The Kremlin stepped up efforts to banish independent sources of news. Prosecutors labeled Meduza, a popular news site, “undesirable,” so anyone who aids or promotes it can be prosecuted.
Author: ALAN YUHAS
What We Know About Investigations Into the Brazil Protests
Investigators face several major questions as they piece together how rioters briefly seized the seats of Brazil’s government.
Edward Snowden Receives Russian Citizenship
Mr. Snowden, a former intelligence contractor, left the United States after giving hundreds of highly classified N.S.A. documents to The Guardian and The Washington Post in 2013.
In U.N. General Assembly Address, Zelensky Says, ‘Russia Should Pay for This War’
“A crime has been committed against Ukraine, and we demand just punishment,” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said in a recorded speech to the U.N. General Assembly.
Lisa LaFlamme Ouster Sets Off Outcry in Canada
The chief executive of a Canadian news network pushed back against allegations that sex, age or gray hair were factors in the abrupt dismissal of the veteran journalist, Lisa LaFlamme.
Calculating the Costs of the Russia-Ukraine War After 6 Months
Six months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the human and financial tolls are incalculable. But the figures that have emerged paint a bleak picture.
‘Somerton Man’ Identified Through DNA, Researchers Say
Sleuths amateur and professional alike have been puzzled for years by the discovery in 1948 of an unidentified man’s body slumped by a sea wall near Adelaide. The South Australian police have not verified the new finding.
Researchers Find Another Clue in the Dyatlov Pass Mystery
The mystery of nine hikers who died in Russia has baffled people for more than 60 years. The authors of a recent paper think they’ve found another clue.
English Island Seeks a Landlord-King Who Likes Solitude, Seals and Beer
On Piel Island, winters are wet, travel is limited, and the solitary pub crowns the landlord king or queen under a shower of beer.