Category: World

A court in the Primorye region of the Russian Far East confirmed on Thursday the detention of Sofiane Sehili, a French endurance cyclist who was apprehended last month while trying to set a world record for cycling across Eurasia. The 44-year-old Sehili could face up to two years behind bars for allegedly illegally entering Russia. […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Donald Trump during a phone conversation on Saturday to facilitate peace in Ukraine in a manner similar to his previous efforts in the Middle East, suggesting that if Trump could halt one conflict, he could also help end others. This discussion took place a day after Russia launched a […]

Russia will require at least a decade to meaningfully boost its gas exports to China through the forthcoming Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, as reported by Reuters on Tuesday. This long-awaited, multi-billion-dollar initiative is a key part of Russia’s strategy to shift its gas export focus towards Asia after losing numerous Western customers due to […]

An overnight assault by Russia resulted in power outages in certain areas of Ukraine’s southern Odesa region early Saturday, marking the most recent attack aimed at disrupting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as winter approaches, according to authorities. While officials did not disclose the number of individuals impacted by the latest power cuts, DTEK, a Ukrainian energy […]

On Tuesday, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that its air defense systems successfully intercepted nearly 200 Ukrainian drones during a second night of extensive aerial assaults, with local officials indicating damage to several industrial locations. In the Nizhny Novgorod region, which lies to the east of Moscow, Governor Gleb Nikitin reported that 30 drones were shot […]

A court in the northwestern Pskov region has mandated the reinstatement of opposition politician Lev Shlosberg to house arrest just three days after his initial release, according to a statement from the Yabloko party’s press service on Friday. Shlosberg, a prominent member of Yabloko who has chosen to remain in Russia despite his dissent regarding […]

A Russian nuclear engineer has received an 18-year sentence at a maximum-security facility for making donations to paramilitary groups in Ukraine consisting of Russian nationals, according to a report from the Kommersant business daily on Wednesday, referencing court documentation. Ruslan Shadiyev, who worked as a research engineer at the Russian Federal Nuclear Center (RFNC–VNIIEF) located […]

A Russian anti-war activist who has been sentenced to prison in her homeland has been held in custody in Armenia for more than a month due to an extradition request from Moscow, as reported by the media on Wednesday. Lilya Manyukhina, aged 29, along with two other activists, was convicted in 2023 for aggravated robbery […]

Russia’s top producer of dairy and baby food, which was previously owned by the French multinational Danone, announced a complete rebranding on Wednesday, signifying what the company described as the final phase of its localization process. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Danone expressed its intention to exit the Russian market. Subsequently, in […]

Authorities reported early Wednesday that three individuals lost their lives due to a Ukrainian rocket strike in the southwestern Belgorod region, marking the second fatal incident in the border area this week. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the Governor of Belgorod region, stated that a “public building” in Maslova, situated less than 20 kilometers (approximately 17.4 miles) from […]