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Photos: See Russian anti-corruption leader Alexei Navalny's life in pictures

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in a Russian penal colony.

Navalny had been in poor health after surviving a poisoning incident blamed on the Russian government. [ more ]

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died, prison authorities say

Alexei Navalny, the prominent Russian opposition leader, has died in prison at the age of 47.

Navalny gained fame by criticizing Putin and exposing corruption, and was poisoned in 2020. [ more ]

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Live updates: Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader, dies in prison, officials say

Alexei Navalny, Russia's jailed opposition leader, died in a Russian prison colony.

Navalny survived a poisoning attempt in 2020 and had been jailed since 2021 on trumped-up charges. [ more ]

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Alexey Navalny timeline: From poisoning to prison to death

Alexey Navalny died in a penal colony while serving a 19-year-term.

Navalny was a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and had been the victim of a near-deadly poisoning attempt. [ more ]

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Ukraine accuses Russia of poisoning military intelligence chief's wife

Ukraine believes Russia poisoned the wife of its military intelligence chief in an assassination attempt

Mercury and arsenic were used in the attack, indicating deliberate poisoning

Several other employees of Ukraine's military intelligence may have been poisoned as well [ more ]

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5 months ago

Ukraine says Marianna Budanova, wife of military spy chief, was poisoned

The wife of Ukraine's military spy chief has been poisoned with heavy metals and is undergoing treatment.

The Ukrainian military intelligence agency spokesperson confirmed the poisoning, but did not provide details about when it occurred or who was responsible.

There have been speculations that the poisoning could be a result of infighting within Ukraine. [ more ]

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5 months ago

Ukraine military intelligence chief's wife was poisoned, Kyiv officials say

The wife of Ukraine's military intelligence chief has been hospitalized after being poisoned with heavy metals.

The Ukrainian media is conducting an investigation into who may have targeted Marianna Budanova.

Russia and Ukraine have a history of carrying out targeted killings of adversaries. [ more ]

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Poison coffee: Suspicious husband used pool-test strips to nab wife

A woman in Arizona accused of attempting to kill her husband by poisoning his coffee received three years probation. [ more ]

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Woman cleared of spiking colleagues' coffee with Viagra

A woman has been cleared of poisoning colleagues with coffee spiked with Viagra tablets.

She claimed she had been set up and was found not guilty by a jury. [ more ]

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Factory cleaner spiked colleagues' coffee with Viagra, court told

A factory cleaner allegedly laced office coffee with chemicals including Viagra in a bid to poison colleagues.

The cleaner was caught on camera tampering with a jar of Nescafe instant coffee granules.

The contaminated jars of coffee were found to contain abnormal ingredients such as Viagra and medication for high cholesterol. [ more ]

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London

Two arrested on suspicion of poisoning after man found dead in quiet village

Two men arrested on suspicion of poisoning after a man's death in a village.

The death is currently being treated as unexplained and investigations are ongoing. [ more ]

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Chile reopens probe into mysterious death of poet Pablo Neruda

Chile reopens investigation into Pablo Neruda's death suspected to be related to Pinochet's dictatorship

Previous investigations inconclusive due to botulism traces found in Neruda's system [ more ]

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UK news

Alleged fentanyl killer was weird' and visited every day, daughter tells court

Accused poisoned couple with fentanyl

Accused rewrote will after murders [ more ]

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Alleged fentanyl killer was weird' and visited every day, daughter tells court

Accused poisoned couple with fentanyl, rewrote will

Mother became reliant on accused for health remedies [ more ]

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Woman charged with attempted murder of two children in suspected poisoning attack

A 38-year-old woman has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after two children were victims of a suspected poisoning in East Sussex.

Jilumol George, of Hunters Way, now faces attempted murder charges and two counts of administering poison with intent to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm. [ more ]

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