Clashes in north and western-north countryside of the Syrian province of Raqqah are still ongoing since operations by Democratic Syria forces were launched to isolate the city and expel the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group from the area, a monitor group said. The UK-based ...
Russia on Wednesday lifted a criminal conviction for opposition politician Alexei Navalny after a European Court of Human Rights ruling — but said he must now face a fresh trial. The ruling concerns the 2013 conviction of the high-profile anti-corruption whistleblower and Kremlin critic and co-accused businessman Pyotr Ofitserov for ...
