Russia/Ukraine War
Private helicopter crashes on Greek island of Sifnos killing three
The incident occurred in the Tholos area
SPIEF allows for more meetings than usually held in six months — official
Anton Kobyakov noted that SPIEF and the EEF serve as vital platforms for dialogue between business and government
He stayed in Russia and kept saying the war in Ukraine must end. Now opposition politician Lev Shlosberg is going to prison for more than 11 years.
Judge Viktoria Malyamova of the Pskov City Court sentenced Lev Shlosberg, deputy chair of Russia’s Yabloko party, to 11 years and one month in a penal colony for repeatedly “discr…
Google registers four trademarks in Russia, including AlphaEvolve, service logos
All four trademarks are set to expire in 2035
Eleven years in prison for illegal speech: reactions to the verdict against Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg
A Pskov court sentenced Lev Shlosberg, the 63-year-old deputy chairman of the liberal Yabloko party, to 11 years and one month in a penal colony on charges of repeatedly “discredi…
Central Election Commission to review removing Yabloko from ballot at next meeting
Deputy Chairman of the CEC Nikolay Bulayev said the commission will adopt a separate decision to adjust the ballot
Netanyahu, Board of Peace agree to establish two working groups for Gaza — PM’s office
Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the prime minister and Board of Peace had deep and constructive discussions
Foreign investors entering free economic zones in Donbass and Novorossiya, senator says
Dmitry Vorona said the region currently offers the best possible conditions for investors
Trump threatens to ‘bomb the sh*t out of’ Oman
US President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman, as Muscat and Tehran press ahead with talks aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz Read Full Article at RT.com
Teenage girl returns to Russia from Ukraine, reunited with mother — ombudswoman
According to Maria Lvova-Belova, the mother and the daughter were permanently in touch
Jackie Chan movie ‘Armor of God 4’ wraps Azerbaijan shoot
The Armor of God franchise has now been shot in four different decades
Russia’s biggest state development corp fires Andrei Klepach, its chief economist, for saying in May that Moscow is losing its war of attrition with the West, and losing it ‘in some ways’ to Ukraine
The Russian state development corporation VEB.RF has fired its chief economist, Andrey Klepach. The corporation dismissed him over “harsh personal assessments” of Russia’s economi…
Bank of Russia raises dollar rate to 85.01 rubles for August 18
The official euro exchange rate increased by 82.11 kopecks to 98.3352 rubles
Rolf car dealership founder Sergei Petrov is sentenced to nine years in absentia over an alleged 4-billion-ruble scheme
The Cheryomushkinsky District Court in Moscow has sentenced Sergey Petrov, founder of the car dealership Rolf and a former State Duma deputy, to nine years in prison in absentia o…
Russian stock indices decline as trading on Moscow Exchange closes
Analysts at BCS World of Investments point out that if the MOEX Index manages to consolidate around 2,100 points, it will serve as a positive signal
Israeli minister calls for 30-40 ‘targeted assassinations’ in Gaza per night
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for 30 to 40 targeted killings in Gaza each night Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia already drove TV Rain into exile. Now it’s coming for the two executives who kept the channel alive.
Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against Natalya Sindeyeva, the chair of TV Rain’s board of directors, and Mark Ten, the channel’s general director, accusing them o…
The Russian LGBT Network spent 20 years protecting queer people. Now, branded ‘extremist,’ it’s dissolving itself to protect them.
The Russian LGBT Network, a public movement, announced that it is shutting down, according to a statement its representatives posted on Telegram. The organization said its “extrem…
A Russian FSB officer who ran a ‘Kremlin-insider’ Telegram channel is sentenced to 11 years for extorting a tech company
Mikhail Polyakov, administrator of the Telegram channel Kremlyovskaya Prachka, has been sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony on extortion charges, according to a correspondent …
Rapper Ye (you may know him as Kanye West) is set to play two concerts in St. Petersburg, Russia, in October
American rapper Ye, also known as Kanye West, will perform two concerts in St. Petersburg on October 10 and 11, 2026. Say Agency, the Russian firm organizing the shows, confirmed …
Central Election Commission, prosecutor back Supreme Court ruling to squash Yabloko appeal
TASS has compiled the main points surrounding the appeal
RT reports on Afghanistan’s new reality five years after the US evacuated (VIDEO)
Five years after the US withdrawal, Afghanistan is safer but still grappling with sanctions and diplomatic isolation, RT reports Read Full Article at RT.com
CRUTech consortium to link 24 universities from Tatarstan and China’s Shandong
The memorandum establishing the consortium was signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing. The alliance will operate as a network of joint programs
Russian pensioner fined for trying to shoot down drones with shotgun
A magistrate judge in the village of Yelan, in Russia’s Volgograd region, fined a local pensioner 40,000 rubles for trying to shoot down drones on his own. The independent Russian…