FBI warns of hoax bomb threats from Russia at US voting sites
The FBI warned of bomb threats at polling stations in “multiple” US states on a tense Election Day, adding that none were credible but many appeared to originate from Russia.…
Russia fines Google more than the world’s entire GDP
$20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 is the number a Moscow court wants the YouTube parent company to pay for blocking Russian media outlets. Russia has fined Google an amount larger than the entire world’s…
Manhunt in Russia after six convicts escape jail
Russian authorities announced a manhunt on Saturday after six convicts escaped their correctional facility through a secret tunnel, and two of them were later captured. Temporary search posts have been…
Plane downed in Darfur with suspected Russian crew was supplying army, rivals say
Reuters A plane downed in Sudan’s North Darfur state had Russian crew members and was being used by the army to resupply the besieged city of al-Fashir, according to the…
Moldova votes in election, EU referendum in shadow of alleged Russian meddling
Reuters CHISINAU – Moldovans cast their ballots on Sunday in a presidential election and EU referendum at a pivotal moment that could bolster the small agricultural economy’s drive to join…
UK imposes sanctions on Russian oil and LNG vessels
Reuters LONDON – Britain said on Thursday it had imposed sanctions on 18 more Russian oil tankers and four liquefied natural gas vessels, the largest batch of sanctions to date…
EU Commission chief: Hungary’s Russia, China policies pose security risk
Reuters BRUSSELS – Hungary is putting European security at risk, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday in an unusually blunt speech blasting Budapest’s relationship with Russia…
North Korea’s Kim calls Putin “closest comrade” in birthday message, says “Pyongyang will always stand by Moscow”
Agency Report North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toasted his “closest comrade” Vladimir Putin on Monday in a birthday message that claimed the countries’ deepening military alliance would make them “invincible”.…
Russia arrests Dutch citizen for ‘violence against police’
AFP Moscow – A Russian court on Friday placed a Dutch national under arrest for “violence towards police personnel,” a charge that carries up to 10 years in prison. Moscow…
Court in Belarus sentences activists for attempted sabotage of Russian military plane
Reuters MINSK, Belarus – A court in Minsk sentenced a dozen individuals to prison terms of between two and 25 years on Friday for helping commit what Belarus has called…