Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Nuclear Security & WMD

Watchdog discusses 'next steps' to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria

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It was OPCW's first visit to Damascus since Bashar Assad's dramatic overthrow at the hands of Islamist-led rebels.

The OPCW's unusual executive council meeting on Syria

Nuclear Security & WMD

Global chemical weapons watchdog calls emergency session over Syria

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A technical team has worked for years to address the 'gaps, discrepancies and inconsistencies' in Syria’s disclosure.

OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias briefs the U.N. Security Council

Nuclear Security & WMD

OPCW points to 17 chemical attacks in Syria

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Chemical weapons were used or likely used in at least 17 attacks in Syria, the international chemical weapons watchdog told the U.N. Security Council.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at Moscow in 2011

Human Rights

U.N. experts urge probe of Navalny poisoning

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Two U.N. human rights experts called for an international and independent investigation into the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a march in Moscow in memory of slain politician Boris Nemtsov

Nuclear Security & WMD

OPCW confirms nerve agent in Navalny attack

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Germany and France pushed for E.U. sanctions on Russia after OPCW confirmed Russia's Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent.

James Le Mesurier near Istanbul's Golden Horn harbor and residential area

Human Rights

White Helmets ally found dead in Turkey

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James Le Mesurier, whose organization founded and supported White Helmets' efforts in Syria, was found dead in Istanbul, prompting a police investigation.