Over 400 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny
Over 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported.
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New TN Cong chief K Selvaperunthagai: Tamil nationalism to Dalit activism to Kharge’s pick
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) leadership’s decision to replace K S Alagiri with K Selvaperunthagai as the Tamil Nadu party chief has evoked mixed reactions among the state party leaders owing to Selvaperunthagai’s vocal position on the Dalit issues and his past association with Tamil nationalism or even being labelled as an “LTTE sympathiser”.
NBA's Steph Curry beats WNBA's Sabrina Ionescu in first head-to-head 3-point challenge
Steph Curry beat Sabrina Ionescu as two of the best 3-point shooters in basketball history went head-to-head to determine who is really the best on the court right now.
More than 400 detained in Russia at events in memory of Navalny, rights group says
More than 400 people have been detained at events across 32 Russian cities since the death of Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most formidable opponent, according to rights group OVD-Info, as Russians continued to gather and lay flowers. It has been the largest wave of arrests at political events in Russia since Sept. 2022, when more than 1,300 were arrested at demonstrations against a "partial mobilisation" of reservists for Putin's military campaign in Ukraine. Navalny, a 47-year-old former lawyer, fell unconscious and died on Friday after a walk at the "Polar Wolf" Arctic penal colony where he was serving a three-decade sentence, the prison service said. OVD-Info, which reports on freedom of assembly in Russia, said the largest numbers of arrests occurred in St Petersburg and Moscow, where Navalny's support had traditio
Russian Forces Take City Of Avdiivka After Ukrainian Troop Withdrawal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said its forces took complete control Saturday of a city in eastern Ukraine that was the focus of intense combat for months, a development that Moscow could use to boost morale as the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches with the war largely at a stalemate.
Biden appears to confuse NATO with Ukraine in calling for Congress members to pass funding bill
President Biden on Saturday appeared to mix up NATO with Ukraine when calling on House members to come back to Washington, D.C., to vote on a bill that would fund Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Haley Calls Navalny a ‘Hero,’ Saying Trump Must Answer for His Death
Nikki Haley on Saturday called Aleksei A. Navalny, the outspoken Russian opposition leader, “a hero” and amped up the pressure on former President Donald J. Trump to respond to the news of his death. She said Mr. Navalny had died at the hands of President Vladimir V. Putin and that Mr. Trump needed to “answer to that.”
Democratic presidential candidate announces campaign layoffs, vows to remain in race: 'Really tough day'
Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips announced Friday that he had to lay off "a lot" of his campaign staff as he faces difficulties raising enough cash to operate his campaign the way he wants to, but said he will remain in the race for the White House.