12 PM ET: Alexey Navalny missing, Giuliani's defamation trial, Golden Globes & more
Dec 11, 2023
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Alexey Navalny, jailed Russian opposition leader, goes missing. Giuliani's defamation trial begins. Golden Globes nominations announced. Harvard faculty supports university president amid calls for resignation.
Alexei Navalny, a jailed Russian opposition leader, is currently missing and his lawyers have been unable to locate him in two different penal colonies.
Harvard University's president, Claudine Gay, is facing pressure to resign following her failure to explicitly condemn calls for genocide against Jews during a congressional hearing, and over 600 faculty members are supporting her to resist calls for her removal.
Deep dives
Alexei Navalny's disappearance and imprisonment
Alexei Navalny, a jailed Russian opposition leader, is currently missing. His lawyers have attempted to locate him in two different penal colonies, but he was not found in either. Navalny has already faced harsh conditions, including solitary confinement, isolation, and hunger strikes. His lawyers assert that they do not know his current whereabouts. Navalny's arrest and imprisonment have been widely criticized as politically motivated.
Harvard University president facing pressure over anti-Semitism controversy
The president of Harvard University, Claudine Gay, is under intense pressure to resign following a congressional hearing where she did not explicitly condemn calls for genocide against Jews. Some students and faculty members have called for her to take a stronger stance and ensure enforcement of the code of conduct is consistent. Over 600 Harvard faculty members are supporting Gay, urging officials to resist calls for her removal from her position.
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Alexei Navalny missing, Ukrainian president's visit, anti-Semitism controversy at U.S. colleges
Alexey Navalny's lawyers said they've lost contact with the jailed Russian opposition leader. President Volodymyr Zelensky is poised to make a funding pitch to lawmakers. Hundreds of Harvard faculty come out to support the university's president as calls for her resignation grow. Jury selection begins in Rudy Giuliani's civil trial for defaming two Georgia election workers in 2020. Plus, the Golden Globes nominations are out, as the hunt for a host continues.