Top 10 news today: Navalny accuses Russia, China threatens Taiwan and more
Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Putin
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalnytold Russia on Monday to hand over the clothes he was wearing when he fell into a coma last month and accused Moscow of withholding an important piece of evidence in his case. Read more
China ramped up its rhetoric over Taiwan on Monday, describing any support for its independence as "doomed to fail", and threatened retaliation against US diplomatic visits to the island. Read more
The newly formed US Space Force is deploying its first troops, not to space but to the ArabianPeninsula. Read more
Russiaon Mondaykicked off its large-scale week-long Caucasus 2020 (Kavkaz 2020) military exercises along withChina,Belarus, and Pakistan. Read more
Some banks and companies in Nepal are allegedly involved in transferring money obtained suspiciously from oversees, an investigation made by the Center for Investigative Journalism (CIJ), Nepal along with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and BuzzFeed has revealed. Read more
China's air force has released a video showing nuclear-capable H-6 bombers carrying out a simulated attack on what appears to be Andersen Air Force Base on the US Pacific island of Guam. Read more
Belarusopposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on Monday urged the EU to show courage and step up its support for her movement, as the bloc's internal squabbles about sanctions rolled on. Read more