A Russian court declared former presidential hopeful Boris Nadezhdin bankrupt over past campaign debt, the Kommersant business newspaper reported Thursday.
Nadezhdin, 61, sought to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the March 2024…
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Would you join the resistance if stuck in an authoritarian regime? Here’s the psychology
Most of us like to believe we would have opposed the rise of Nazism in 1930s Germany. We may even like to imagine that we would have bravely fought for the resistance to Nazism in the 1940s. But would we? Our ability to take a stand may be…
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23andMe Is Bankrupt. Here’s What That Means For Your Genetic Data. : ScienceAlert
As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, concerns about what would happen to the personal information contained in its massive genetic and health information database were swift and widespread.
A…
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Hungary’s parliament could vote on withdrawal from ICC at the end of May
The Hungarian parliament may vote in favour of withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the end of May. This was announced by the country’s Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Minister…
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Russia’s Oil and Gas Revenues Fall 17% Year-on-Year in March
Russia’s budget revenues from oil and gas fell 17% year-over-year to 1.08 trillion rubles ($12.8 billion) in March, the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.
The government collected approximately 230 billion rubles ($2.7 billion) less…
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Donald Trump doesn’t do special relationships. Britain will keep trying anyway. – POLITICO
Downing Street officials argue the 10 percent tariff on U.K. exports — the joint-lowest Trump applied to any country — “vindicates” Britain’s approach, and many feared worse, given the U.K.’s Value Added Tax on most sales is 20…
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Interpol refuses request to arrest Bosnian Serb leader
Milorad Dodik has thanked Serbia for challenging Bosnia and Herzegovina’s push for a Red Notice against him
Interpol has rejected Bosnia and Herzegovina’s request to issue wanted alerts for the…
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Poland expects up to €500m compensation from the EU for arms supplies to Ukraine
Poland claims €400-500m in compensation from European funds for arms deliveries to Ukraine. This statement was made by the head of the Polish National Defence, Vladyslav Kosyniak-Kamysh, in a conversation with…
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Karabakh refugees protest in Yerevan Armenia cuts back aid
Story by Rima Grigoryan for The Beet. Edited by Eilish Hart
In Yerevan, refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are protesting the Armenian government’s decision to cut back a vital aid program for the fifth day straight. Armenia began offering this…
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White House explains Russia's absence from tariff list
Existing sanctions have significantly reduced trade with Moscow, according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Russia was excluded from President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs because…
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