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Sergey Nedovodin, St. Petersburg radio founder, dies at 61 after being beaten outside his Moscow home
Sergey Nedovodin, a founder and former executive director of the radio station Ekho Peterburga, has died at 61, the station’s Telegram channel reported.
The son of ‘Orthodox oligarch’ Igor Altushkin (who funds Russian churches and a battalion in Ukraine) crashed the family Lamborghini into a house in Yekaterinburg, injuring a combat veteran
A purple Lamborghini crashed into a house at 1 Otradnaya Street in Yekaterinburg on the evening of August 11, according to news outlet E1.ru and the Telegram channel “Baza,” which…
Armistice Regime, Peace Regime, or Time for a Different Mindset on the Korean Peninsula?
Adopting a new mindset for peacebuilding on the peninsula requires preserving what works while targeting individual issues that remain unresolved.
When Is a Central Asian Leaders Summit Not a Summit?
The latest gathering of Central Asian leaders, plus Azerbaijan’s president, saw the signing of a declaration, but the “C5” have not quite become a “C6.”
Miss Universe Canada contestants apologise for wearing indigenous dress
"My outfit caused hurt and offence to people in the indigenous community," one of the contestants said after the pageant.
Russia’s Central Bank approves Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT for exchange trading — with limits for retail investors
Russia’s Central Bank has added Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether (USDT) to its list of cryptocurrencies approved for trading on exchanges, the regulator said in a statement.
Putin’s motorcade stopped in Novosibirsk for a ‘spontaneous’ crowd of children. They had been waiting more than two hours — by a gas station with no gas.
Putin stopped his motorcade during a visit to Novosibirsk and got out to greet a crowd of local residents who had been waiting for him along the road. Eyewitness video shows the m…
Is the EU’s African migrant hubs plan dead on arrival?
European People’s Party leader Manfred Weber wants to ship illegal migrants to Africa, but the EU’s own courts could block any deportations Read Full Article at RT.com
Moscow’s Gulag museum won a Council of Europe prize for its honesty about Soviet terror. The state has now replaced it with a museum about the genocide of the Soviet people by the Nazis.
In late 2024, Moscow’s Museum of the History of the Gulag was temporarily closed over “violations of fire safety requirements.” Even then, it was clear that this state institution…
Moscow police beat 15-year-old after AI facial recognition system misidentifies him as drug suspect
Moscow police beat a schoolboy after an AI-powered facial recognition system mistakenly flagged him as a criminal suspect, journalist Ksenia Sobchak reported.
Why the FBI is working with China and Russia, despite everything
An unexpected turn is reshaping global security beyond the old rivalries as the FBI works with Russia and China Read Full Article at RT.com
France’s complex picture of collaborating with and combating Nazis | Letters
Some young French joined the armed Milice, who worked with the occupiers, and other fought in the Resistance, says Michael Rosen. And Anthony Lodge writes on Charles de GaulleYou …
The Cyrillic Stalemate: Why Uzbekistan’s Alphabet Reform is Still Stuck 30 Years Later
Changing an alphabet involves more than just replacing letters; it requires a profound transformation of the state’s institutional and cultural fabric.
Fyodor Lukyanov: Russia must end the Ukraine war on its own terms
The old transatlantic order is weakening, but Moscow cannot afford to wait for Western divisions to solve the Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com
Relatives of ex-Marine Robert Gilman feared he was dying in a Russian psychiatric ward. This week, he boarded a plane for home.
Russian authorities have released Robert Gilman, 32, a former U.S. Marine who had been serving a sentence at a penal colony in Voronezh. Vladimir Putin pardoned Gilman on humanita…
‘Golden Kamuy’ and Modern Russo-Japanese Relations
The manga-turned-anime serves as an important pop cultural piece in understanding Japan’s place in the world, most specifically its historic role with Russia and their Northeast A…
Typhoon Dolphin hits Beijing as city braces for one-third of annual rainfall over 24 hours
Flooding already reported in some districts of Chinese capital and rains are expected to get worse overnightTyphoon Dolphin hit China’s capital on Tuesday as the storm caused floo…
Watch: Tide of rubbish blankets Philippines river
Workers in Manila waded through the river, collecting waste that washed in during days of heavy rain.
Anne Hathaway pokes fun at 'fake baby bump' theories
The actress responds to social media critics who suggested her bump didn't look real at a premiere.
Russia frees ex-US marine four years after sentence disputed by his family
Robert Gilman had been deteriorating rapidly in prison and was said to be in a catatonic stateRussia has freed a former US marine who had been in jail since 2022, after Vladimir P…
Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health
Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022 for kicking a police officer while drunk, had reportedly been in a catatonic-like state.
Officials in southern Russian city urge residents to avoid driving amid fuel shortage
Sochi authorities have urged residents and tourists to avoid traveling by personal car amid a fuel shortage, saying the measure would help “reduce the burden on gas stations and s…
Even the AI assistant inside Russia’s state-backed Max messenger tells users not to trust the app
Alisa, the AI assistant built into the Max messenger, has been telling users in chat conversations to install other apps instead — Telegram, Signal, or WhatsApp. The independent R…
Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty
The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishment.