Leader of Russia’s Chechnya pledges to ban rights activists
Chechnya’s leader has pledged to ban human rights activists from the Russian region, after being repeatedly accused of overseeing systematic rights abuses.
EU migration meeting ends with no deal on Italian ship with migrants: diplomats
Ten European Union states meeting over their latest migration tussle in Brussels on Friday agreed no solution for disembarking Mediterranean migrants stranded in an Italian port, diplomats told Reuters.
Four dead, 17 injured as bus crashes off bridge in Finland
At least four people were killed and 17 others injured in Finland on Friday when a bus collided with passenger cars and plunged off a bridge onto railway tracks, local rescue service said.
Russia says new U.S. sanctions will add to tensions: RIA
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that new U.S. sanctions announced this month over a nerve agent attack in Britain would only create more tension in bilateral relations, the RIA news agency reported.
U.S. sanctions on Russia tied to UK attack to take effect Monday
U.S. sanctions against Russia tied to a nerve agent attack in Britain, which were announced earlier this month, will come into effect on Monday, the U.S. government said on Friday, adding to the array of economic penalties it has imposed on Moscow in r…
UK says RAF jets interrupted path of Russian plane over Black Sea
British fighter jets interrupted the path of a Russian maritime patrol aircraft over the Black Sea in the second such incident this week, Britain’s defense ministry said on Friday.
UK says RAF jets interrupt path of Russian plane over Black Sea
British fighter jets interrupted the path of a Russian maritime patrol aircraft over the Black Sea in the second such incident this week, Britain’s defence ministry said on Friday.
Bolton: U.S. sanctions to stay until Russia changes its behavior
U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton said on Friday that U.S. sanctions against Russia would remain in place until Moscow changed its behavior.
Crisis moment approaching in Venezuelan exodus: U.N. agency
The exodus of migrants from Venezuela is building towards a “crisis moment” comparable to events involving refugees in the Mediterranean, the U.N. migration agency said on Friday.
Maersk sends first container ship through Arctic route
A Maersk vessel loaded with Russian fish and South Korean electronics will next week become the first container ship to navigate an Arctic sea route that Russia hopes will become a new shipping highway.
