Category: World

Approximately 2,000 trucks found themselves stranded in Belarus on Friday after Lithuania decided to close its border due to recent disturbances in its airspace, as reported by a truckers’ association. Last week, numerous balloons filled with illegal cigarettes crossed into Lithuanian airspace, which resulted in the temporary shutdown of airports in both Vilnius and Kaunas, […]

Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, has reportedly accumulated millions of rubles in assets and income during the ongoing war in Ukraine, surpassing her official earnings, according to the investigative news platform Explainer. This information was revealed in a report published on Thursday, drawing from various open and anonymous sources. The investigation indicates that […]

A Russian citizen has been charged in Poland with espionage for Russian intelligence, having admitted to sharing information with the Federal Security Service (FSB), according to reports from Polish media published on Monday, which referenced case documents. The Polish authorities accused Igor R. and his spouse Irina last year of allegedly supplying Russian intelligence with […]

At least four individuals lost their lives, and over 20 others sustained injuries on Friday morning when a tram went off the tracks and crashed into two passenger minibuses in the central Russian city of Tula, according to local authorities. Dmitry Milyayev, the Governor of Tula region, reported that the incident occurred on a bridge […]

The Italian Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador following remarks made by Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, regarding the partial collapse of a medieval tower in Rome, as reported by Italian media on Tuesday. Zakharova commented, “As long as the Italian government continues to squander its taxpayers’ money on Kyiv, Italy will […]

On Friday, Ukraine announced that it had transferred a captured Russian soldier to Lithuania, where he will face trial for alleged war crimes, marking what officials described as a “historic” precedent. “For the first time since the onset of full-scale aggression, Ukraine has handed over a Russian military member to a foreign nation, Lithuania, for […]

A court in the central Russian city of Perm has sentenced street musician Yekaterina Romanova to a week in detention following her involvement in a street concert that showed support for the group Stoptime from St. Petersburg, which has experienced multiple arrests over the past month, according to the independent news platform Sotavision on Monday. […]

On Monday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Hangzhou, according to reports from Russian media. Mishustin’s visit marks the beginning of a two-day trip to China, which will conclude with a discussion with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday. During their talks, the leaders focused on advancing […]

Poland’s military announced on Wednesday that two of its fighter jets had intercepted and escorted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft that was flying over the Baltic Sea the previous day. According to the Polish operational command, the Russian Il-20 surveillance plane was traversing international airspace without submitting a flight plan and had its transponder switched off, […]

Chinese oil refiners are reducing their imports of Russian crude following the recent announcement of new U.S. sanctions aimed at major oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil, as reported by Bloomberg on Monday. State-owned corporations Sinopec and PetroChina have already canceled some deliveries of Russian oil, according to information from traders cited by Bloomberg. Additionally, smaller […]