Russian prosecutors have asked a court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 20 years in prison on extremism charges, his ally Ivan Zhdanov said Thursday. According to Zhdanov, the trial against Navalny, which has been held behind closed doors in
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Monday met with Serbian, Montenegrin, and Macedonian counterparts to discuss their countries’ European Union membership bids. The Western Balkans have long made appeals for admission into the multinational body, but have been denied over a variety
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday launched the construction of a 1,200-megawatt Chinese-designed nuclear energy project, which will be built at a cost of $3.5 billion as part of the government efforts to generate more clean energy in the Islamic nation.
Nigel Farage has found a prominent ally amid claims his bank shut down his account because he was “politically exposed”. Jacob Rees-Mogg has launched a push to stop banks shutting down individuals’ accounts because they are a “politically exposed person”, a move
A London-based Christian nonprofit is raising an alarm about teaching materials in thousands of U.K. schools that suggest LGBTQ behavior is compatible with Christianity, Judaism and Islam. The lesson plans, which consist of slides and activities compiled by the LGTBQ organization Just
Don’t look now, but the New York Mets are not dead yet. The Mets lost 15 games in the NL East standings in June thanks to their 7-19 record and the Atlanta Braves’ 21-4 that month – but July has, although early,
The prime ministers of the Netherlands and Luxembourg on Monday urged Serbia and Kosovo to act to defuse recent tensions that have threatened to push the Balkan region into instability as Europe faces Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Dutch PM Mark Rutte and
Aroldis Chapman is in the middle of a resurgent season, and a postseason contender is counting on him to put it over the top. The Texas Rangers have acquired the left-handed reliever from the Kansas City Royals as they look to hold
Earlier this month William met with Sir Keir at Kensington Palace to brief him on the initiative, having already spoken to Gove in May when the politician came to Windsor Castle. A Palace source confirmed the meeting with the Labour leader had
Large numbers of refugees from Ukraine fleeing Russia’s war fueled a 1.3% rise in Germany’s population last year, helping push up the number of inhabitants in the European Union’s most populous country to more than 84.4 million, official statistics showed Tuesday. Germany’s