Category: World

On Thursday, Russia labeled the British Council as an “undesirable organization,” a decision that is expected to hinder Russian citizens’ abilities to study and reside abroad. The British Council is one of the key organizers of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), recognized globally as one of the most prominent academic English proficiency tests […]

Areg Shchepikhin, a 39-year-old technology entrepreneur, was taken in broad daylight from a central railway station in Moscow on Tuesday after making disparaging remarks about ethnic Chechens and Islam on social media. Footage circulating online depicted a group of bearded men in suits carrying Shchepikhin from the Yaroslavsky station and placing him in the trunk […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin informed U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday that he would need to respond to notable Ukrainian drone assaults on Russia’s fleet of nuclear-capable bombers, as well as to a lethal bridge bombing that Moscow attributes to Kyiv. As the conflict in Ukraine escalates, following nearly four months of negotiations and threats […]

On Tuesday, the Kremlin characterized the negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine as “highly complex,” cautioning against expectations of any rapid advancements while indicating it was awaiting Kyiv’s response to its suggestions. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s chief spokesperson, addressed reporters a day after Russian negotiators informed their Ukrainian counterparts during talks in Turkey […]

The rumored daughter of President Vladimir Putin has quietly entered the French art scene, collaborating with galleries that feature anti-war artists, including some from Ukraine, as reported by exiled artist Nastya Rodionova on Thursday. Yelizaveta Krivonogikh’s presence in Paris was first noted by the Ukrainian media outlet TSN. This outlet discovered that she resides in […]

A Russian telecommunications equipment developer subject to U.S. sanctions set up 4G mobile network systems in Afghanistan last year, allowing mobile services to reach as many as 10 million residents, as reported by the business newspaper Vedomosti on Thursday. This development underscores the strengthening relationship between Moscow and the Taliban since the Islamist group regained […]

A court in Volgograd, a city in southern Russia, has sentenced a university student to 12 years in a high-security penal colony after he made a minor financial transfer to Ukraine, as reported by the exiled news outlet Mediazona on Tuesday. Andrei Glukhov, a 21-year-old student at Volgograd Polytechnic College who lives with cerebral palsy, […]

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has released a four-minute video showcasing the Operation Spider’s Web drone strikes that occurred on Sunday, which reportedly inflicted damage on aircraft located over 4,000 kilometers from Ukrainian borders. The SBU asserts that it successfully destroyed 41 military planes, valued at more than $7 billion; however, these claims have […]

On Thursday, law enforcement officials apprehended three staff members from Ura.ru, a news organization focused on the Urals region, as part of an investigation linked to reports that included information from anonymous police sources, according to the state-run TASS news agency. Denis Allayarov, the editor for the Sverdlovsk area, was reportedly taken into custody at […]

Ukrainian security forces carried out a significant drone strike on Russian military airfields on Sunday, reaching thousands of kilometers beyond the front lines. President Volodymyr Zelensky described this operation as the longest-range mission to date. Called “Spider’s Web,” the operation involved extensive planning over several months, including the covert transport of drones into Russian territory. […]