Kremlin dismisses calls to free Navalny, warns against protests January 19, 2021 at 01:08AM

The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed Western demands to free top opposition politician Alexei Navalny and said his calls to stage mass protests were troubling.

China's Covid outbreak worst since March 2020 January 19, 2021 at 12:14AM

China is battling the worst outbreak of Covid-19 since March 2020, with one province posting a record daily rise in cases, as an independent panel reviewing the global pandemic said China could have done more to curb the initial outbreak. ​​State-backed tabloid the Global Times on Tuesday defended China's early handling of Covid-19, saying no country had any experience in dealing with the virus.

Pentagon ramps up efforts to root out far-right extremism January 18, 2021 at 11:26PM

Turkey hits Twitter, Pinterest with advertising bans January 18, 2021 at 11:13PM

The social media legislation passed last year meant networks with over a million users had to appoint an envoy to handle court orders to remove offending content within 48 hours.