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The Saudi government must make 24 current and former officials available to testify on their knowledge of the 9/11 attacks, a US judge has ruled, in a victory for victims’ families despite opposition from the Attorney General. Riyadh was ordered to make the officials – including a prince and his […]
A woman covered in a red and white flag is among protesters in Minsk on Sept. 6. Sunday’s demonstration marked the beginning of the fifth week of daily protests calling for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s resignation. AP hide caption toggle caption AP A woman covered in a red and white […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1f/1080331428_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_ba6c09a0e94bf3c0649e7deb71e95247.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009081080395664-three-members-of-belarus-opposition-council-cross-border-with-ukraine—border-committee/ MINSK (Sputnik) – Maria Kolesnikova, a member of the Belarusian opposition coordination council’s presidium, and two more members of the council, Ivan Kravtsov and Anton Rodnenkov, crossed the border with Ukraine on Tuesday morning, a spokesman for the Belarusian State Border Committee said. […]
European nations have expressed concerns over the fate of Maria Kolesnikova – one of Belarus’ leading opposition figures, apparently kidnapped in Minsk – threatening sanctions and demanding the release of detained protesters. The EU, as well as Germany and the UK, have accused Minsk of quelling protests that have gripped […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107357/44/1073574411_0:26:1539:891_1200x674_80_0_0_92fdc3a02d4abaa7a4f7014a7cfeabc7.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202008311080331228-venezuelas-nicolas-maduro-issues-presidential-pardons-to-dozens-of-opposition-figures/ The Venezuelan government announced on Monday that President Nicolas Maduro had pardoned more than four dozen political figures in opposition parties. Venezuelan Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez announced on Monday that more than 50 opposition politicians had received pardons ahead of the December parliamentary […]
A Ukrainian opposition MP has accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of imposing a “little Russians” complex on Ukrainians, after the country’s Independence Day celebration featured songs performed in the Russian language. The accusation came from Oleg Sinyutka, a representative of the center-right European Solidarity, an opposition party that supports keeping Ukrainian […]
Many assumed despite playing a prominent role in Belarus’ opposition, Svetlana Alexievich’s fame made her somewhat ‘untouchable.’ Nevertheless, the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature winner was summoned for questioning on Wednesday. The Belarusian Investigative Committee wanted to ‘discuss’ the case it has opened against the country’s opposition for allegedly making […]
Former Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has rejected claims that the opposition wants to close the frontier with Russia, rubbishing the idea that the country wishes to turn away from its eastern neighbor. “People are saying that we want to shut down the borders with Russia,” she told Polish news […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/18/1080265729_0:30:2200:1267_1200x675_80_0_0_dbbce245c5b4505ff912b821b8916873.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202008261080281193-boris-johnson-calls-for-transparent-investigation-into-russian-opposition-figure-navalnys-illness/ Alexey Navalny fell ill during a flight from the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow last week. He was later transported to Berlin’s Charite clinic for further treatment. German doctors said they have traces of intoxication with a substance from the group of […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ex-Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said in an interview with Fox News that US Assistant Secretary of State Stephen Biegun had vowed to help Belarus’ opposition. Biegun “assured me that he, as a person, and the American people, will do their best to support us and to […]
Belarus Opposition Candidate Revealed As Western Regime Change Puppet By Steve Topple, Peace Data. August 25, 2020 Belarus Opposition Candidate Revealed As Western Regime Change Puppet2020-08-252020-08-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/st-e1598397061790.jpg200px200px Above photo: Svetlana Tikhanovskayas (center). AP. Belarus’s political and social landscape grows more complex and precarious as time passes, with the aftermath of the […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Twenty-three prominent members of India’s main opposition Congress, who wanted sweeping changes, were snubbed by the core decision-making body of the party on Monday. In a resolution, the party rallied behind Sonia Gandhi, Interim President of Congress and her son Rahul Gandhi. A day after India’s Congress […]
Donald Trump Jr. posted this photo of himself on Facebook in 2014. He tweeted his opposition to Alaska’s Pebble Mine this month, noting its potential harm to the salmon fishery. via Facebook hide caption toggle caption via Facebook Donald Trump Jr. posted this photo of himself on Facebook in 2014. […]
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New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s Congress party, which has been associated with the national freedom movement, is now in dire straits over leadership issues. Since 2014, when the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party swept general elections, the Congress has been reduced to an abysmal tally in the Parliament and also lost power […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104849/26/1048492683_0:255:4891:3006_1200x675_80_0_0_88b58afdb6cf3764b4b3f08f0c7ed99f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202008201080224754-live-from-hospital-where-russian-opposition-figure-navalny-was-admitted/ Earlier in the day, a spokeswoman for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation said that the Russian opposition figure was in a coma in an intensive care unit, and his condition had been assessed as grave. Live from premises of a medical institution in Omsk, where Russian […]
Belarus was engulfed in a wave of street protests and clashes between police and demonstrators after holding presidential elections on August 9, with forces opposing President Alexander Lukashenko accusing him of falsifying the results, and demanding a ‘peaceful handover of power’. Belarusian state television has publicized what it says is […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian parliamentary panel on information technology headed by main opposition party Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor earlier indicated, the panel would ask social network platform Facebook to clarify its position on allegedly bending hate speech rules in favour of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. India’s ruling Bharatiya […]
Opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has said she is ready and willing to be the interim leader of Belarus if the country holds new elections, amid growing political turmoil in the country. Tikhanovskaya, who fled to Lithuania last week, said in a video message that she was prepared to take the […]
The United Kingdom’s Health Secretary is reportedly seeking to replace Public Health England (PHE) amid criticisms that the organisation failed to respond effectively to the coronavirus pandemic. Government ministers are facing criticism on Sunday following reports that Health Secretary Matt Hancock is looking to scrap Public Health England (PHE) and […]
Videos posted online show the chilling moment a young protester falls to the ground during clashes with police in Belarus. His death has sparked outrage across the country grappling with post-election protests. A clip first released by AP shows police officers in full riot gear lined up on the street. […]
Biden, a fierce advocate against so-called ‘Russian meddling’, has openly said that the US should work to unseat the Turkish president and make sure he “pays the price” for daring to cooperate with Russia. Turkey has accused Joe Biden of meddling in its internal affairs after an interview emerged in […]