Russian prosecutors seek Navalny jail term, Kremlin tells U.S. to back off
Russian state prosecutors said they would ask a court on Tuesday to jail opposition politician Alexei Navalny for up to three and a half years, and the Kremlin said it would not listen to U.S. complaints about his case.
Explainer: How investors view the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff
Investors have been weighing a major political unknown since the November election that could ripple through asset prices: control of the Senate.
In Latin America, a Biden White House faces a rising China
Donald Trump was clear with Latin America during his four-year administration: don’t do business with China. The message failed to hit home.
Biden to campaign for Georgia Democrats next week amid hot U.S. Senate races
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden next week will jump into the fiery U.S. Senate campaigns in Georgia, two contests that could help push his legislative agenda through Congress if Democrats win both seats.
Putin signs law allowing Russian legislation to trump international treaties
President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Tuesday allowing Russia’s national legislation precedence over international treaties and rulings from international bodies in cases when they conflict with the Russian constitution.
Exclusive: U.S. set to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system - sources
The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition last year of Russian S-400 air defense systems, five sources including three U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, a move likely to worsen already problematic ties between the two NATO allies.
Putin says opposing forces in Belarus need to resolve crisis via talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Belarus was facing unprecedented meddling by external forces and he called on opposing political forces to try to resolve their differences through talks.
Exclusive: Trump to add China's SMIC and CNOOC to defense blacklist - sources
The Trump administration is poised to add China’s top chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, according to a document and sources, curbing their access to U.S. investors and escalating tensions with Beijing weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
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