Aug 02 Trump levies more sanctions on Russia in spy poisoning case By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press In March 2018, Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found unconscious on a park bench in the British town of Salisbury after being exposed to the nerve agent Novichok. Continue reading
Aug 02 U.S. and Russia pull out of Cold War-era arms control treaty By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Washington and Moscow walked out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty that President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed in 1987, raising fears of a new arms race. Continue reading
Jul 31 Why has the deadly Idlib crisis been met with a 'collective shrug'? By Layla Quran Analysts and advocates say the Syrian regime and Russian forces will continue to attack with impunity unless the international community does more to stop them. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 9:51 Does Trump's new pick for intelligence director have the background for the job? President Trump has long had a contentious relationship with the nation’s intelligence community, publicly disagreeing over threats to U.S. national security such as Russia, Iran and North Korea. With Dan Coats stepping down as director of national intelligence, Trump is… Continue watching
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
Jul 28 Diplomats recommit to saving Iran deal, oppose US sanctions By Kiyoko Metzler, Associated Press Representatives from Europe, China and Russia, which are still committed to the Iran nuclear deal, were meeting Sunday with Iran's representative in Vienna to discuss how to salvage the unraveling accord. Continue reading
Jul 27 Russian police arrest more than 1,000 in Moscow protest By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Russian police cracked down fiercely Saturday on demonstrators in central Moscow, beating some people and arresting more than 1,000 who were protesting the exclusion of opposition candidates from the ballot for Moscow city council. Police also stormed into a TV… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 6:32 How dated voting equipment exposes elections to interference Election security was in the news this week, as former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress about the level to which Russia interfered in the 2016 election -- and plans to do it again. Now the Senate Intelligence Committee… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 6:40 How Rep. Collins interpreted what Mueller told Congress With Robert Mueller’s long-awaited appearance before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees concluded, we hear a Republican perspective on his testimony. Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, talks to Judy Woodruff about why he thinks… Continue watching
Jul 24 AP fact check: Trump falsely claims Mueller exonerated him By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Seeking to discredit Robert Mueller — and make some campaign money from the effort — President Donald Trump falsely claimed exoneration Wednesday even as the former special counsel was testifying to Congress about his investigation. Here's a closer look at… Continue reading