RIGA, Latvia — Russia’s jailed opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, died in a Russian prison colony on Friday, Russia’s prison service announced early afternoon, without giving the cause of his death. News of his death flooded across Russian Telegram news channels early Friday afternoon. The news was later confirmed in a curt announcement by prison authorities. … Read more
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Constitutional Court is set to decide Wednesday whether popular politician Pita Limjaroenrat, who was blocked from becoming prime minister, should now lose his seat in Parliament. The election victory last year by Pita’s progressive Move Forward party reflected a surprisingly strong mandate for change among Thai voters after nearly a decade of … Read more
ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed prime minister met Monday with one of Pakistan’s most senior politicians in an attempt to reduce lingering tensions between the two countries, a spokesman for the Taliban government said. Fazlur Rehman, whose Jamiat Ulema Islam party is known for backing the Afghan Taliban, is the first senior Pakistani politician to visit … Read more
Police say three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a Spanish right-wing politician ByThe Associated Press November 21, 2023, 8:52 AM FILE – Alejo Vidal-Quadras from Spain gestures while talking to the media at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 27, 2009. Police say three people have been arrested … Read more
An independent probe has found “serious failings” in how NatWest Group’s private and exclusive Coutts Bank shut down the account of the right-wing British politician Nigel Farage ByPAN PYLAS Associated Press October 27, 2023, 6:48 AM FILE – Nigel Farage speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, March 3, 2023, at National Harbor … Read more