Ukraine Is Investigating The Killing Of A US Embassy Employee In Kyiv
A police spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that an American woman who worked at the US Embassy was found unconscious with a large head wound. He said she later died in the hospital.
Putin Asked Trump For A Mutual Ban On Election Interference. The White House Said Russia Should Stop Its Ongoing Meddling First.
“A good starting point for discussion would be Russia discontinuing its ongoing meddling with the US election,” a senior Trump administration official told BuzzFeed News.
The US Says Alexander Lukashenko Is Not The Legitimate President Of Belarus
The State Department said Lukashenko's Aug. 9 victory was "fraudulent" as protests across the country continue.
Republicans’ Hunter Biden Report Is Filled With Old, Unsubstantiated Allegations And Debunked Theories
The 87-page report relies on previously known information, controversial news articles, and right-wing columnists to prop up already debunked allegations.
Americans Overseas Say Trying To Vote In This Year’s Election Is A “Massive Shitshow”
Some 2.9 million Americans who are eligible to vote live abroad. More than 20 of them living in 11 countries told BuzzFeed News about the lengths they are going to in order to vote in November.
A US Diplomat Is Pleading With Belarus To Release Her Spouse From Jail
Vitali Shkliarov’s “only offense,” his wife, Heather Shkliarov, said, was writing articles critical of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s administration.
When They Came To An Oregon Town To Take Pictures Of The Fires, Armed Locals Thought They Were Antifa Arsonists
They weren't.
The US Sanctioned One Of Rudy Giuliani’s Ukrainian Allies For Election Interference
Andriy Derkach has helped Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, with his campaign to discredit Joe Biden.
She Challenged Europe’s Last Dictator In Belarus And Was Forced Into Exile. She Says She’s The Country’s “Chosen President.”
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said in an exclusive interview with BuzzFeed News from exile in Vilnius, Lithuania, that she — not Alexander Lukashenko — is “the national, chosen president” of Belarus.
A German Test Revealed Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned
Novichok, a nerve agent, is blamed. It's the same poison that was used on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Britain in 2018, and the finding will further raise suspicion about a Kremlin role.
“The US Is Nowhere”: As The Political Crisis In Belarus Deepens, America Is Conspicuously Absent
Crackdowns and demonstrations continue to roil Belarus after a contested election, but the US seems reluctant to play a role in the push for an autocratic leader to share power and scale back police abuse.
These Countries Have The Highest COVID-19 Case Counts. This Is What The US Has In Common With Them.
“The US is no longer an example for other countries to follow.”
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Is In A Coma After Apparently Being Poisoned
“We suspect that Alexei was poisoned by something mixed into his tea. It was the only thing he drank since morning,” Navalny press secretary Kira Yarmysh tweeted.
Belarus Is Detaining Thousands Of Peaceful Protesters. Many Are Telling Gruesome Stories Of Physical And Psychological Abuse By Police.
“They said if they were given an order to kill us, they would kill us all without any hesitation,” 16-year-old Miron Vitushka, who was detained by police, told BuzzFeed News.
Belarusians Are Walking Out Of Work And Accusing Police Of Torture As Protests Grip The Country
The first cracks began to show in the authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenko as a senior official and police officers resigned in protest over violence against demonstrators.
“God Forbid You Ever Have To Face The Choice That I Faced." Belarus's Opposition Candidate Has Fled The Country As The Government Cracks Down.
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the former English teacher who presented the biggest challenge to Alexander Lukashenko in 26 years, disappeared overnight as violent protests gripped Minsk.
Belarusians Clashed With Riot Police After Their “Dictator” President Claimed Victory
President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed a sixth election victory. But his incumbent challenger, a former English teacher, said she won’t recognize the results.
A Former Bernie Sanders Campaign Staffer Is Stuck In A Belarus Jail Cell, Charged With Disrupting The Peace
Vitali Shkliarov faces up to three years behind bars for allegedly organizing an illegal campaign rally for the candidate challenging President Alexander Lukashenko, known as “Europe’s Last Dictator.”
Massive Crowds Are Rallying Around This 37-Year-Old Woman Trying To Oust “Europe’s Last Dictator”
Three women political novices have captured Belarusians’ imagination with a promise of change and three simple hand gestures that have become symbols of hope for many: ✌️✊❤️.
The US Government Is Texting Russians Offering $10 Million For Information On Election Interference
“I thought that this was some type of fraud,” Russian Artyom Vysokov told BuzzFeed News. “Sending such text messages through a service that usually sends spam was not the best idea.”