Trump campaign predicts ‘a– kicking’ for Haley in South Carolina primary, but she says ‘I refuse to quit’
Donald Trump’s campaign predicts that the former president will lock up the 2024 Republican presidential nomination by the middle of next month. And pointing to the former president’s very large double-digit lead over Nikki Haley in the latest polls in Saturday’s South Carolina GOP primary, Trump’s campaign argued Tuesday in a memo that Haley’s White House bid will end “fittingly, in her home state.” But Haley, the former two-term South Carolina governor who later served as U.N. ambassador in the Trump administration, on Tuesday said in a major speech in this Upstate South Carolina city that “some of you—perhaps a few of you in the media—came here today to see if I’m dropping out of the race. Well, I’m not. Far from it.” TRUMP HOLDS LARGE DOUBLE-DIGIT LEAD OVER HALEY AHEAD OF CRUCIAL SHOWDOWN “I refuse to quit. South Carolina will vote on Saturday. But on Sunday, I’ll still be running for president. I’m not going anywhere,” Haley emphasized. And she added that “I have no fear of Trump’s retribution.” LAST RIVAL STANDING: HALEY FACES BIG CHALLENGE IN HER HOME STATE AGAINST TRUMP But the Trump campaign memo forecasts an “a—kicking in the making in South Carolina” for Haley, and that “the end is near” for her presidential run due to “a very serious math problem” she has in the race to lock up enough delegates to win the GOP nomination. Looking ahead to next month, when nearly 800 delegates are up for grabs on Super Tuesday as 15 states hold Republican presidential contests on March 5, with over 150 at stake over the following two weeks, the Trump campaign predicted the former president would secure the nomination on March 19, even under a “most-generous model” for Haley. Trump’s campaign memo came out hours before Trump returns to South Carolina on Tuesday to headline a Fox News town hall in Greenville hosted by Laura Ingraham. The pre-taped one-hour event, which will focus on both domestic issues and overseas conflicts, will air at 7 p.m. ET. Haley’s speech on Tuesday followed a campaign rally in the city on Monday night, when Haley emphasized “I promise you this, I am in this fight. I will take the bruises. I will take the cuts,” she told supporters at a large rally in this city in upstate South Carolina on Monday night. “This is going to be messy and I’ll take the hurt because I believe nothing good comes easy. Sometimes we have to feel pain to appreciate the blessing.” Fox News’ Kirill Clark and Deirdre Heavey contributed to this story Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Migrant crisis: Noem sends National Guard to southern border’s ‘warzone’
FIRST ON FOX — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that she will deploy additional National Guard troops to the southern border later this spring. This new deployment, Noem’s fifth since 2021, is intended to support Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to respond to the ongoing illegal immigrant crisis, including through the use of barbed wire and security personnel. The governor is sending 60 South Dakota National Guard soldiers on a rolling basis over three months. “The border is a warzone, so we’re sending soldiers,” Noem said in a statement. “These soldiers’ primary mission will be construction of a wall to stem the flow of illegal immigrants, drug cartels, and human trafficking into the United States of America.” Noem previewed the troop deployment in an address to a joint session of the South Dakota Legislature late last month. In remarks delivered after she visited Eagle Pass, Texas, in January, Noem decried an “invasion” at the border and urged all 50 states to join forces to repel Mexican drug cartels. LARGE MAJORITY OF ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSING SHIFT TO ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA, PIVOTING AWAY FROM TEXAS “The United States of America is in a time of invasion,” Noem said. “The invasion is coming over our southern border. The 50 states have a common enemy, and that enemy is the Mexican drug cartels. They are waging war against our nation, and these cartels are perpetuating violence in each of our states, even right here in South Dakota.” Her address came after South Dakota’s legislature became the first in the nation to pass a resolution of support for Texas that declared, “protection of our nation’s borders from invasion is fundamental to the security, prosperity, and sovereignty of the nation.” Noem has deployed South Dakota National Guard troops four times previously to the border, including last year, and she has visited several times, most recently on Jan. 26. Other Republican governors have deployed troops and visited the border too, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. In 2021, Noem drew criticism for accepting a $1 million donation offered by a wealthy Republican donor to help cover the cost of a two-month deployment of 48 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH BIDEN IN TEXAS BORDER RAZOR WIRE CASE; BORDER