Category: World

DAVOS, Switzerland — This week, President Donald Trump’s assertions regarding the annexation of Greenland and the threat of punitive tariffs on European nations that oppose him are poised to take center stage at the annual World Economic Forum. While his aspirations to gain control over the mineral-rich Arctic island have shifted some focus away from […]

Russian airstrikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have left thousands in Kyiv without heat during freezing temperatures, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported Tuesday morning. Klitschko indicated that nearly 6,000 residential buildings are without heating, and a significant portion of the city is also lacking running water. The temperature forecast for Kyiv on Tuesday indicates a high of […]

Pop singer Larisa Dolina has been compelled to leave her previous apartment in Moscow due to a court order, bringing to a close a protracted dispute over what has been described as a fraudulent sale of the property that unsettled the housing market in Russia. “The keys have now been returned to us. All individuals […]

The White House has extended an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in a newly proposed “Board of Peace” intended to address international conflicts, as announced by the Kremlin on Monday. During a press conference, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov informed reporters, “President Putin has received a diplomatic invitation to join this Board of […]

The Russian government is encouraging its citizens to acquire new biometric passports as an increasing number of European Union countries implement the bloc’s digital entry system for non-EU nationals, with a deadline approaching this spring. The visa-free Schengen zone initiated the rollout of its Entry/Exit System (EES) in October, which replaces manual passport stamping with […]

Officials reported on Monday that road conditions in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the capital of Kamchatka, are still extremely treacherous following a series of intense winter storms that hit the Far Eastern peninsula last week, unleashing a combination of snow, ice, and winds as efforts are underway to restore normalcy in the remote region. “The state of the […]

On Friday, Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement for a localized ceasefire to facilitate repairs on the last operational backup power line at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, as reported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Repair work on the line, which had been damaged and severed due to military actions on January 2, […]

The Russian Foreign Minister stated on Tuesday that the United States has not yet released the Russian crew members of an oil tanker that was seized by American forces in the northern Atlantic Ocean earlier this month. On January 7, U.S. forces boarded and captured the Marinera, a tanker flying the Russian flag that is […]

Danish officials have indicated the possibility of confiscating the property of the Russian Embassy in Copenhagen, as reported by Russia’s Ambassador to Denmark through state media on Tuesday. Ambassador Vladimir Barbin expressed to the state-run news agency TASS that “Copenhagen’s relentless pursuit of confrontation with Moscow… renders the establishment of normal relations with Denmark unfeasible.” […]

Russia’s state internet regulator, Roskomnadzor, blocked access to 1.289 million online pages in the past year, representing a 59% rise compared to 2024, as authorities enhanced monitoring and imposed stricter regulations on sensitive material. The largest surge was observed in content related to circumvention tools, which soared by 1,235% to exceed 93,000 items, as reported […]