PRISTINA, Kosovo—Kosovo has ordered the expulsion of two Russian diplomats for allegedly “endangering national security,” the Balkan country’s president said Friday, accusing Russia of trying to destabilize the region. President Vjosa Osmani said in a statement that she asked the foreign ministry “to declare two officials of the Liaison Office of the Russian Federation in…
Russia Is Making EU Climate Goals Look ‘Ridiculous,’ Says Poland’s Kaczynski
WARSAW—Russian actions concerning gas supply have made advocates of the European Union’s plan to tackle climate change look “ridiculous,” the leader of Poland’s ruling party said in an interview published on Wednesday. Poland has called for the bloc to cancel or delay parts of its “Fit for 55” plan to tackle climate change ahead of…
Russian Tourists Found Dead in Albania Hotel Sauna
TIRANA, Albania—Police say four Russian tourists were found dead at a beach resort in western Albania. Albanian police issued a statement Saturday saying the four were found asphyxiated in a hotel sauna in the village of Qerret late Friday. Police did not give more details about the circumstances of the deaths, citing the ongoing investigation….
Japanese Billionaire Gets Ready for December Space Mission
MOSCOW —A forthcoming flight to space by a Japanese billionaire will allow the public to have a closer look at life on board the orbiting outpost, the president of Space Adventures, a company that organized the flight, said Friday. Yusaku Maezawa is set to rocket to space on Dec. 8 on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft…
U.S. Senators Suggest Expelling 300 Russian Diplomats Amid Embassy Dispute
WASHINGTON—U.S. Democratic and Republican senators urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to expel 300 Russian diplomats from the United States if Moscow does not issue more visas for Americans to represent Washington in Russia. The suggestion from the leaders of the Senate foreign relations and intelligence committees—Democrats Bob Menendez and Mark Warner and Republicans Jim…
Senior Manager of Russia’s Novatek Arrested in US on Tax Charges
MOSCOW—Mark Gyetvay, a deputy head of Russian natural gas producer Novatek, has been arrested in the United States on tax charges related to $93 million hidden in offshore accounts, the Department of Justice said on Thursday. It said a federal grand jury in Fort Myers, Florida, returned an indictment on Wednesday charging Gyetvay, a Florida…
Six Dead After Plane Crash in Russian Far East Involving Aging Plane
MOSCOW—All six people on board an aging Antonov An-26 transport plane that crashed in the Russian far east the previous day have been killed, Russia’s emergency services ministry said on Thursday. The plane, which the TASS news agency said belonged to a company that performed technical checks at Russian airports and was 42 years old,…
Apple, Google Raise New Concerns by Yanking Russian App
September 22, 2021
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BERKELEY, Calif.—Big Tech companies that operate around the globe have long promised to obey local laws and to protect civil rights while doing business. But when Apple and Google capitulated to Russian demands and removed a political-opposition app from their local app stores, it raised worries that two of the world’s most successful companies are…
Azur Air Flight From Turkey Makes Emergency Landing at Russian Airport
MOSCOW—A plane flying from the Turkish resort of Antalya to Vladivostok in Russia’s far east made a safe emergency landing on Saturday in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, a source at the airport told Reuters. Azur Air flight ZF268, a Boeing 767 plane, requested an emergency landing while over Krasnoyarsk after experiencing problems with the…
Smoke Alarms Sound at International Space Station
MOSCOW—Smoke alarms went off at the Russian segment of the International Space Station in the early hours of Thursday, and the crew reported noticing smoke and the smell of burnt plastic. Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said the incident took place in the Russian-built Zvezda module and occurred as the station’s batteries were being recharged. According…
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