PATROL UNION BLASTS DECISION Between Dec. 1 and 31, more than 302,000 migrants were documented attempting to cross the U.S. southern border. It is the highest total for a single month ever recorded. It is also the first time migrant encounters have exceeded 300,000. Sources with U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Fox News that over the last week of January, Border Patrol apprehended 32,809 illegal immigrants. The overwhelming influx of illegal immigrants across the southern border has put a strain on states like Texas and led to accusations from Republicans that the Biden administration is not enforcing the law. Abbot has cracked down on the border with state personnel, clashing with Biden officials who say he is overstepping federal authority to enforce immigration law. BORDER PATROL UNION RIPS BIDEN OVER BORDER CRISIS: ‘YOU OWN THIS CATASTROPHIC DISASTER’ The U.S. Supreme Court last month sided with the Biden administration against Texas in a case involving barbed wire fencing Abbott had installed along the border with Mexico. In court papers, the Biden administration argued that the wire impedes Border Patrol agents from reaching migrants as they cross the river and that, in any case, federal immigration laws trumps Texas’ efforts to stem the flow of migrants into the country. Most of the razor wire is deployed in the Shelby Park area of Eagle Pass. It is owned by the city but was recently seized by the State of Texas. Federal Border Patrol agents have been blocked from the park since then, a move the Border Patrol Union publicly supports. The litigation is one of several legal challenges in federal court by the Biden administration over Texas’ border enforcement policies, including floating barriers on the Rio Grande as well as trespassing arrests and incarceration of illegal immigrants by the state. Those cases have yet to reach the Supreme Court. Fox News’ Bill Melugin, Fox News Digital’s Bradford Betz, Danielle Wallace and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
‘Entire election process was a…’: Congress welcomes SC decision on Chandigarh mayoral polls
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the ‘institutional sabotage’ in the Chandigarh mayoral poll is only the ‘tip of the iceberg in Modi-Shah’s devious conspiracy to trample democracy’
Alito issues fiery 10-page dissent as Supreme Court declines to review elite high school admissions case
Two of the Supreme Court’s conservative justices issued a fiery dissent Tuesday after the high court declined to hear a case challenging a Virginia high school’s admissions program that allegedly discriminates against Asian Americans. A coalition of parents of students at Thomas Jefferson High School, the nation’s top-ranked high school, appealed to the Supreme Court claiming that the Ivy League feeder imposes a roundabout way of filtering for race in admissions that they say violates the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling on affirmative action in college admissions. That case decided that the use of race as a factor in college admissions is a violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. Justices Samuel Alito, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, dissented from the court’s denial on Tuesday, calling the lower court’s decision in the case “patently incorrect and dangerous.” “What the Fourth Circuit majority held, in essence, is that intentional racial discrimination is constitutional so long as it is not too severe. This reasoning is indefensible, and it cries out for correction,” Alito said in his 10-page dissent. SUPREME COURT REJECTS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN RULING ON UNIVERSITIES USING RACE IN ADMISSIONS DECISIONS Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, serves as a strong track to the Ivy League. Parents in the region compete fiercely for a spot, with current admissions costing $100 per application and focusing heavily on standardized testing as a measure of evaluation. The Fairfax County School Board has attempted to address racial disparities among the student body, particularly the low numbers of Black and Hispanic students. While the school does not expressly filter for race, it instead implemented geographic quotas, guaranteeing admission to the top students of each middle school in the county. The school also factored income into the equation. However, a parents group called the Coalition for TJ, represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation, filed a lawsuit claiming the practice was unconstitutional and discriminated against Asian American students. “Asian-American students, many of whom are immigrants or the children of immigrants, have often seen admission to TJ as a ticket to the American dream,” Alito wrote in his dissent. LEFT’S FAVORITE ‘WOKE’ INITIATIVE UNDER SERIOUS THREAT AFTER COURT’S CONTROVERSIAL RULING “In this respect, their aspirations mirror those of young people from other immigrant groups. Public magnet schools with competitive admissions based on standardized tests have served as