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Bird Flu Strain Jumped to Humans for First Time: Russia

7 workers at plant feel fine, officials say, and work on a vaccine is beginning

(Newser) - Russia has reported the first instances of a strain of bird flu jumping from poultry to humans to the World Health Organization. The outbreak happened at a plant in southern Russia, officials said. "All seven people... are now feeling well," said Anna Popova, chief of the nation's...

Alexei Navalny Hears His Fate on Appeal

Moscow judge rules the Russian dissident will remain in detention

(Newser) - An appeal by Alexei Navalny hasn't gone the way he'd hoped. The Russian opposition leader was sentenced earlier this month to two years and eight months in prison for breaking parole terms while recuperating in Germany from a Novichok poisoning he says was carried out by the Russian...

Russia Confronts Flashlight Protests
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Feb 14, 2021 12:35 PM CST

Navalny's Flashlight Protest Irks Russia

Opposition leader called a different kind of demonstration for this weekend

(Newser) - When the team of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged people to come out to their residential courtyards and shine their cellphone flashlights in a display of unity, many Russians responded with jokes and skepticism. After two weekends of nationwide demonstrations, the new protest format looked to some like a...

Navalny Shares Message in Note From Jail

He tells Russians to free country from a 'bunch of thieves'

(Newser) - In a note from jail, opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged Russians Thursday to overcome their fear and "free" the country from a "bunch of thieves," while the Kremlin cast the arrests of thousands of protesters as a due response to the unsanctioned rallies. Navalny, who was sentenced...

Navalny Sentenced, Gives Putin New Nickname

Russian opposition leader denounces 'Putin the Poisoner' in court

(Newser) - Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader and Vladamir Putin irritant , was hit with a new prison sentence Tuesday. His supporters immediately called for street protests Tuesday night, and Navalny condemned the ruling in court even before he was sentenced. "They're imprisoning one person to frighten millions," Navalny said....

True Location of Famed Fort Attacked by Russians Is Found

Tlingits used wood structure to repel Russians on Alaska's Baranof Island

(Newser) - Archaeologists have found the site of a 200-year-old wooden fort where native Alaskans battled colonization and cannonballs. The fort helped the Tlingit people hold back Russian invaders for six days in 1804 before they were forced to leave the land their ancestors had occupied for 11,000 years, per NBC...

Russians Protest Despite Warnings
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Jan 31, 2021 10:10 AM CST

Russia Arrests 3,000 Protesters

Demonstrators ignore warnings to call for Navalny's release and Putin's resignation

(Newser) - Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia's vast expanse to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up the nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 3,300 people were detained by police, according to...

Russia Warns Against Attending Navalny Protests

A demonstration is planned for Lubyanka Square in Moscow

(Newser) - Russian police have issued a strong warning against participating in protests planned for Sunday to call for the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent foe. The warning comes amid detentions of Navalny associates and opposition journalists and a police plan to restrict movement in...

Biden, Putin Have 'Frank' Conversation

White House says Biden brought up Navalny, hacking campaign, soldier bounties

(Newser) - President Biden has spoken to Vladimir Putin on other occasions—but a phone call Tuesday was their first talk president to president. The White House says Biden raised concerns with the Russian leader about issues including the poisoning and arrest of Alexei Navalny , the massive SolarWinds hacking campaign, Russia's...

Vladimir Putin: No, That's Not My Palace

Russian leader denies owning opulent spread as Navalny investigation goes viral

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin is making a point to deny a new accusation from his chief critic, which in itself is seen as surprising. Both the Washington Post and Reuters note that it's rare for Putin to issue a public rebuttal, but this latest slam from Alexei Navalny might be receiving...

Russia Makes Mass Arrests in Series of Navalny Protests

Opposition figure's wife is taken into custody

(Newser) - Protests erupted in dozens of cities across Russia on Saturday to demand the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent foe. Police arrested more than 2,100 people, some of whom took to the streets in temperatures as low as minus-58 Fahrenheit, the AP reports. In...

Biden Put Out the Offer. Putin Just Responded

Russia says it welcomes US president's proposal to extend nuclear arms control treaty

(Newser) - The Kremlin on Friday welcomed President Biden's proposal to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, which is set to expire in less than two weeks. Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russia stands for extending the pact and is...

Biden Makes Russia an Offer on Nuclear Arms Treaty

President suggests extending agreement and wants intelligence investigations

(Newser) - President Joe Biden has proposed to Russia a five-year extension of a nuclear arms treaty that is otherwise set to expire in February, the White House said Thursday. Biden proposed the extension even as he asked the intelligence community to look closely into Russia's cyberattacks, its alleged interference in...

Jailed Dissident Exposes $1B 'Putin Palace'

Black Sea complex reportedly features a pole-dancing stage

(Newser) - A jailed Alexei Navalny is still a thorn in Vladimir Putin's side. Less than 24 hours after the Russian opposition activist flew home and was immediately arrested Sunday, his team published a trove of documents about a secret palace the Russian president has built for himself near the Black...

Navalny Learns His New Fate: 30 Days in Custody

Dissident was arrested immediately upon his return

(Newser) - A Russian judge on Monday ordered Alexei Navalny to be remanded in custody for 30 days, per the AP . The ruling concluded an hourslong court hearing set up at a police precinct where the politician was held since his arrest at a Moscow airport Sunday . Navalny flew to Russia from...

Among Charges in Capitol Riot, a 'Bizarre Claim' About Russia

FBI investigating whether Pa. woman swiped computer from Pelosi office to sell to Russians

(Newser) - An engraved nameplate apparently isn't the only thing swiped from Nancy Pelosi's office during the Capitol riot. The FBI filed an arrest warrant Sunday against Pennsylvania woman Riley June Williams, with charges linked to the Jan. 6 attack in DC including entering a restricted building, disrupting the orderly...

Navalny Detained as He Arrives Back in Russia

Kremlin critic had been recovering in Germany from poisoning

(Newser) - Alexei Navalny, a leading Kremlin political opponent, was taken into custody Sunday just after returning to Russia from Germany, where he was recovering from a poisoning . Navalny had just told journalists in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport: "This is the best day in the past five months. Everyone is asking...

Navalny Going Back to Dangerous Territory

Opposition leader could face jail with Sunday arrival in Russia

(Newser) - Now almost fully recovered from Novichok poisoning, Alexei Navalny is ready to head home. The Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist said Wednesday that he had purchased a plane ticket that would see him return to his home country from Germany, where he's been recovering since August, on Sunday....

Top National Security Agencies Issue Rare Statement on Huge Cyberattack

They say it was likely Russia, rejecting President Trump's assertion

(Newser) - Top national security agencies confirmed Tuesday that Russia was likely responsible for a massive hack of US government departments and corporations , rejecting President Trump's claim that China might be to blame. The rare joint statement represented the US government's first formal attempt to assign responsibility for the breaches...

Russia Gives Alexei Navalny an Ultimatum

He will face jail if he isn't in Moscow early Tuesday

(Newser) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is recovering in Germany after being poisoned with a nerve agent in Russia—but Russian authorities say he will face jail if he doesn't report to an office Moscow early Tuesday morning. The country's prison service gave Navalny the ultimatum Monday, saying he is...

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