Russian opposition leader and Putin critic Alexei Navalny has come out of a medically induced coma and is responsive at Charité Hospital in Berlin, according to Reuters. Charité Hospital said in a statement that Navalny “is being weaned off mechanical ventilation” and “is responding to verbal stimuli,” but that “it
An environmental lobby group has taken the Zimbabwean government to court in a bid to stop coal mining in the heart of Hwange National Park. The park is home to scores of animals, including large herbivores, carnivores, and many species of birds. The park’s most notable residents are its elephants,
Since protests erupted in Belarus over an election widely-regarded as fraudulent, many have been wondering if Moscow would come to Lukashenko’s aid. Such questions were answered recently in an interview with Russian state television on August 27th, in which Putin let it be known that he had created a “law
