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Russian prosecutor seeks nearly 3 years in jail for rights campaigner Orlov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian prosecutor requested a prison term of two years and 11 months on Monday for veteran human rights activist Oleg Orlov, who is on trial for discrediting Russia's armed force...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2024
Venezuela's sudden policy change may stem from waning support for Maduro, sources say
By Mayela Armas and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's recent abrupt reversal in its nascent rapprochement with the United States and domestic opponents is likely a response to declining s...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2024
Russia says idea of Ukraine peace talks without Moscow is absurd
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that the idea of holding peace talks without Russia was ridiculous, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he hoped to hold a spring summit in...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2024
Israel strikes deeper into Lebanon as Hezbollah downs drone
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel mounted airstrikes west of the Lebanese city of Baalbek on Monday, killing at least two Hezbollah members, sources in Lebanon said, in its deepest attack yet into L...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2024
Kremlin calls claim that Russia pressured Alexei Navalny's mother absurd
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday called allegations that Russian authorities had pressured the mother of Alexei Navalny over her son's funeral absurd, saying President Vladimir Putin had not b...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2024
Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap, says ally
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap at the time of his death, Maria Pevchikh, a Navalny ally, said on Monday. Speaking on YouTub...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2024
Explainer-Can Ukraine supporters force a US House vote on foreign aid?
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to allow a vote on the $95 billion foreign security aid bill passed by the Senate, its support...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2024
Israel court hears challenges to religious draft waiver amid Gaza war
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The top Israeli court heard challenges on Monday to exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox Jews from military conscription, a long-standing source of friction with more secular cit...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2024
Kremlin shrugs off latest Western sanctions against Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday shrugged off the latest round of Western sanctions against Moscow, saying that Russia's economy had adapted to restrictions and that those imposing sanctions w...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2024
Ukraine military confirms retreat from eastern village
KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian military confirmed on Monday its retreat from the village of Lastochkyne in eastern Ukraine, saying the move would help it halt the westward advance of Russian forces. L...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2024