engines of social mobility by providing unique opportunities for minorities and the children of immigrants, and these students’ subsequent careers have in turn richly contributed to our country’s success,” he continued. Alito explained that the Court of Appeal’s decision, in his view, was “indefensible” because, under its reasoning, the school could have adopted a policy designed solely to reduce the Asian-American offer rate and still evade liability. GOP LAWMAKERS APPLAUD SUPREME COURT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION RULING: ‘GREAT DAY FOR ALL AMERICANS’ “The holding below effectively licenses official actors to discriminate against any racial group with impunity as long as that group continues to perform at a higher rate than other groups,” he said. “The Court’s willingness to swallow the aberrant decision below is hard to understand. We should wipe the decision off the books, and because the Court refuses to do so, I must respectfully dissent,” he said. Pacific Legal Foundation senior attorney Joshua Thompson said that “the Supreme Court missed an important opportunity to end race-based discrimination in K-12 admissions.” “Discrimination against students based on their race is not only ethically wrong but also a clear violation of the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. Schools should evaluate students as individuals, not as groups based on racial identity,” he said. Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
Four Egyptian officials back on trial in Italy over death of Giulio Regeni
Italy’s top court decided last year to proceed with the trial against the four officials, who will be tried in absentia. The trial of four Egyptian security agents accused of kidnapping and murdering an Italian student in Cario opened in Italy on Tuesday following a prolonged delay in the proceedings over its legality. Giulio Regeni, a postgraduate student at the United Kingdom’s Cambridge University, disappeared in the Egyptian capital in January 2016, where he was researching union activities among street vendors as part of his doctoral thesis. A month after his disappearance, the body of the 28-year-old was found on the side of a highway on the edge of Cairo, bearing cigarette burns, broken teeth, and fractured bones. A post-mortem examination showed he had been tortured before his death. Human rights activists also said the marks on his body were reminiscent of those resulting from widespread torture in Egyptian security agency facilities. Regeni’s parents, Paola and Giulio Regeni, attended the opening court session on Tuesday and posed outside the court with the banner “Truth for Giulio Regeni”. The Regeni family lawyer, Alessandra Ballerini, said after the short hearing, “We have been waiting for eight years this moment.” “We finally hope to have a trial against those who perpetrated all the possible pain in the world on Giulio.” People during a march and torchlight procession in memory of the Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, in Rome, Italy, January 25, 2018 [File: Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images] Italian prosecutors believe four Egyptian officials were involved in the killing, but have not been able to track them down to issue summons, so they are being tried in absentia. Tuesday’s hearing marks the second time the four Egyptian officials have gone on trial on charges related to Regeni’s death, after proceedings originally opened in October 2021 but were immediately suspended after the judge questioned whether the prosecution would be legitimate if it were not clear that the accused even knew they had been charged. But Italy’s top court dismissed the decision in September last year, saying Egypt’s failure to cooperate should not impede the trial. Tranquillino Sarno, a public defender for one of the accused, asked for continued efforts to contact the four officials on Tuesday. He asked that the court ensure Egyptian authorities “can be officially informed of this trial in Italy, as today, we don’t even know if they are still alive”. Egypt has denied claims that it refused to help the investigation into Regeni’s death, saying its authorities cooperated with Italian officials and that its investigations concluded that Regeni’s killers are unknown. Officials also said that the Italian investigation was not based on consistent evidence, denying any responsibility from the country’s security apparatus. Egyptian police earlier claimed that Regeni was killed by gangsters who specialised in impersonating police officials, kidnapping foreigners, and stealing their money and that they were killed during an exchange of fire with the police. But Egyptian judges ruled that the men were not Regeni’s killers. The trial represents the first time Egyptian officials have been prosecuted abroad for alleged crimes that human rights groups have said have been committed on a larger scale in the North African country. After Tuesday’s preliminary motions, the president of the jury adjourned the proceedings until March 18. Adblock test (Why?)
