Ally of late Navalny accuses ‘Putin’s henchmen’ of attacking him in Lithuania

VILNIUS, Lithuania — A close associate of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accused Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “henchmen” on Wednesday of being behind a brutal attack that left him hospitalized. Police said an assailant attacked Leonid Volkov on Tuesday as he arrived in a car at his Vilnius home, where he lives in … Read more

Close ally of late Russian opposition leader Navalny is attacked in Lithuania’s capital, team says

TALLINN, Estonia — Associates of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny reported Tuesday night that the politician’s close ally and top strategist was attacked near his home in Lithuania’s capital. Navalny’s spokesman Kira Yarmysh said the assailant smashed a window of Leonid Volkov’s car, sprayed tear gas into his eyes and started hitting him with a … Read more

Pakistani police use tear gas to disperse pre-election rally by supporters of former leader Khan

KARACHI, Pakistan — Pakistani police fired tear gas to disperse supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the southern city of Karachi on Sunday, less than two weeks before a national parliamentary election that Khan was blocked from running in because of a criminal conviction. An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw between … Read more

Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital’s city hall

BELGRADE, Serbia — Police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s city council building Sunday in protest of what election observers said were widespread vote irregularities during a general election last weekend. The country’s populist authorities have denied rigging the vote. President Aleksandar Vucic said Sunday that … Read more

Opposition protesters in Kosovo use flares and tear gas to protest against a war crimes court

Opposition protesters in Kosovo have used flares and tear gas to protest against a senior war crimes court official in the capital ByThe Associated Press November 29, 2023, 10:04 AM PRISTINA, Kosovo — Opposition protesters in Kosovo on Wednesday used flares and tear gas to protest against a senior war crimes court official in the … Read more

2 dead in Mozambique protests over local election results, watchdog says. Police say 70 arrested

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Protests in Mozambique over disputed local election results resulted in the deaths of a police officer and a civilian Friday, a corruption watchdog group said. Police reported a total of 70 arrests in four cities but not any fatalities. The unrest followed Thursday’s official validation of the election results, which gave the … Read more

Protests across Panama against new contract for Canadian copper mining company in biodiverse north

PANAMA — Protesters blocked streets across Panama on Monday, demanding the government rescind a contract to continue copper mining in a biodiverse region. Teaching and construction unions led calls against the contract with environmentalists, saying continued development threatens forested land and crucial groundwater just 75 miles (120 kilometers) west of the capital, in the state … Read more

Serbia places troop on excessive alert on border with Kosovo following clashes

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Serbia put its troops on the border with Kosovo on the best state of alert Friday following clashes between ethnic Serbs and Kosovo police that left greater than a dozen injured on either side. The Serbs in northern Kosovo, who characterize a majority in that area, have been making an attempt to … Read more