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How a conspiracy about 5G towers causing Covid-19 has gone viral

Communications masts in two English cities have been set alight as false news of a link between 5G infrastructure and the coronavirus takes hold.

Orientalism and the geopolitics of the Coronavirus outbreak

The coronavirus serves as a reminder that diseases are political as well as biological.

How Montenegro’s religious property law is a regional power struggle

The controversial law could backfire badly.

Is Iran silently preparing for intensified conflict with Israel?

Pro-Iranian militias in Syria's Deir Ezzor province recently came under missile attacks from unknown launchpads and Tehran did not react to the escalation, indicating the hostility is likely to have wider consequences.

Russia's Putin signs bill targeting journalists and bloggers

Human rights NGOs, including Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders, have expressed concern over the amendments that label journalists, bloggers and internet users as "foreign agents".

Putin demonstrates black belt judo skills

Russian news Agency RIA said Putin, 66, injured a finger during the training session of the country's national judo team in Sochi, but that did not prevent him from completing the drill.

Salisbury nerve attack suspects say they were in UK as tourists

Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, whom the UK accuse of trying to poison Sergei and Yulia Skripal with a nerve agent in Salisbury, appeared on Russian television, saying they were in the English town as tourists.

'Peace' in Syria means a victory for tyranny

Most of the world has all but abandoned any opposition to Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad and his Iranian and Russian backers.

Britain braces for showdown with Russia over ex-spy poisoning

Russia says it won't respond to Britain's calls to explain its role in the UK spy poisoning attack until it receives samples of the chemical at the centre of the incident.

The dehumanisation of Syria's victims facilitates war crimes

The deniers of Russian, Iranian, and Syrian regime war crimes will go down in history as accomplices to Syria's war criminals.

Russia's Putin signs "foreign agents" media law

The move is part of the fallout from allegations that Russia interfered in last year's US presidential election. A list published by Russian Justice Ministry last week said the new law could affect nine US-backed media outlets.

Russia warns Google against de-ranking Sputnik and RT

Kremlin will take action against Google if articles from Sputnik and Russia Today are placed lower in search results, says Russia's chief media regulator.