Category: World

Maria Lasitskene, the Russian Olympic champion in high jump, announced on Tuesday her contemplation of retirement at the age of 32 after nearly a decade of her nation being excluded from international events due to state-sponsored doping scandals and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. “I’m unsure when or if I will return at all,” Lasitskene […]

A recent report from a state-backed economic think tank indicates that the likelihood of a systemic banking crisis in Russia is increasing. Analysts from the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting (CMASF) caution that, although an outright crisis has not yet occurred, numerous warning signs suggest a significant possibility of one developing. In their […]

A federal judge in Vermont ruled on Wednesday that the continued detention of Ksenia Petrova, a Russian-born scientist at Harvard University, by immigration officials was unwarranted. This decision removes a significant barrier to her release from U.S. custody, following her detention at Boston’s Logan Airport over three months earlier. During a hearing in Burlington, U.S. […]

On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the growing potato shortage in Russia, which is being exacerbated by disappointing crop yields that have triggered unprecedented price hikes. “During a meeting yesterday with various business sector representatives, including those from agriculture, it became clear that we are facing a potato deficiency,” Putin stated in a televised discussion. […]

Authorities in the Sumy region of northeastern Ukraine stated late Monday that Russian troops had taken control of four villages as part of their strategy to establish a “buffer zone” near the border with Ukraine. Oleh Hryhorov, the Governor of the Sumy region, shared on Facebook the names of the four villages now occupied by […]

Dozens of Ukrainian drones targeted industrial facilities throughout Russia late on Sunday and into early Monday morning, according to reports from Russian media and government officials. These strikes occurred in successive waves, with the Russian Ministry of Defense stating that it shot down 96 Ukrainian drones overnight and an additional 12 on Monday morning across […]

On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump labeled Russian President Vladimir Putin as “absolutely CRAZY” in the wake of the most significant air attack of the ongoing war in Ukraine, and he mentioned he might impose new sanctions on Russia. “Something has changed in him. He has gone completely CRAZY!” Trump posted on Truth Social regarding […]

According to three Russian sources familiar with the negotiations, President Vladimir Putin’s preconditions for concluding the war in Ukraine include a written commitment from Western leaders to halt the eastward expansion of NATO and to lift certain sanctions on Russia. U.S. President Donald Trump has consistently expressed his desire to end the deadliest conflict in […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on global leaders on Sunday to amplify their efforts to exert pressure on Russia, following a second consecutive night of significant airstrikes that resulted in the deaths of 12 individuals in Ukraine. “Without genuinely vigorous pressure on the Russian authorities, this cruelty will not cease. Sanctions will indeed assist,” Zelensky […]

A significant drone offensive launched by Ukraine targeted Zelenograd, often referred to as Russia’s “Silicon Valley,” alongside a machine-building facility situated north of Moscow, as reported by Russian media outlets and Ukrainian officials on Wednesday. In reaction to the attacks, Russian civil aviation authorities temporarily halted flights to and from Domodedovo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky airports. […]