Yulia Navalnaya to receive German democracy prize

The late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia will receive the “Freedom Prize of the Media” from a leading German forum this year, with Julia Navalnaya set to accept the award in person. The prize is presented each year at the Ludwig Erh…

Gaza war at six-month mark with no end in sight

With the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza reaching the six-month mark after tens of thousands of deaths, there is no immediate end in sight to the hostilities. Negotiations on a ceasefire and the release of hostage…