Speaker Johnson launches bipartisan artificial intelligence ‘task force’
House Speaker Mike Johnson is putting together a formal “task force” to explore how the U.S. can stay competitive in the artificial intelligence (AI) sphere while also managing the rapidly evolving technology’s risks. “Because advancements in artificial intelligence have the potential to rapidly transform our economy and our society, it is important for Congress to work in a bipartisan manner to understand and plan for both the promises and the complexities of this transformative technology,” Johnson, R-La., said in a Monday morning statement. The new project is bipartisan, having been the product of discussions between Johnson and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. HOW AI COULD MANIPULATE VOTERS AND UNDERMINE ELECTIONS THREATENING DEMOCRACY Johnson said the task force would be made up of House lawmakers who have “AI expertise and represent the relevant committees of jurisdiction.” “Congress has a responsibility to facilitate the promising breakthroughs that artificial intelligence can bring to fruition and ensure that everyday Americans benefit from these advancements in an equitable manner,” Jeffries said. “The rise of artificial intelligence also presents a unique set of challenges and certain guardrails must be put in place to protect the American people.” The group’s co-chairs are members who have been some of the most vocal about AI – Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., the oversight subcommittee chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, and Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., who sits on the House Judiciary Committee’s internet subcommittee. WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)? Both Obernolte and Lieu are also members of the House’s AI Caucus. Johnson has not yet laid out a clear strategy on how he wants to handle AI, but he has taken strides to wrap his head around the issue since taking the speaker’s gavel in October. That included a meeting with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman last month, after which Johnson told reporters they “talked about where we are with regard to the approach of Congress to AI.” However, as Congress continues to learn about AI, there appears to be little movement – or agreement – in the legislative sphere. OPINION: HERE’S HOW AI WILL DRIVE HEALTH CARE TO MEET CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS A flurry of bills touching on AI issues like deepfakes and intellectual property rights have been introduced over the last year, but none have made it to the House floor for a vote. In the Senate, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s promised AI legislative framework has made little public advancement beyond its announcement late last year. There is also still disagreement within Congress about whether to even regulate AI at this stage, or whether regulatory burdens could stifle U.S. innovation in that sphere.
Trans inmate who killed baby and identifies as Muslim woman sues chaplain for allegedly not allowing hijab
A transgender inmate serving a 55-year sentence for strangling his 11-month-old stepdaughter to death filed a civil lawsuit against the prison chaplain for allegedly prohibiting him from wearing a hijab outside his immediate bed quarters, despite identifying as a Muslim woman. Autumn Cordellionè, also known as Jonathan C. Richardson, is currently serving out his sentence at the Branchville Correctional Facility, an Indiana Department of Correction state prison for men. According to the lawsuit filed Nov. 30 and obtained by Fox News Digital, a prison chaplain told Richardson the hijab was not allowed to be worn outside his immediate bed area. Richardson is seeking $150,000 in damages and the ability to wear the hijab “anywhere I go within the facility.” “I informed him that I wear the hajib [sic] in order to cover my head and ears for modesty purposes, as I am an Islamic practicing transwoman,” Richardson said in the lawsuit. ACLU SUES INDIANA OVER DENIAL OF SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY FOR INMATE WHO STRANGLED 11-MONTH-OLD TO DEATH The chaplain then proceeded to inform Richardson that his listed religious preference is “Wiccan,” a pagan Earth-centered religion with a male god and moon goddess, “and I responded that I am an eclectic practitioner who is a member of the Theosophical Society in America,” Richardson alleged in the complaint. “I practice a diversity of faiths in order to custom tailor my spiritual beliefs to my spiritual needs,” Richardson said in the lawsuit. Richardson claimed his 14th amendment, or equal protection clause, was violated by the chaplain’s alleged refusal to let him wear the hijab. “Male Islamic practitioners are allowed to wear their kufis across the facility, and are not restricted to their bed areas only,” the complaint stated. He further alleged the chaplain violated his Eighth Amendment rights against cruel and unusual punishment and claimed he was subject to “harassment and ridicule” by other Muslim prisoners. “He should be aware, as Chaplain, the stigma and shame that is attributed to Islamic