Category: World

According to an analysis of court rulings conducted by the exiled news outlet Vyorstka, over 1,000 individuals have either been killed or injured by Russian soldiers returning from the war in Ukraine since the conflict began nearly four years ago. The report indicates that at least 551 people lost their lives in incidents involving veterans […]

This week, Ukraine’s military targeted the Druzhba oil pipeline located within Russia, according to military intelligence sources in Kyiv who informed various media outlets on Wednesday. This incident marks at least the fifth assault on this vital supply route this year. The operation aimed at the Taganrog-Lipetsk segment in Russia’s central Tambov region, utilizing a […]

A Dutch court has put a hold on the assets of South Stream Transport, the operator of TurkStream, in response to Ukrainian companies’ attempts to recover damages resulting from Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, as reported by Vedomosti on Monday. DTEK Krymenergo, a power company run by Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, has been pursuing […]

In 2017, amid Russia’s significant involvement in the Syrian Civil War, the Russian Defense Ministry erroneously reported that Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani had “lost” an arm due to a Russian airstrike. Fast forward to October 2025, and the same leader — now known as Ahmed al-Sharaa and serving as the President of Syria […]

Picture Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase accusing Jeff Bezos of defrauding the U.S. government out of billions in tax revenue by providing discounts to Amazon customers. Now imagine Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell releasing a letter supporting Dimon, which gets leaked to the media, prompting Bezos to respond with his own open letter in The […]

On Friday, President Vladimir Putin oversaw the inauguration of RT India, the latest regional channel of the Kremlin-funded broadcaster, during his visit to the South Asian nation this week. “I genuinely hope that RT will not only serve to present modern Russia but also assist our societies in navigating critical issues and areas of collaboration,” […]

Officials in the Far Eastern city of Blagoveshchensk, situated near the Chinese border, announced on Wednesday the implementation of a two-week mask requirement due to a significant rise in respiratory illnesses in the region. The government of the Amur region declared that the citywide mask mandate will begin on Thursday and last until December 19. […]

Russia has successfully returned seven children from Ukraine to their families, thanks to the efforts of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, as announced by the White House on Thursday. This initiative, described as a “reunification effort,” led to the return of six boys and one girl to their families in Ukraine. Maria Lvova-Belova, the Kremlin’s […]

A judge in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine sentenced four Russian soldiers to prison on Monday for the torture and murder of an American national who had fought alongside pro-Russian forces. Russell Bentley, a self-proclaimed communist known as “Texas,” reportedly vanished in April 2024 after he went to assist victims of a Ukrainian […]

A judge has ordered a 22-year-old graduate of Moscow’s Higher School of Economics (HSE) into pre-trial detention on charges of state treason, following two months of being cycled in and out of detention, according to court records referenced by the exiled news organization Mediazona on Tuesday. Leonid Katz has experienced a total of four consecutive […]