US Republicans limit attendance at party conference in Florida

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives from his travel to Atlanta, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (Reuters) – The US Republicans are restricting attendance at their nomination party conference for President Donald Trump in Florida. The US state has recently seen significantly more coronavirus cases. … Read more

Kremlin critic Navalny will survive ‘poison attack’, Bizilj says

MOSCOW/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who fell gravely ill on Thursday after what his allies believe was a poisoning, will survive, the founder of the activist group that sent the air ambulance to fly him to Germany, told a newspaper. – FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally … Read more

Kremlin critic Navalny was under police surveillance before falling ill: paper

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who fell gravely ill on Thursday after what his allies believe was a poisoning, was under intense police surveillance in preceding days, a Russian tabloid newspaper cited law enforcement sources as saying. – FILE PHOTO: Medical specialists carry Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on a stretcher into an … Read more

Exclusive: No. 2 U.S. diplomat to visit Russia, Lithuania to discuss Belarus

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number two U.S. diplomat will visit Russia and Lithuania soon for talks on Belarus, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, as Washington seeks a peaceful resolution to that country’s election crisis that averts Russian intervention. – FILE PHOTO: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun speaks at a … Read more