Headlines- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Tag: Russia
Russian Police Use Shock Baton On...
Riot police in Moscow have been filmed while using a shock baton on a detained man at an anti-government protest. He was shocked several times as two officers were taking him to a police vehicle. Nationwide protests in support of jailed opposition leader Aleksei Navalny were met with a large-scale crackdown on January 31
Moscow Wakes Up To Detentions, Heavy...
Law enforcement officers were out in force in downtown Moscow on the morning of January 31. People were being detained as protests had been announced to take place across Russia in support of jailed opposition leader and anti-corruption activist Aleksei Navalny
Russians Buy Disabled Man Apartment After...
People have raised nearly $27,000 to buy a new apartment for a disabled man in the northern Russian city of Arkhangelsk
What’s Different About The Latest Protests...
Angry protests over widespread corruption and the arrest of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny swept across Russia on January 23. What brought so many more people onto the streets compared to lots of previous protests, despite Kremlin threats and a forceful crackdown? Observers also saw more violence directed against police than most protests in the past
Goodbye Lenin? Not In These Ukrainian...
All of Ukraine’s statues of Soviet leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin should have been taken down under a law passed in 2015. But in three small villages, indomitable Lenins still hold out — due to lack of money for demolition, apathy, and, in one case, a road so bad they couldn’t get a crane to it
Navalny Arrest Triggered International Outrage
The arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has triggered international outrage and growing calls for his release. Navalny was detained Sunday upon his return to Russia nearly five months after he was nearly poisoned to death by a military-grade nerve agent
Navalny Ally Sobol Detained Ahead of...
Russian opposition activist Lyubov Sobol has been detained for inciting protests in support of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, the independent Dozhd news channel reported Thursday
In Russia’s Urals, Abandoned Industrial Towns...
In Russia’s Urals region, towns that once churned out industrial chemicals and coal are now largely abandoned. Verkhnyaya Gubakha was once a thriving city of more than 30,000, but the population has dwindled, and the landscape is returning to forested taiga
With Russia’s Help, Belarus’ Opposition Hopes...
2020 brought an unprecedented scene of protests in Belarus, after a presidential poll showed longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko getting 80 percent of the vote
Vladimir Putin: President for Life?
For Russians, the past year saw a national vote to approve changes to their constitution … including an amendment granting longtime leader Vladimir Putin the right to remain president through the year 2036