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Pro-Kremlin Lawyer Who Denounced Putin Reported in St. Petersburg Psychiatric Hospital

His abrupt reversal from loyal propagandist to outspoken critic spotlights elite dissent in a tightly controlled wartime information space.

Iranian Dissident Who Burned Khamenei Photo Celebrates His Death From Canada

Board of Peace Unveils Website and FIFA Tie-Up as Scrutiny Intensifies

Pahlavi Presses Case to Lead Iran’s Transition as Trump Withholds Endorsement

Khamenei Blames Trump for Iran Deaths as U.S. Issues Warning and Shifts Forces

Syria Marks One Year Post-Assad as HTS-Led Rule Faces Tests on Security, Justice and Relief

Indonesia Names Suharto a National Hero, Drawing Rights-Group Protests

Kenyan Activists Freed After Uganda Detention as Museveni Confirms Arrests

Internet Cut, Curfew Imposed as Post‑Election Unrest Hits Tanzania

Curfew in Dar es Salaam as Internet Blackout Persists After Tanzania's Vote

EU Chief Presses Serbia to Get Concrete on Reforms and Russia Sanctions

Belarus Frees 52 Political Prisoners After U.S. Mediation as Opposition Decries Forced Exile

Zelenskiy Advances Bill to Restore Anti-Corruption Agencies’ Autonomy as Protests Persist

North Korea Relaunches 5,000-Ton Destroyer as Top Officials Vanish From State Media

Bukele Embraces ‘Dictator’ Label to Justify Crackdown on Human Rights Activists

Xi Jinping and Putin Solidify 'No Limits' Partnership at Moscow Victory Day Parade

Russia Mandates Citizenship or Expulsion for Ukrainians in Occupied Territories

Trump Invites Xi Jinping to Inauguration, Breaking Diplomatic Norms

Nicaragua Approves Sweeping Reforms Cementing Ortega-Murillo Power

Sudan's Former Leader Omar al-Bashir Transferred to Northern Hospital for Medical Care