Category: World

On Thursday, lawmakers in the State Duma passed Russia’s federal budget for the next three years, along with a series of tax hikes designed to bolster government revenues amid continued priority spending on the war in Ukraine by the Kremlin. The proposed budget anticipates government revenues of 40.3 trillion rubles ($491.7 billion) for the upcoming […]

Almost two-thirds of energy consumers in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, which is under occupation, were left without electricity on Tuesday following a second consecutive night of Ukrainian strikes targeting local energy facilities, as reported by officials aligned with the Kremlin. Denis Pushilin, the Moscow-backed leader of the Donetsk region, described the overnight strikes […]

On Friday, Russian civil aviation officials announced that all airports that were closed following the onset of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine are ready to reopen, pending final approval from the Defense Ministry. In February 2022, flights were halted at 11 airports located in southern and central Russia due to safety concerns after President Vladimir […]

On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump encouraged Ukraine to accept his administration’s proposal to end the conflict with Russia by surrendering territory, asserting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would “have to be okay with it.” “He’s going to have to accept it, and if he doesn’t, then they should continue fighting,” Trump remarked to reporters […]

An explosion occurred on a significant underground gas pipeline close to the Siberian city of Omsk on Tuesday, creating a towering fireball that prompted several industrial facilities to shut off their gas supply, as reported by regional authorities. The fire ignited in a field near Rostovka, approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) to the west of […]

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 […]