F S B Andrei Soldatov answers the questions about Russia s top intelligence agency that you re too afraid to ask — Meduza meduza.io - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from meduza.io Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
31/12/2020
Several motorcycles burning after being set on fire by the SDF in the village of Shahil, north of Al-Mayadeen, due to the violation of the ban on the use of motorcycles (Ayn al-Furat, eyeofeuphrates.com, December 27, 2020)
Rocket being prepared for firing.
Rocket being fired (Telegram, December 27, 2020)
Three ISIS operatives apprehended by the Iraqi Counterterrorism Unit (Facebook page of the Iraqi Counterterrorism Unit, December 25, 2020)
The five Christian residents before being shot to death (Amaq, December 29, 2020).
Five Christian residents taken prisoner by ISIS in the village of Garkida, southwest of Maiduguri (Telegram, December 26, 2020).
Congolese army tents going up in flames (Amaq, December 28, 2020)
The year 2020 will forever be synonymous with coronavirus. It s the year the countries of the world barricaded their borders and curbed the freedoms of their citizens in order to stop the spread of a once in a century pandemic. The fight to contain the spread of the COVID-19 disease has dominated the year s news agenda.
Given the level of coverage devoted to it, you would be mistaken in believing it is the only thing that has happened this year. Here are just some of the biggest news stories from around Europe in 2020 that weren t COVID-19-related.
France
France has been no stranger to terrorism in the last decade, with more than 30 terror attacks taking place on French soil. This year - which was marked by two major trials of the perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo attack and the attempted terror attack on a Thalys train, both in 2015 - was no exception. In 2020 alone, France saw seven terror attacks. Perhaps the most horrific and the one to strike at the heart of the country was t
Russia launches ‘fraud’ probe against Navalny Investigative committee accuses opposition politician of stealing donation money collected for non-profit organizations H. J. I. / AA
30.12.2020
WORLD
Russia launches ‘fraud’ probe against Navalny
Alexey Navalny claims the Russian Federal Security Service was behind his alleged poisoning this year
Foto: Agencies
The Russian Investigation Committee on Wednesday opened a criminal case against Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny over alleged embezzlement of donations.
In a statement, the committee said investigators have collected enough evidence to initiate an investigation on large-scale fraud.
The committee said Navalny and his supporters gathered more than 588 million rubles (about $8 million) for non-profit organizations and then allegedly stole 356 million rubles ($4.8 million) of the amount and spent it for personal purposes.