Category: World

Poland will revoke permission for Russia’s last operating consulate in the country, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław SikorskisaidWednesday, after Warsaw accused Moscow of orchestrating acts of sabotage against its national rail network. “I have decided to withdraw consent for the operation of the Russian consulate in Gdansk,” Sikorskitoldreporters, adding that the move was in response to […]

Tourism from Russia to Japan has already surpassed levels seen before the pandemic, with two months remaining in the year, according to data from the Japan National Tourism Organization. From January through the end of October, approximately 159,300 Russian tourists traveled to Japan, a significant increase compared to 79,533 during the same timeframe in 2019, […]

The British government issued a warning to the Kremlin on Wednesday, following reports that a Russian military vessel had entered U.K. waters and aimed lasers at British pilots. Defense Secretary John Healey informed journalists in London that this was the ship’s second incursion into U.K. waters this year, with the first occurrence happening in January. […]

China recorded an unprecedented import of 1.299 million metric tons of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in September, as per the customs data released by Chinese authorities on Thursday. This figure represents an approximately 73% increase compared to September 2024, when imports stood at 751,000 tons, according to the Interfax news agency. The previous monthly […]

Oil shipments from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk in Russia have restarted, as announced by energy officials in Kazakhstan on Monday, just days following a Ukrainian airstrike that damaged infrastructure at the terminal. Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov informed reporters that “all operations” at the Sheskharis oil transshipment facility have returned to normal, as […]

On Tuesday, state prosecutors classified GSC Game World, the Ukrainian studio known for the popular S.T.A.L.K.E.R. video game series, as an “undesirable” organization due to its alleged financial support of the Ukrainian military. The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia accused the senior leadership of the Kyiv-based studio of transferring approximately $17 million to a military […]

On Thursday, Russia’s Supreme Court mandated the dissolution of the small pro-business Party of Growth, which was established by Boris Titov, the former business ombudsman under President Vladimir Putin. This decision came after the party submitted a request, stating to the Justice Ministry that it no longer fulfilled the legal prerequisites for regional representation, as […]

On Sunday, the Russian military announced the capture of two additional villages in southern Ukraine, where their forces are gradually making progress against outnumbered Ukrainian troops. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Telegram that its soldiers had seized Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region. While the frontlines in Zaporizhzhia are relatively quieter […]

Moscow’s Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences, often referred to as Shaninka, had several of its degree programs lose accreditation on Monday due to actions taken by Rosobrnadzor, the Russian federal education oversight agency. Established in 1995 by British sociologist Theodore Shanin, Shaninka is recognized as one of the top institutions for the humanities […]

Russian oil prices have plummeted significantly as refiners in India and China have reduced their intake ahead of a U.S. sanctions deadline targeting state-owned companies Rosneft and Lukoil. At the end of last week, the price of Urals crude, which is Russia’s primary export blend, dropped to $36.61 per barrel for shipments leaving Novorossiysk, according […]