Moscow city authorities are ramping up efforts to recruit contract soldiers for the war in Ukraine following several months of relative quiet, the independent Vyorstka news website reported, citing sources in the city government and…
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Jaishankar says US tariffs prompted India to seek out complementary partners in West
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Amid the tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration on countries across the world including India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that the US has fundamentally changed its approach…
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Russian Oscar nominee signs with Hollywood agency – media
Yura Borisov’s contract with UTA will see him “represented in all areas,” according to Variety magazine
Russian Oscar-nominated actor Yura Borisov, known for his role in US director Sean Baker’s…
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Russian Oscar nominee signs with Hollywood agency media
Yura Borisovs contract with UTA will see him represented in all areas, according to Variety magazine
Russian Oscar-nominated actor Yura Borisov, known for his role in US director Sean Baker’s film ‘Anora’, has signed with a major Hollywood agency,…
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UK bans personal EU meat and dairy imports – POLITICO
The new restrictions will not apply to goods arriving from Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, or the Isle of Man.
While FMD doesn’t pose a risk to humans and there are no current cases in the United Kingdom, it’s a highly infectious…
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Facing a funding freeze, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian service says it’s cutting back on staff and broadcasts — Meduza
Due to funding restrictions, the Ukrainian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has been forced to furlough some of its staff and scale back broadcasts. On Friday, the outlet announced the final episode of the morning livestream…
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One of Earth’s oldest mysteries keeps getting weirder
By the time you’ve read this sentence, lightning could have struck Earth as many as 270 times. That may sound like a lot, but according to the UK’s Met Office, there are about 44 lightning strikes every second. Put another way, that’s about…
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Science says the color purple isn’t actually real
The color purple has long been a symbol of royalty, creativity, and mystery. But according to science, it’s also something else: a figment of our imaginations. While it looks just as real as red or blue, purple is actually an optical…
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Russia blacklists Yeltsin-era chief diplomat as ‘foreign agent’ — Meduza
On Friday, Russia’s Justice Ministry added former chief diplomat Andrei Kozyrev to the country’s “foreign agent” registry. Kozyrev was the head of Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry from 1990 to 1996, serving with President Boris Yeltsin…
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Why hasn’t EU acted against Turkey’s increasing repression? – DW – 04/11/2025
As Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor appeared in court on Friday in one of multiple cases against him, supporters gathered to protest what they believe is a politically motivated campaign to bar him from running for the presidency.
Ekrem…
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