Aug 14 Russia is cutting corners on COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials. Here's why they matter By Abram L. Wagner, The Conversation As Russia fast tracks a coronavirus vaccine, scientists worry about skipped safety checks – and the potential fallout for trust in vaccines if something ends up going wrong. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 7:57 News Wrap: Russia approves vaccine for COVID-19 In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia became the first country to approve a vaccine for COVID-19. But with only two months of human testing and no large-scale trials yet, global health experts sounded alarms in response. Also, hundreds of thousands… Continue watching
Aug 11 Russia clears virus vaccine despite scientific skepticism By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russia on Tuesday became the first country to clear a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. Continue reading
Aug 09 Tensions rise as Belarus holds presidential vote; aide flees By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Tensions were high in Belarus as the country held a presidential election Sunday. Eight staff members for the main challenger to the authoritarian president were reportedly detained by police and one of the campaign’s leading figures fled the country. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 6:29 Tensions with Russia rise as Belarus heads to the polls By Simon Ostrovsky Belarus voters will go to polls on Sunday in what has turned out to be a surprisingly competitive presidential election with longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko facing a challenge from a political novice. Over the last few weeks, the country’s… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch 3:01 What new intelligence warning says about foreign election interference A top U.S. intelligence official released a statement Friday that details the intelligence community’s current assessment of possible interference in the November elections. William Evanina raised concerns “about the ongoing and potential activity by China, Russia and Iran.” Yamiche Alcindor… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch 5:23 In Belarus, these 3 women are challenging a longtime authoritarian By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran Voters in Belarus will head to the polls this Sunday in the country’s most contested election in decades. Alexander Lukashenko has been called Europe’s last dictator, leading a regime accused of human rights abuses, stifling dissent and running sham elections. Continue watching
Aug 07 U.S. sees election threats from China, Russia and Iran By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press U.S. intelligence has assessed that China is hoping President Donald Trump does not win reelection, Russia is working to denigrate Democrat Joe Biden and Iran is working to undermine democratic institutions. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Former deputy AG denies Obama influenced Russia probe In our news wrap Wednesday, a former U.S. deputy attorney general denied that former President Obama and Vice President Biden tried to influence a probe of the 2016 Trump campaign. At a Senate hearing, Sally Yates said former National Security… Continue watching