Category: World

Russian legislators have modified laws that will grant President Vladimir Putin increased powers to prevent foreign businesses from reacquiring assets they relinquished when leaving the country, according to Interfax on Wednesday. These amendments highlight Russia’s strategy to exclude Western companies from critical sectors and strengthen local control over foreign business assets that were left behind […]

President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly met with Ali Larijani, the leading advisor to Iran’s supreme leader on nuclear matters, to discuss Tehran’s nuclear program at the Kremlin on Sunday. Russia maintains a friendly relationship with Iran’s clerical establishment and offers significant support to Tehran; however, it has not fully aligned itself with its ally despite the […]

All five members of the crew aboard a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter lost their lives when the aircraft crashed in the Khabarovsk region of the Russian Far East, law enforcement officials reported on Wednesday. The helicopter disappeared from radar on Monday while flying back to its base in Magadan from repairs in the village of […]

In response to the growing frequency of nationwide mobile internet outages, Russian regional authorities are launching new public Wi-Fi networks. Many major cities and regions have made interactive maps available, indicating the locations of the newly established Wi-Fi access points. For instance, the website of the Digital Development Ministry for the Samara region now features […]

Tourism from Western nations to Russia experienced a significant decline following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Restrictions on flights, banking limitations, and various logistical challenges, alongside heightened geopolitical tensions, have complicated travel, making it less attractive for many visitors from the West. Nevertheless, thousands of individuals from Europe and North America continue to visit […]

The Russian Defense Ministry has discreetly canceled this year’s Army-2025 military and technical forum, which is the country’s largest annual defense exhibition showcasing its latest weaponry and military advancements, as reported by the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia on Wednesday, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter. The business publication Kommersant later verified this information, referring […]

Russian prisons are progressively limiting inmates’ access to foreign literature and books written in foreign languages, as reported by the independent news outlet Mozhem Obyasnit on Friday. Prisoners across the country have indicated that works by international authors, language learning materials, and even popular novels are being banned as prison officials impose stricter controls on […]

On Saturday, officials reported that Russian strikes resulted in the deaths of three individuals across Ukraine. Meanwhile, in response to a Ukrainian drone assault, Moscow was compelled to halt train services for a short period in its southern Rostov region. Over the past few months, Russia has intensified long-range airstrikes on Ukrainian cities, as well […]

Sergei Matsotsky, a co-founder of the prominent Russian IT company IBS and a significant personality in the nation’s technology field, has been arrested in absentia on serious bribery allegations, according to a Moscow court’s announcement on Friday. The Basmanny District Court revealed that Matsotsky had departed from Russia before the court’s decision. The specific details […]

Italy’s culture minister joined the widow of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny on Tuesday to denounce an invitation extended to maestro Valery Gergiev to perform near Naples, cautioning that it might serve as a propaganda tool for the Kremlin. The Russian conductor Gergiev, a close associate of President Vladimir Putin and currently directing Moscow’s prestigious […]