Russia
EU agrees Russia sanctions over Navalny poisoning
Ambassadors from the 27 EU countries approved sanctions after France and Germany proposed measures last week, saying Russia was responsible for the poisoning.
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Alexei Navalny urges EU entry bans on Putin's 'close circles'
Navalny was medically evacuated to Germany in late August after falling ill on a plane and spending several days in a Siberian hospital.
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Navalny accuses Putin of being behind his poisoning
Navalny was evacuated to Berlin for treatment after he collapsed in August while on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow after a campaign trip to support opposition candidates in local elections.
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Navalny discharged, full recovery 'possible': Berlin hospital
The 44-year-old Kremlin critic and anti-corruption campaigner fell ill after boarding a plane in Siberia last month and was hospitalised there before being flown to Berlin. He spent 32 days in the Berlin hospital, including 24 days in intensive care, before his release.
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Stranded babies, sobbing parents: Pandemic splits surrogates from families
China banned all forms of surrogacy –- both commercial and altruistic -- in 2001 due to concerns poor women were being exploited.
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Alexei Navalny posts photo of him walking, describes recovery
The 44-year-old Kremlin critic posted a photo of himself walking downstairs on Instagram and described how earlier symptoms had included the inability to form words.
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France, Sweden confirm Novichok poisoning in Navalny case: Germany
The 44-year-old Kremlin critic and anti-corruption campaigner fell ill after boarding a plane in Siberia last month and was hospitalised there before being flown to Berlin.
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Russian police seek to question Navalny in Germany
The 44-year-old Kremlin critic and anti-corruption campaigner fell ill after boarding a plane in Siberia and was hospitalised there before being flown to Berlin.
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UN urges 'independent' Russian probe of Navalny poisoning
Michelle Bachelet stressed the need to get to the bottom of the poisoning, after German specialists said they had 'unequivocal proof' that the weapons-grade nerve agent Novichok was used in the attack.
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Putin critic Navalny is out of coma, Berlin hospital says
Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her government has concluded Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, the same substance that Britain said was used against a Russian double agent and his daughter in an attack in England in 2018.
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UK says Russian state link likely in Navalny poisoning
Germany, where Navalny is being treated after falling ill last month, has said there was "unequivocal evidence" of the use of the agent but Moscow has said there was no proof of poisoning.
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Russia vaccine 'passes early trial test'
Russia announced last month that its vaccine, named "Sputnik V" after the Soviet-era satellite that was the first launched into space in 1957, had already received approval.
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Outrage after Germany says Putin critic Navalny poisoned with Novichok
The 44-year-old last month became the latest in a long line of Russian defectors and critics of President Vladimir Putin to be poisoned in suspicious circumstances, and is now in hospital in Berlin.
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Tens of thousands march in Belarus capital despite crackdown
Belarus protests have entered a third week since the disputed presidential election on 9 August in which Lukashenko claimed victory.
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Lukashenko gets birthday call from Putin as Belarus protests rumble
President Lukashenko, who turned 66 on Sunday, is struggling to contain three weeks of protests and strikes since winning the 9 August election that his opponents say was rigged.
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Kremlin critic Navalny's symptoms improving - spokesperson
Alexei Navalny, 44, was airlifted to Germany on Saturday after collapsing during a flight from the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow.
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Nato chief urges Russia not to meddle in Belarus crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier Thursday vowed military support for close ally and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, while urging a peaceful resolution to the unrest and protests that erupted after the disputed 9 August vote.
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Kremlin says Navalny not poisoned as West urges probe
Alexei Navalny fell ill after boarding a plane to Moscow in Siberia and his aides believe he was poisoned by a cup of tea at the airport. They place the ultimate blame on President Vladimir Putin.
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Merkel tells Russia to investigate suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic
Alexei Navalny, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, collapsed on a plane in Russia last week, and he was flown to Germany for treatment on Saturday.
