U.S. prepares charges against Wikileaks’ Assange, document shows

By Reuters,

American prosecutors have obtained a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, whose website published thousands of classified U.S. ...

WikiLeaks , Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

Petrol bombs lobbed at Kiev church as Russia row festers

By Reuters,

Unknown assailants threw petrol bombs at a historic 18th century Orthodox church in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev and attacked a priest early on Thurs...

18th century Orthodox church , Archbishop Yevstraty , russia , Ukraine

Japan’s Abe says wants to discuss peace treaty with Putin

By Reuters,

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he wants to discuss a peace treaty with Russia and the North Korean issue with Russia’s Presid...

JAPAN , Russia President Vladimir Putin , Shinzo Abe

WADA to conduct further investigations into bullying allegations

By Reuters,

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will conduct further enquiries into accusations of bullying by executive committee members after an initial probe ...

doping , RUSADA , Russia’s Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) , WADA , World Anti-Doping Agency

Taliban attends peace talks in Moscow for first time, no progress reported

By Reuters,

A Taliban delegation on Friday attended a diplomatic conference in Russia for the first time, in a move that underscored Moscow’s keenness to play a...

Afghanistan’s High Peace Council , russia , Taliban

Trump says he did not discuss Russia probe with acting attorney general

By Citizen Reporter,

President Donald Trump on Friday said he did not discuss the U.S. special counsel’s ongoing Russia investigation with Matt Whitaker before appointin...

Donald Trump , JEFF SESSIONS , Matt Whitaker , russia

Whitaker’s friendship with Trump aide reignites recusal debate

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump’s pick for acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, is a close friend of Trump’s 2016 election campaign co-chair, and a form...

Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses

By Reuters,

The day after his party lost its lock on the U.S. Congress, President Donald Trump walked into a White House press conference ready for political comb...

Donald Trump , US midterm election

Russia gloomy on US relations after Democrats take House in midterms

By CNN,

The Russian government has sent a message of pessimism on its relations with the United States after the Democrats seized control of the powerful Hous...

Russia-USA relations , US mid-term elections

Why Russia isn’t thrilled with US midterm election results

By CNN,

The Russian government has sent a message of pessimism on its relations with the United States after the Democrats seized control of the powerful Hous...

Midterm elections , russia , US

Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses

By Reuters,

The day after his party lost its lock on the U.S. Congress, President Donald Trump walked into a White House press conference ready for political comb...

CNN , Donald Trump , Jim Acosta

Donald Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump on Wednesday forced out Attorney General Jeff Sessions a day after congressional elections, and vowed to fight if the U.S. Hous...

Donald Trump , JEFF SESSIONS , Nancy Pelosi , Robert Mueller , Rod Rosenstein

Democrats will seek to rein in Trump after winning U.S. House

By Reuters,

Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency and intrusive investigations from Democrats who won control of the U.S. House of Representativ...

democrats , US mid-term elections

Russian Agents seen adopting new tactics in U.S. election interference efforts

By Reuters,

Russian agents believed to be connected to the government have been active in spreading divisive content and promoting extreme themes ahead of Tuesday...

Brett Kavanaugh , Internet Research Agency , russia , USA , USA election

Russian Agents seen adopting new tactics in U.S. election interference efforts

By Reuters,

Russian agents believed to be connected to the government have been active in spreading divisive content and promoting extreme themes ahead of Tuesday...

Democrats capture U.S. House majority in rebuke to Trump

By Reuters,

Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday where they will se...

democrats , Donald Trump , US midterm elections

Putin Praises Russian GRU Military Intel for Its 100 Years

By VOA,

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russia’s GRU military intelligence on its centenary Friday, hailing the agency that has been accused by the W...

Bellingcat , Britain , Russia’s GRU , United States of America , Vladmir Putin

Infantino interfered in changes to FIFA ethics code

By Reuters,

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino broke the world soccer body’s rules by interfering in the rewriting of its ethics code, according to German magazine Der...

broke Fiffa rules , Der Spiegel , ethics code , European Investigative Collaborations , FIFA chief , German magazine , Gianni Infantino , soccer rules

Money Game: How top clubs clashed with rules on financial fair play

By Reuters,

One of the most powerful men in soccer, Gianni Infantino, has long championed fairness in the world’s most popular sport. In public, the sports admi...

Financial Fair Play , Gianni Infantino , manchester city , Money Game , PSG , top clubs , UEFA

Russia imposes financial sanctions on Ukraine’s political elite

By Reuters,

Russia imposed financial sanctions on Ukraine’s political elite on Thursday, freezing the Russian assets of hundreds of politicians and officials al...

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev , Ukraine