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Facing The Biggest Challenge Ever To His Power, Lukashenko Looks To Russia For Help

5:37pm August 25, 2020

by Lucian Kim

Earlier this year, Alexander Lukashenko had tried to offset Kremlin pressure by pursuing rapprochement with Western nations. Now he is directing attacks toward the West and has turned to Russia again.

Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a substance that disrupts the nervous system, according to the Charité hospital in Berlin. Navalny has been in a coma since Thursday.

Navalny Was Poisoned, But His Life Isn't in Danger, German Hospital Says

2:08pm August 24, 2020

Alexei Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critics, was poisoned by an unknown substance from a group of drugs that affect the nervous system, doctors say.

Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said she was blocked from seeing her husband and from moving him to a clinic in Berlin.

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Navalny Evacuated, En Route To Berlin Hospital, After Russian Officials Give Their OK

10:15pm August 21, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Doctors in Siberia reversed their initial decision, that it would be risky to move Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny His family says Navalny was poisoned.

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Alexei Navalny is seen during a rally in Moscow last year along with his wife, Yulia (right). She and his personal doctor were reportedly prevented from seeing him in the hospital.

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Alexei Navalny, Voice Of Russia's Opposition, Is Hospitalized In Possible Poisoning

3:42pm August 20, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Navalny is unconscious and on a ventilator, according to his spokeswoman. The Vladimir Putin critic became ill during a commercial flight. His personal doctor wants him to be treated in Europe.

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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, candidate for Belarus' presidential election, smiles as she speaks to people during a meeting in her support in Brest, Belarus, on Aug. 2.

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Belarus' Opposition Leaders Reemerge After Post-Election Crackdown

5:24pm August 14, 2020

by Lucian Kim

The country's scattered opposition is regaining its footing after President Alexander Lukashenko unleashed his security forces on protesters during four nights of unprecedented violence.

Women hold flowers Thursday in support of demonstrators who were injured or detained during protests critical of election results in Belarus.

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Women In Belarus Take To The Streets To Protest Post-Election Crackdown

2:32pm August 13, 2020

Security forces have clashed with demonstrators since Sunday's election, which is widely viewed as fraudulent. Nearly 7,000 have been arrested. And the opposition candidate fled the country.

Bar chart showing the top 10 countries for COVID-19 cases: United States, Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, Mexico, Peru, Chile, United Kingdom and Iran.

What 6 Of The 7 Countries With The Most COVID-19 Cases Have In Common

11:46am July 31, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

They're up-and-coming nations. They're regional political powers. And they're especially vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic.

People in the city of Khabarovsk hold posters with messages demanding freedom for Sergei Furgal, the former governor of Russia's Khabarovsk region, on July 18. Protesters have taken to the streets over Furgal's arrest this month on murder charges, which h

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Protesters In Russia's Far East Challenge Putin's Authority, Demand His Resignation

5:09pm July 24, 2020

by Lucian Kim

The arrest of a popular regional governor has led to protests demanding his release. Amid the pandemic and an economic downturn, the protests pose an additional challenge for President Vladimir Putin.

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Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, with President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper during a ceremony to establish the U.S. Space Command last summer.

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U.S. Space Force Accuses Russia Of In-Orbit Testing Of Anti-Satellite Weapon

8:17pm July 23, 2020

by David Welna

A Russian satellite hatched from another satellite fired a projectile last week that American military officials say is meant to take out other satellites. Moscow says it's an inspection tool.

A security camera and flag adorn the entrance to the Russian Embassy in London. On Tuesday, lawmakers slammed the British government for failing to look into possible Russian interference in U.K. politics.

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U.K. 'Actively Avoided' Investigating Russian Interference, Lawmakers Find

2:35pm July 21, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The report by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee said government did little to find out if Russia tried to influence the Brexit referendum. "They did not want to know," a lawmaker said.