Tag: Eastern Europe
Eddy Alvarez tries to add baseball medal to speedskating
Eddy Alvarez can display his medal, along with his mettle.
Alvarez...
Report claims Russian agents tailed journalist who fell ill
MOSCOW — The investigative organization Bellingcat claimed Wednesday that Russian agents who had tailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny before his poisoning also shadowed a...
McGahn: Effort to get Mueller fired was ‘point of no return’
WASHINGTON — Former White House counsel Don McGahn told lawmakers in a closed-door interview last week that he regarded President Donald Trump's demand to...
Albanian parliament to vote on president’s impeachment
TIRANA, Albania — The Albanian parliament on Wednesday started an extraordinary session to vote on the impeachment of the country’s president after a parliamentary...
Russian court mulls motion to outlaw Navalny’s organizations
MOSCOW — A Moscow court on Wednesday is considering a request by prosecutors to outlaw the organizations founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny...
Belarus opposition leader urges international probe of govt
PRAGUE — A Belarusian opposition leader has called for the creation of an international tribunal to investigate and prosecute crimes reportedly committed by the...
UN judges to rule on Ratko Mladic appeal against convictions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic will hear Tuesday if U.N. judges have upheld or overturned his convictions and...
Music fans flock to Albania’s beach festival despite virus
RANA E HEDHUN, Albania — The Albanian beach site had everything in one place: pine trees, sand, sea, nearby mountains and days of nonstop...
Biden to get warm welcome from relieved but wary allies
LONDON — When U.S. President Joe Biden flies to Europe this week, he will find his hosts welcoming but wary. His predecessor Donald Trump...
New Belarusian law threatens protesters with years in prison
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus' authoritarian president on Tuesday signed a law that threatens demonstrators with years in prison — the latest move in a...
