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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny. The German government says specialist labs in France and Sweden have confirmed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok. (AP File)

Navalny, Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

Other nominees include former U.S. President Donald Trump, NATO and the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR)

31 Jan 2021 11:25 PM IST

People clash with police during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia, on January 23, 2021. (AP/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Navalny brother, aides under house arrest ahead of Russia protests

Kremlin critics say authorities are dramatically ramping up pressure on the opposition in an effort to intimidate...

30 Jan 2021 12:23 PM IST

A file picture of the police personnels from Moscow (Image Source: AP)

Moscow police clash with Navalny supporters as tens of thousands rally

Washington and Brussels condemned the arrests and other tactics used against demonstrators

24 Jan 2021 1:46 PM IST

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is surrounded by journalists inside the plane prior to his flight to Moscow in the Airport Berlin Brandenburg (BER) in Schoenefeld, near Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. (AP /Mstyslav Chernov)

Kremlin critic Navalny detained after landing in Moscow

Navalny has been a thorn in the Kremlinâ€™s side for a decade, unusually durable in an opposition movement often...

18 Jan 2021 12:27 PM IST

Pope Francis, wearing a face mask, descending the stairs of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli prior to an inter-religious ceremony for peace in Campidoglio Square, at Romes Capitoline Hill. (Photo: VATICAN MEDIA / AFP)

Vatican: Pope receives coronavirus vaccine

The Vatican has beefed up coronavirus restrictions amid a spike in cases in Italy

15 Jan 2021 7:25 AM IST

A motorcyclist rides on a deserted street in Paris on December 15, 2020, as a new 8:00 pm-6:00am curfew is implemented in France to avoid a third wave of coronavirus infections. The curfew will be waived for Christmas Eve in order to allow families to travel to celebrate together but it will be kept in place for New Years Eve. (MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)

European nations tighten virus curbs as Christmas surge fears grow

The WHO has said it is in talks with Pfizer and Moderna about including their vaccines at affordable prices for poor...

16 Dec 2020 1:13 PM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves at the media as he arrives back in Downing Street after attending the weekly Prime Ministers Questions session at the Houses of Parliament in London on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. (AP/Matt Dunham)

Following India protests closely, says UK after Boris Johnson gaffe

The gaffe occurred during the weekly Prime Minister-'s Questions session in the House of Commons on Wednesday

11 Dec 2020 10:42 AM IST

Russias Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. (AP)

West trying to engage India in -'anti-China games-': Russia

Observers point out that the remarks highlight Russiaâ€™s unease with Indiaâ€™s growing proximity and strong strategic...

10 Dec 2020 10:19 AM IST

90 year old Margaret Keenan, the first patient in the UK to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, administered by nurse May Parsons at University Hospital, Coventry, England, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, is beginning its vaccination campaign, a key step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (AP)

90-year-old woman in UK receives first Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

UK-'s Health Service said its workers have been working around the clock to manage large-scale logistical challenges of...

8 Dec 2020 1:43 PM IST

A general view of Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium in Puurs, Belgium. Pfizer and BioNTech say theyve won permission Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the worlds first coronavirus shot thats backed by rigorous science -- and a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic.(AP)

UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, first in the world

Britainâ€™s vaccine committee will decide which priority groups will get the jab first

2 Dec 2020 2:02 PM IST

An employee of the vaccine production company IDT Biologika shows an Ampoule during the visit by German health minister Spahn in Dessau, eastern Germany on November 23, 2020 as the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine continues. (AFP)

Germany may start giving COVID-19 vaccine shots as soon as next month

Germany has secured more than 300 million vaccine doses via the European Commission, bilateral contracts and options

23 Nov 2020 9:52 PM IST

Britain will ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars by 2030, a decade earlier than its previous commitment, the prime minister said Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Boris Johnson made the pledge as part of plans for a green industrial revolution that he claims could create up to 250,000 jobs in energy, transport and technology. (AP)

UK to ban gasoline car sales by 2030 as part of green plan

The environmental push is part of Johnson-'s efforts to move beyond the tremors of the coronavirus pandemic and...

18 Nov 2020 11:04 AM IST