Russia
British police are investigating the near-fatal poisoning of a former Russian spy with who has since become a vocal Kremlin critic.
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Iraq
The mass kidnapping employees from the Ministry of
Higher Education and Scientific Research building underscores a huge problem for Iraq: the dwindling of its
professional class.
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Ukraine
The debate about the fates of two ministers is the latest clash between Ukraine's pro-Western president and its pro-Russia prime minister.
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Analysis
The list of hopefuls has been winnowed and some candidates will run unopposed, but the Assembly of Experts election is relevant for several reasons.
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