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May 21, 2023

Moscow mayor introduces quarantine in 16 city districts amid bird flu outbreak

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin issued an order on Thursday to place 16 districts under quarantine due to an outbreak of bird flu.

May 20, 2023

Russia says Wagner private army, with help from Russian troops, seized Bakhmut

In a much-needed victory for Russian military leaders, a spokesman for the country's defense ministry announced that their forces seized the city of Bakhmut.

May 20, 2023

Greece election: Economy, migration, scandals loom large in pivotal vote

Greeks go to the polls on Sunday with the center-right government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis doing well in the polls against the main opposition leftist party.

May 20, 2023

Four reasons China hates the G7, or maybe China is just jealous

Four reasons China hates the G7, or maybe China is just jealous. Economic group stands in the way of President Xi’s plans for it to be world’s leading nation.

May 20, 2023

US joins Zelenskyy’s ‘fighter jet coalition’ in Ukraine

The United States will be joining Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's impromptu, unofficial "fighter jet coalition," according to Biden on Friday.

May 19, 2023

Washington Post forced to issue several corrections on 'Russian bot' stories following Twitter Files

The Washington Post issued corrections to several stories as a result of Twitter Files reporting from Matt Taibbi, who called out the paper for not going far enough.

May 19, 2023

Obama, Colbert now among 500 Americans banned from Russia

Former President Barack Obama and "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert join 48 members of Congress and two former ambassadors on a list of Americans barred from entering Russia.

May 19, 2023

Greenpeace targeted in Russian dissent crackdown, top anti-Putin politician spared jail time

While Russia has declared Greenpeace a national security threat for its pro-Ukraine advocacy, a top anti-Putin politician, Yevgeny Roizman, was spared a prison sentence.

May 19, 2023

Lawmaker demands Pulitzer Prize awarded to NYT, WaPo be rescinded following Durham revelations

Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, sent a letter to the Pulitzer Prize Board, calling for the 2018 award to The New York Times and Washington Post to be rescinded.

May 19, 2023

Obama, Clapper were briefed on reports of Clinton campaign's Russia collusion narrative, Durham report shows

Barack Obama and James Clapper were briefed in 2016 on Hillary Clinton's alleged plan to say Donald Trump was colluding with Russia, according to the Durham report.