women when they go uncovered and without a hijab [sic],” Richardson wrote in the complaint. “Women are viewed as whores, tempters of men, and adulterators; by Islamic society both in and out of prison. I have been shunned, made a social pariah, and amongst my own religious community.” DETRANSITIONERS SAY THEY FACE VITRIOL FROM TRANS ACTIVISTS THEY PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED A ‘SECOND FAMILY’ Fox News Digital reached out to the Indiana Department of Corrections for comment from the chaplain, but the facility said they do not comment on pending litigation. The chaplain also could not be reached. Fox News Digital previously reported Richardson, who was convicted of reckless homicide after strangling his 11-month-old stepdaughter to death in 2001, was suing the Indiana Department of Corrections for not granting his wish to get sex reassignment surgery. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is representing Richardson in that lawsuit. An Indiana law, adopted last summer, prohibits the Department of Corrections from using taxpayer dollars to fund sex reassignment surgeries for inmates. However, the ACLU argues in the lawsuit, filed on Aug. 28, 2023, that the law is a violation of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishment.” The surgery for Richardson “is a medical necessity,” according to the ACLU lawsuit. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office told Fox News Digital in a statement on Monday: “The ACLU already gave this convicted murderer of an 11-month-old baby a voice when they tried to make taxpayers foot the bill for his ridiculous gender transition surgery request.” “Our office didn’t let that happen because regular, law abiding Hoosiers want to see justice served — not a killer being catered to while serving time behind bars.” MORE PARENTS CLAIM COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT FORCED CHILDREN INTO OVERNIGHT ROOMS WITH STUDENTS OF OPPOSITE SEX While incarcerated and awaiting trial, correctional officer Lt. James Spence reportedly asked Richardson what he was being charged with, to which Richardson responded, “murder.” “At that point, another officer checked Richardson’s booking sheet and advised Lieutenant Spence that Richardson was incarcerated for reckless homicide,” court records state. “When Lieutenant Spence relayed that information to Richardson, he stated ‘well all I know is I killed the little f—ing bitch.’” Richardson’s wife subsequently filed for divorce and a restraining order in October 2001, public records indicate.
Manchin not yet endorsing Biden: ‘Just have to see what happens’
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is not yet endorsing President Biden or any other candidates ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Manchin responded to questions from CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins on Monday, stating that he has not yet decided whether to endorse any of the current presidential hopefuls. “I’m not endorsing anybody, right now,” Manchin said. “We’re going to see what all happens.” JOE MANCHIN WILL NOT LAUNCH THIRD-PARTY PRESIDENTIAL RUN “I’m trying to do everything I can to make sure that we have a pathway forward, where the center of this country is going to be represented,” Manchin said. “And that’s the center-left and center-right.” Manchin — who has previously said a president should possess the “knowledge,” “passion,” and “ability” necessary to unite the divided populace — said he still has reservations about Biden’s increasingly polarizing policies. “I’ve had this conversation with him and with his people that he’s gone too far to the left. They’ve pushed him, and pulled him, and whatever,” Manchin said. “But that’s not where America is. That’s not where our country is.” FORMER MARYLAND GOV LARRY HOGAN ANNOUNCES REPUBLICAN RUN FOR SENATE Manchin announced Friday that he will not be running for president, shooting down months of speculation that he would join the race on a third-party ticket. “I will not be seeking a third-party run, I will not be involved in a presidential run,” Manchin said during a speech at West Virginia University as part of his “listening tour” that kicked off last month with his daughter’s campaign group “Americans Together” — a movement that touts itself as the “moderate majority” that rejects the “extremism in politics.” The No Labels organization — which was hoping to court Manchin — says it is still considering options for a third-party presidential candidate after the senator decided not to run. “We’re talking with several exceptional leaders. We have our own internal process,” No Labels national co-chair, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, said Sunday on MSNBC’s “The Weekend.” Chavis said that No Labels has qualified for the ballot in 16 states so far ahead of the 2024 election and is still working to qualify for all 50, pushing back against co-host Michael Steele’s argument that it would be challenging for No Labels or any third-party ticket to win come November. Fox News Digital’s Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
How is Israel’s arms industry profiting from the war on Gaza?
