Montenegro Facing Political Turmoil After Uncertain Government Victory

Official results from Sunday’s parliamentary vote in the Balkan nation of Montenegro suggest that the pro-Western party of the long-serving president Milo Djukanovic may struggle to form a government. Despite its narrow victory, pro-Russian and pro-Russian parties seem in a better position to get enough mandates to form a ruling coalition.

Belarus Police Continue Crackdown Detaining Dozens Of Protestors

Police in Belarus detained dozens of people and separately jailed two opposition leaders after dispersing protesters who gathered on the capital’s central square Wednesday. It comes amid ongoing protests against the autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko, who claims to have won the August 9 election with 80 percent of the vote.

Top Kerry Aide, Key Conduit for Dossier, Once Worked for Russian Oligarch, as Did Steele

Jonathan Winer, a former top aide to Secretary of State John Kerry who was a key conduit for disseminating the discredited Steele dossier in the U.S. government, worked as a lobbyist for Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska in years preceding the Russiagate affair. This revelation raises new questions about Russian efforts to influence American foreign policy — far afield from any Kremlin efforts to favor Donald Trump.

UN security council rejects US call for sanctions against Iran

The president of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s demand to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran, a move that drew an angry rebuke from the U.S. ambassador who accused opponents of supporting “terrorists.”

NATO Denies Assembling Troops At Belarus Border

Member states of the NATO military alliance are denying allegations by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that their troops are preparing to invade Belarus. The wrangling came ahead of Sunday’s expected massive protests against the authoritarian head-of-state.

’Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Poisoned’

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been rushed to the intensive care unit of a hospital in Russia’s Siberia region after falling ill from suspected poisoning, his spokeswoman says.

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