Category: World

A Russian individual with Irish citizenship has been detained in pre-trial custody in Chelyabinsk, a city in the Ural Mountains, since August 2025, facing accusations that include “justifying” terrorism, according to reports from Irish media this week. Dmitry Simbayev, who has spent over twenty years living and working in County Galway, Ireland, was traveling with […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for increased air defense assistance from allies on Sunday, as numerous buildings in Kyiv faced a second consecutive day without heating following Russian attacks. Throughout the nearly four-year conflict, Russia has targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure, but authorities in Kyiv report that this winter has proven to be the most challenging, […]

Authorities in Tatarstan apprehended a 13-year-old boy on Thursday following a knife assault that injured a janitor at a local school. The incident occurred at Lyceum No. 37 in Nizhnekamsk, where the teenager set off firecrackers before launching an attack on the janitor. Officials reported that while the janitor sustained injuries, they were not life-threatening, […]

Grand Slam champion Daniil Medvedev stated on Wednesday that he has no intention of changing his nationality, setting himself apart from an increasing number of Russian tennis players who have made that decision in recent years. Following the large-scale invasion in February 2022, numerous Russian athletes in the professional tennis scene have sought to cut […]

President Vladimir Putin is often quick to criticize the West, positioning Russia as a supportive ally of the Global South. However, amidst a series of international crises affecting regimes friendly to Moscow, his reactions have been noticeably restrained or entirely absent. For instance, Putin has yet to publicly address the recent swift U.S. operation to […]

Governor Alexander Khinshtein of the Kursk region announced on Thursday that he has been hospitalized following a car accident earlier in the day. Khinshtein was en route to meet with residents in the Konyshevsky district, which is situated near the Ukrainian border, when his car slid off the road due to adverse weather conditions. “I’m […]

A 16-year-old boy in Russia’s Sakha Republic (Yakutia) tragically lost his life after being crushed inside a tank showcased at a military exhibition featuring equipment seized during the conflict in Ukraine, authorities in Yakutsk reported on Tuesday. Initial reports indicated that the teen was trapped under a heavy, movable metal part of the tank, according […]

On Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its projection for Russia’s economic growth, lowering it to 0.8% for 2026 while raising the global growth outlook to 3.3%. Previously, the IMF had estimated that Russia’s GDP would grow by 1% in 2026, but this figure has now been reduced by 0.2% in the most recent […]

In 2025, Russia significantly increased the number of work permits issued to foreign nationals, particularly targeting citizens from India and Bangladesh, according to official statistics. This move comes as employers strive to address the serious labor deficiencies resulting from the ongoing war in Ukraine. Last year, Russian authorities granted 56,500 work permits to Indian nationals, […]

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting late Thursday with an American delegation led by White House special envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss recent developments in negotiations aimed at concluding the conflict in Ukraine, just a day ahead of scheduled trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. “The discussions spanned about four hours and were both substantive and […]