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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 647

Anna SMOLCHENKO

France's newly appointed Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (R), flanked by outgoing Prime Minister Michel Barnier, during the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France on December 13, 2024. (Thomas Samson/AFP)
December 13, 2024, 9:54 pm
Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France’s fourth prime minister of 2024
Amid months of political crisis, Bayrou becomes 6th prime minister under French president’s mandate; Macron had apparently been leaning toward naming defense minister to role
By Francesco FONTEMAGGI, Stuart Williams and Anna SMOLCHENKO
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers a speech during the debate prior to the no-confidence votes on his administration at the National Assembly in Paris on December 4, 2024. (Alain Jocard/AFP)
December 4, 2024, 11:59 pm
French government falls in historic no-confidence vote uniting far-left and far-right
Marine Le Pen’s party backs motion proposed by the hard left three months after the formation of a minority government, with two years left in President Emmanuel Macron’s term
By Stuart Williams and Anna SMOLCHENKO
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the State Prize awards ceremony while marking Russia Day in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 12, 2022. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
June 13, 2022, 10:06 am
Former Russian PM: Putin is ‘out of it,’ Ukraine war could last two years
Mikhail Kasyanov says Russian president has built a system based on impunity and fear: ‘I knew a different Putin’
By Anna SMOLCHENKO
Russian Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev is pictured aboard a helicopter as he surveys damage from wildfires in some areas of the Chelyabinsk Region on August 6, 2021. (Alexey NIKOLSKY / SPUTNIK / AFP)
September 9, 2021, 1:57 am
Russian minister dies trying to save filmmaker during Arctic drill
Yevgeny Zinichev, who previously served in Putin’s security detail, is the first Russian cabinet member to die on duty; filmmaker Alexander Melnik also killed in accident
By Anna SMOLCHENKO
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing at a court in Moscow, June 24, 2019. (Vasily MAXIMOV / AFP)
April 18, 2021, 7:58 pm
US warns Russia of consequences if Navalny dies in prison
Mass protests called in Russia as jailed Kremlin critic’s health rapidly deteriorates
By Brian Knowlton and Anna SMOLCHENKO
In this image made from video provided by the Babuskinsky District Court, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands in a cage during a hearing on his charges for defamation, in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, February 5, 2021. (Babuskinsky District Court via AP)
April 18, 2021, 1:31 am
Navalny could ‘die any minute’ as prison hunger strike continues — doctors
Medical officials demand access to jailed Kremlin critic as his health rapidly deteriorates
By Anna SMOLCHENKO
A woman prepares to cast her vote at a polling station during to the Moscow city Duma election in Moscow on September 8, 2019. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
September 8, 2019, 2:42 pm
Russians go to polls after summer of protests and police crackdowns
As all allies of opposition figure Alexei Navalny are barred from running in local and regional elections, some say vote has lost legitimacy
By Anna SMOLCHENKO
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures as he delivers a speech during a press conference about the end of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters, in Brussels, on August 2, 2019 (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
August 2, 2019, 7:58 pm
NATO says no to new ‘arms race’ as US, Russia rip up weapons treaty
But alliance chief also places blame for demise of INF treaty on Moscow, expresses support for Washington
By Susan Stumme, Anna SMOLCHENKO and Francesco FONTEMAGGI
Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky reacts after the announcement of the first exit poll results in the second round of Ukraine's presidential election, at his campaign headquarters in Kiev, on April 21, 2019. (Genya Savilov/AFP)
April 21, 2019, 9:12 pm
Comedian-turned-candidate Zelensky wins Ukraine presidency by landslide
Jewish actor with no political experience expected to take 73 percent of the popular vote; incumbent Poroshenko concedes defeat
By Oleksandr SAVOCHENKO and Anna SMOLCHENKO
US President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on October 22, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP)
October 23, 2018, 7:48 am
Trump: US will build nuclear arsenal until Russia, China ‘come to their senses’
President’s warning comes after announcement he intends to jettison atomic treaty — a step Moscow cautions would be a major blow to global security
By Maggy DONALDSON and Anna SMOLCHENKO
US National Security Adviser John Bolton, left, is greeted by Russian Security Council chairman Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow, Russia, October 22, 2018. (Press Service of the Russian Security Council via AP)
October 22, 2018, 11:50 pm
Russians tell US security chief they’re ready to cooperate over nuclear treaty
Bolton expected to discuss future of arms pact with Putin on Tuesday; UN Security Council warns accord’s end would deal ‘serious blow to non-proliferation and arms control’
By Maria Antonova and Anna SMOLCHENKO
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and US President Donald Trump pose ahead a meeting in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
July 28, 2018, 11:44 am
White House says Trump ‘open’ to Moscow visit
Putin reveals he invited US president to Russian capital, says he’s ready to go to Washington after proposed summit delayed
By Michelle GUMEDE and Anna SMOLCHENKO
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and US President Donald Trump during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Danang, Vietnam, November 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
March 20, 2018, 10:51 pm
Seeking closer ties, Trump and Putin plan summit
Two leaders stress importance of joint efforts to limit an arms race and boost economic cooperation after Russian spy attack row with Britain plunges Kremlin’s relations with West
By Anna SMOLCHENKO
Supporters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny take part in a rally calling for a boycott of March 18 presidential elections, at Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow, January 28, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Alexander NEMENOV)
January 28, 2018, 4:31 pm
Russian police arrest Putin rival Navalny at protest as thousands rally
Opposition leader calls on supporters to demonstrate over upcoming presidential election expected to extend Putin’s Kremlin term to 2024
By Anna SMOLCHENKO and Ola CICHOWLAS
Ukrainian soldiers ride armored vehicles to Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine, Donetsk region, on February 1, 2015. (AFP/Oleksander Stashevsky)
December 24, 2017, 2:22 am
Russia warns US decision to arm Ukraine encourages ‘new bloodshed’
Washington reportedly set to supply revanchists with anti-tank missiles, including possibly the advanced Javelin system
By Anna SMOLCHENKO and Oleksandr SAVOCHENKO
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