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Russian court extends detention of US-Russian journalist
AFP, Published on 23/10/2023
» MOSCOW - A Russian court on Monday ordered Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva detained until December 5, after prosecutors said she had failed to register as a "foreign agent".
Russia extends detention of second US journalist
AFP, Published on 21/10/2023
» KAZAN (RUSSIA) - Russia on Friday ordered Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to be detained for three more days, after prosecutors said she had failed to register as a "foreign agent".
Harassment case against former Spanish king dismissed
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» LONDON - Spain's former king Juan Carlos I on Friday welcomed a UK judge's ruling that a harassment claim brought by an ex-lover cannot be heard in London, saying it "confirms his innocence".
Prosecutors seek prison for Russian-Swede accused in spying case
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» STOCKHOLM - Swedish prosecutors on Thursday urged a prison sentence of up to five years for a Russian-Swedish citizen accused of passing Western technology to Russia's military.
US, Iran release prisoners in $6 billion swap deal
AFP, Published on 18/09/2023
» DOHA - Arch-foes the United States and Iran each released five detainees on Monday in a prisoner swap deal that also gives Tehran access to $6 billion in long-frozen oil funds.
Investor doubts grow as China loses its lustre
News, Published on 14/09/2023
» Whether China has become "uninvestable" or not, avoidance of the world's second-largest economy suggests the economic and political risks there have simply become too hard to assess.
US reporter appeals extended detention in Russia
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» MOSCOW: US reporter Evan Gershkovich has appealed against a Russian court's decision to extend his pre-trial detention by three months, according to documents published by a Moscow court.
China-based 'Flax Typhoon' hackers targeting Taiwan govt: Microsoft
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» TAIPEI (TAIWAN) - A China-based hacking group named "Flax Typhoon" has targeted dozens of Taiwanese government agencies with the likely aim of spying on them, Microsoft has revealed.
Russia extends US reporter's detention
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday extended by three months the detention of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich, defying pleas for the release of the reporter arrested on the job in March.
Iran moves Americans to house arrest in first step of release deal
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Iran has moved five Americans from jail to house arrest, officials and family members said Thursday, in the first step of a delicate deal that would unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian funds and allow the prisoners to leave the Islamic republic.