- Alexei Navalny shares photo, speaks of initial ‘despair’ when waking from coma
The Russian opposition leader said that when he woke up he was confused, couldn’t find words to respond to a doctor’s questions, and "also did not know how to express my despair."
read more ...11 hours ago - Amal Clooney quits envoy role in protest of Britain’s ‘lamentable’ Brexit legislation
Clooney said a U.K. bill that could go against law "threatens to embolden autocratic regimes that violate international law with devastating consequences all over the world."
read more ...12 hours ago - ‘An inspiration’: World leaders, celebrities and politicians pay tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Emmanuel Macron, Mariah Carey and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, expressed their sadness on Ginsburg's death.
read more ...13 hours ago - Future of the Iran nuclear deal could depend on 2020 election outcome
President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal, but Biden helped introduce it — U.S.-Iran relations stand at a crucial crossroads.
read more ...19 hours ago - WHO director calls Covid-19 surge across Europe a ‘wake-up call’
There have been five million confirmed cases and more than 228,000 fatalities across Europe since the pandemic began, according to the WHO.
read more ...2 days ago - European lawmakers condemn ‘violent repression’ in Belarus, call for sanctions
“MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) also staunchly condemn the mass arrests and ongoing violent crackdown on peaceful protesters," the resolution said.
read more ...2 days ago - Biden wades into Brexit, issues warning over U.S.-U.K. trade deal
"We can't allow the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland to become a casualty of Brexit," Biden said in a tweet.
read more ...3 days ago - Head of Libya’s Tripoli government says he wants to quit
"I declare my sincere desire to hand over my duties to the next executive authority no later than the end of October," Fayez al-Sarraj said.
read more ...3 days ago - Barbados Governor-General: ‘Barbadians want a Barbadian head of state’
Dame Sandra Mason outlined plans for the country to become a republic, replacing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. “The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind,” she said.
read more ...3 days ago - High profile Belarusian protest leader charged with undermining national security
Maria Kolesnikova called for "actions aimed at undermining Belarusian national security," the country’s Investigative Committee said.
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