Moscow

February 02, 2021

Public health expert Judy Twigg says that the Sputnik V vaccine study increases Russia's soft power influence around the globe.

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Putin critic Navalny faces Moscow judge

The World

February 02, 2021

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny demanded his release on Tuesday as he faced a court hearing in Moscow in a case that could send him to prison for up to 3 ½ years. And, US President Joe Biden condemned the military’s takeover of Myanmar. Also, Biden is expected to continue an effort on immigration reforms by taking on one of the former Trump administration’s most controversial policies on Tuesday — the separation of families at the US-Mexico border.

Protest

More protests called in Moscow to demand Navalny's release

Associated Press

February 01, 2021

Moscow braced for more protests seeking the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who faces a court hearing Tuesday after two weekends of nationwide rallies and thousands of arrests in the largest outpouring of discontent in Russia in years.

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Pro-Navalny protesters clash with Russian police; Dutch protests erupt over COVID-19 curfew; Mexican president tests positive for coronavirus

The World

January 25, 2021

On Saturday, Russian police clashed with thousands of protesters who took to the streets amid freezing temps across the country, demanding the immediate release of opposition figure and prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny.

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Biden seeks to extend US-Russia arms deal; Controversial tweet from Iran's supreme leader; Honduras set for permanent abortion ban

The World

January 22, 2021

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01/22/2021 - 12:15pm

President Joe Biden seeks a five-year extension with Russia on the New START treaty — the only deal left that limits the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals — with just weeks before it expires on Feb. 5.

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Poisoned opposition leader Navalny arrested in Moscow; Migrants stopped in Guatemala; Bobi Wine's opposition party rejects Museveni win

The World

January 18, 2021

A judge in Russia has ordered opposition leader Alexei Navalny be jailed for 30 days. And, a large group of migrants from Honduras headed to the US were violently met with tear gas and batons early Sunday as they tried to make their way through Guatemala. Also, Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine and his party have dismissed the elections results as “fraud.”

Conflict & Justice

Nagorno-Karabakh refugees are beginning to return home, but many are still displaced

The World

December 07, 2020

Although rebuilding has started here, for some, too much has been lost.

Culture

Garry Kasparov on how 'The Queen's Gambit' brilliantly moves chess skills to center stage

The World

November 25, 2020

The Russian grandmaster provided consulting help for the popular Netflix series, explaining how to make the game look more real and add historical context to epic US-Soviet matches.

Arts, Culture & Media

Siberian student scales birch tree for internet access as classes move online

The World

November 19, 2020

Alexei Dudoladov has been forced to go to great lengths — or rather, great heights — to take courses on the internet.

Global Politics

Ex-Marine's Russian imprisonment is 'political,' his father says, calling for his release

The World

October 08, 2020

Former US Marine Trevor Reed is sitting in a Russian prison for a crime that his family — and many US lawmakers and diplomats — say he didn't commit. The World's host Marco Werman speaks to Trevor Reed's father, Joey Reed.

Moscow

Sputnik V vaccine is nearly 92% effective — a 'political win for Putin'

Putin critic Navalny faces Moscow judge

More protests called in Moscow to demand Navalny's release

Pro-Navalny protesters clash with Russian police; Dutch protests erupt over COVID-19 curfew; Mexican president tests positive for coronavirus

Biden seeks to extend US-Russia arms deal; Controversial tweet from Iran's supreme leader; Honduras set for permanent abortion ban

Updated

Poisoned opposition leader Navalny arrested in Moscow; Migrants stopped in Guatemala; Bobi Wine's opposition party rejects Museveni win

Nagorno-Karabakh refugees are beginning to return home, but many are still displaced

Garry Kasparov on how 'The Queen's Gambit' brilliantly moves chess skills to center stage

Siberian student scales birch tree for internet access as classes move online

Ex-Marine's Russian imprisonment is 'political,' his father says, calling for his release

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