Top 10 World News: US sanctions on Russia, Authorities threaten to bury Navalny on prison grounds, and more
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Just days after Alexei Navalny's death in an arctic prison,Russian authorities, as perKremlin critic's team, are reportedlythreatening to bury the opposition leader on prison grounds if the family did not agree to hold a closed funeral for him. As the Russia-Ukraine war completes two years, US President Joe Biden has announced more than 500 sanctions against Moscow. Meanwhile, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a statement said that theworld was 'safer and more stable' when Donald Trump was US president.
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Alexei Navalny's team says authorities are threatening to bury him on prison grounds
Russian uthorities are threatening to bury opposition leader Alexei Navalny's body on prison grounds if the family did not agree to hold a closed funeral for him, the leader's team said on Friday (Feb 23).
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The United States on Friday (Feb 23rd) announced a fresh wave of more than 500 sanctions against Russia. These sanctions announced on the second anniversary of the Ukrainian war, come after the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in prison.
Ukraine launches probe into over 122,000 suspected war crimes since start of Russian invasion
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said on Friday (Feb 23) that his country has launched an investigation into over 122,000 suspected cases of war crimes since the beginning of Russia's invasion on Feb 24, 2022.
Shamima Begum, former 'ISIS bride', loses appeal against UK citizenship revocation
London-born woman Shamima Begum, who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State terror group, on Friday (Feb 23) lost her latest appeal over the revocation of her British citizenship.
Hungary gets Swedish fighter jets, days before it holds vote on Sweden's NATO bid
Hungary acquired four Swedish-made fighter jets on Friday (Feb 23) just three days before Hungarian parliament is due to vote on Sweden joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
Boris Johnson says world was 'safer and more stable' when Trump was US president
In a startling endorsement of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed that there is "little doubt" that the world was safer and more stable when Trump served as the US president.
South Korea declares 'severe' health alert amid doctors' strike
South Korea on Friday (Feb 23) elevated its public health alert to the highest level as authorities declared a health services crisis, attributing it to the resignation of thousands of doctors in protest against proposed medical reforms.
The German parliament on Friday (Feb 23rd) backed the move to partly legalise cannabis use.This legislation would make Germany only the third European country to legalise the drug for personal use.
Paris Olympics 2024: Russia loses appeal against IOC suspension
Russia has lost its appeal against an International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspension for recognising regional organisations from territories annexed from Ukraine, said the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
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