Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being held by police "illegally" and denied access to a lawyer, his foundation says
Court hearing on Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny's detention is under way, says his spokeswoman
UPDATE: In a video, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny calls his court hearing "highest degree of lawlessness" – his spokeswoman on Twitter
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny faces charges of violating a suspended prison sentence, which his supporters fear could turn into actual jail time
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny remanded in custody until Feb 15 during a hastily organised hearing in a makeshift courtroom at a Moscow police station
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- Calls US President elect Joe Biden to return to 2015 nuclear deal
- Says Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy on Tehran completely failed
EU Commission chief von der Leyen on Biden administration:
- Ready for a new start
- Hope US joins EU in global response to Covid-19
- US rejoining Paris deal will boost Transatlantic relationship
- Trump followers to remain, may not be able to eliminate dark forces from society
EU Council President Michel on US ties:
- Let's build a new pact for a stronger US, for a better world
- Tackling climate change, Covid-19, digital transformation, security are EU-US priorities
- EU sees Biden presidency as opportunity to rejuvenate transatlantic relationship
The novel coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 96.5 million people around the world with at least two million fatalities. Here are updates for January 20
The EU says member states should vaccinate at least 70 percent of their adult populations by summer to control the Covid-19 pandemic
Mexico reports 18,894 new cases of Covid-19 and 1,584 more deaths, taking country's totals to 1,668,396 infections and 142,832 fatalities
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer assures public all measures are being taken to ensure a safe inauguration for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris tomorrow
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly says that Trump provoked the deadly insurrection on Capitol Hill
US President-elect Joe Biden faces a raging pandemic and rise of far-right groups in his first days in office following his inauguration
China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity in its treatment of Uighur Muslims and other members of ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
China's genocide and crimes against humanity include arbitrary imprisonment of more than 1M civilians and is still ongoing – Pompeo
US officially designates China's treatment of Muslim Uighurs as genocide and crimes against humanity
The Covid-19 pandemic has infected close to 96 million people and claimed more than two million lives around the world. Here are updates for January 19
US President Donald Trump lifts Covid-19 travel bans on much of Europe, Brazil starting January 26
Spokeswoman for Joe Biden says the incoming US president does not plan to lift restrictions on visitors from UK, EU and Brazil on January 26
Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu at joint press conference with German counterpart Maas:
- Germany comes first in Turkey’s exports
- Cooperation will be further strengthened
- Proud of our scientists living in Germany
- Germany needs to do more against rising Islamophobia
Turkish FM Cavusoglu on bilateral, EU ties at press conference with German FM Heiko Maas:
- Talks on cooperating on education underway
- “Safe tourism” programme to be expanded to enterprises operating in Germany
- Turkey-EU relations in a positive atmosphere
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey is ready to host EU leaders Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen at beginning of February to discuss EU relations