Stalled for years, the inquiry into the killing of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has stirred suspicions of Maltese officials and calls for the premier to resign.
Author: ANDREW HIGGINS
Apple, Bowing to Russian Pressure, Recognizes Crimea Annexation on Map
The tech giant, following Google and others, has bowed to Russian demands that its apps not show Crimea as belonging to Ukraine on digital maps seen in Russia.
Russian Professor, Found With Bag of Severed Arms, Admits He Killed Student
Oleg Sokolov, a Russian historian known for impersonating Napoleon, was dogged for years by complaints of abuse. But he had never been held to account for it.
Russia Raided a Physics Institute. Kremlin Watchers Are Mystified.
The armed operation targeting scientists in Moscow prompted outrage and questions about over-the-top actions by the country’s increasingly aggressive security forces.
A Disgraced Ukrainian Oligarch’s Bizarre Ski Resort Plan
Plans to put a billion-dollar development in the middle of nowhere point to the revived fortunes of Ihor Kolomoisky, a patron of Ukraine’s new president.
Vladimir Bukovsky, Revered Soviet Dissident and Putin Critic, Dies at 76
Even in exile, a former Soviet prisoner kept up his attacks on the Kremlin under both the Communists and Putin. But disputed child pornography charges marred his reputation.
Vladimir Bukovsky, Revered Soviet Dissident and Putin Critic, Dies at 76
Even in exile, a former Soviet prisoner kept up his attacks on the Kremlin under both the Communists and Putin. But disputed child pornography charges marred his reputation.
Maria Butina, Deported to Moscow, Is Defiant: ‘Russians Don’t Give Up’
Ms. Butina, who befriended prominent Republicans during the 2016 election, served time in a Florida prison as an unregistered foreign agent.
Russian Conscript Kills 8 Soldiers in Shooting in Siberia
Officials identified the suspect as a private serving in a remote area along Russia’s border with China, and blamed a “nervous breakdown.”
Russian Circus Bear Mauls Its Handler, Terrifying Crowd Just Yards Away
The circus manager said neither the trainer nor the bear were seriously injured, and blamed spectators for provoking the animal with flashes from cellphone cameras.