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Protesters light candles on Friday in front of the Russian Embassy in Prague after the announcement that the Kremlin's most prominent critic, Alexei Navalny, had died in an Arctic prison.

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Alexei Navalny is the latest Putin critic to die in suspicious circumstances

3:06pm February 16, 2024

The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison was shocking, but hardly surprising. It follows a long line of fallen critics and opponents of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Feb. 21, 2021: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny shows a heart symbol standing in the cage during a hearing to a motion from the Russian prison service to convert the suspended sentence of Navalny from the 2014 criminal conviction into a real prison term in the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia.

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Photos: See Russian anti-corruption leader Alexei Navalny's life in pictures

2:41pm February 16, 2024

The Russian opposition leader was a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin. He was known for organizing nationwide protests against election fraud and government corruption.

A man holds a poster with a portrait of opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin on Friday. Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony, Russia's prison agency said.

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As the world mourns Navalny, leaders and supporters point at Russia's government

2:27pm February 16, 2024

by Jackie Northam

The international reaction to the death of the prominent Russian opposition leader was swift, with many blaming the Kremlin.

Alexei Navalny rose to fame in Russia with headline-grabbing investigations into corruption in the highest levels of President Vladimir Putin's regime. Navalny (right) is seen here at a court hearing in Moscow in March 2017.

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Navalny's legacy: His ceaseless crusade against Putin and corruption

2:12pm February 16, 2024

by Bill Chappell

In a sign of Navalny's ability to inspire the public, in 2017 his followers chanted words in Putin's hometown that are among the most dangerous to utter in their country: "Russia without Putin."

President Biden speaks about the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Feb. 16.

Biden blames Putin for Navalny's death

2:06pm February 16, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

Speaking at the White House, Biden said he was "both not surprised and outraged" by the news of Navalny's death and said he had no doubt that Russian President Vladimir Putin was to blame.

Vice President Harris speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday..

Harris says Russia is responsible for Navalny's death

1:59pm February 16, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

Vice President Harris says Russia is responsible for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, "whatever story they tell," and said it was "a further sign of Putin's brutality."

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VP Harris addresses Alexei Navalny's death, stalled U.S. aid to Ukraine

11:41am February 16, 2024

In Munich, Vice President Kamala Harris rebuked isolationists in the U.S. and said Russia is responsible for Alexei Navalny's death in prison.

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As Indian workers find work in Israel, some say they are taking jobs from Palestinians

8:47am February 16, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

Indian laborers are vying for thousands of job vacancies in Israel. Some say they're taking Palestinians' jobs.

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, shown in a February 2021 court session.

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Alexei Navalny has died in prison; Israeli troops raid Gaza's Nasser Hospital

8:35am February 16, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison after losing consciousness after a walk, according to the country's prison service. Israeli troops take over Southern Gaza's largest hospital.

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Supporters of same-sex marriage bill take part in a rally at central Syntagma Square, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday.

Greece legalizes same-sex marriage despite church opposition

5:43pm February 15, 2024

by The Associated Press

Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church.