Made in Israel, tested in Palestine. The war on Gaza seems to be a testing ground for Israel’s new weaponry, with devastating effect. Despite the country’s relatively small size, Israel is one of the world’s largest weapons exporters. In 2022, its arms sales reached $12.5bn, a 20 percent increase over the previous year. Praised for their innovation, Israeli manufacturers proudly advertise their “battle-tested” products but what is the cost to the test subjects, the Palestinians, especially in the context of the current bloodshed in Gaza? We look at how this brutal business is profiting from the destruction of Gaza as well as how technology, money and the lack of accountability are fueling the flames of war. Presenter: Anelise Borges Guests:Antony Loewenstein – Author, The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the WorldSophia Goodfriend – JournalistMarwa Fatafta – Access Now, MENA Policy and Advocacy DirectorSaleh Hijazi – BDS Movement activist Adblock test (Why?)
‘Let me finally see my son’: Navalny’s mother demands body from Putin
Kremlin says widow Yulia’s accusations that Navalny was poisoned by a nerve agent are ‘unfounded and vulgar’. The mother of dead Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has demanded that President Vladimir Putin hand over his body so that she could bury him. “I appeal to you, Vladimir Putin. Resolving this issue depends on you alone. Let me finally see my son,” said Lyudmila Navalnaya in a video message on Tuesday, making her plea as the Kremlin denied any involvement in the death of Navalny on February 16 while serving a sentence at the “Polar Wolf” penal colony above the Arctic Circle. In a video filmed in front of the prison, Navalny’s mother said she did not even know where her son’s corpse was. “For a fifth day I cannot see him, they aren’t giving me his body and don’t even tell me where he is,” she said, adding that she demanded his body be “released immediately so that I can bury him humanely”. On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov hit back at accusations made by Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny’s widow, that her 47-year-old husband had been poisoned by a nerve agent, calling her claims “unfounded and vulgar”. Peskov, who said he was “not familiar” with Navalnaya’s statement made in a video address broadcast on Monday, declined to comment further, saying that he was “taking into account that Yulia Navalnaya was widowed just days ago”. The Kremlin said Putin had not watched her video statement. In her video three days after her husband’s death and less than a month before Russia’s presidential election, Navalnaya signalled her determination to fight for a “free Russia”. She said the authorities had not yet handed over Navalny’s body to his elderly mother because they were waiting for traces of a Novichok nerve agent to leave his corpse. Navalny’s allies have quoted a Russian investigator as saying the authorities need at least 14 days to conduct various chemical tests on his body and cannot therefore hand his body over yet. Navalnaya also called on the European Union not to recognise the results of the presidential election, slated for March 15-17, which is almost certain to give Putin another six-year term. “A president who assassinated his main political opponent cannot be legitimate by definition,” Navalnaya said in her speech. Putin has warned that there will be a strong response if foreign powers try to meddle in the election. Calls for investigation rejected Peskov rejected the EU’s call on Monday for an “international investigation” into Navalny’s death following talks in Brussels with Navalnaya hosted by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. “We do not accept such demands in general – all the more so from Mr Borrell,” Peskov said. The West and Navalny’s supporters say Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death. The Kremlin has denied involvement and said that Western claims that Putin was responsible were unacceptable. Putin has made no public comment on Navalny’s death but it has further deepened a schism in relations between Moscow and the West caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Asked about the hundreds of detentions of Russians at events mourning Navalny’s death in recent days, Peskov said: “Law-enforcement agencies are acting in accordance with the law”. Russian authorities say that Navalny fell unconscious and died suddenly after a walk at the penal colony. Adblock test (Why?)