The Russian journalist who grabbed the world’s attention last year when she protested against the war in Ukraine on live television, described her “extraordinary” escape to France on Friday. Marina Ovsyannikova, who was facing 10 years in prison, fled Russia in October just before being sentenced. The former editor at Channel One made global headlines […]
Rescuers pulled children alive Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the count surpassed 22,000 and bitter cold compounded the suffering of the homeless. In the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, one of those hit hardest by the region’s worst earthquake in nearly a century, the stench of death clung to the air. But […]
Russia will slash its crude oil output by five percent next month, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced Friday, in response to a price cap imposed by Western countries. “Russia will voluntarily reduce production by 500,000 barrels per day in March. This will help restore market relations,” Novak said, according to Russian news agencies, adding […]