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Russia’s coal industry is heading for sharply deeper losses this year as the government prepares to end key tax deferrals, adding pressure to a sector already grappling with falling exports, high borrowing costs and a strong ruble,…
Lionel Jospin (pictured), one of the big figures in French Socialist Party politics, has died aged 88. He was a leading figure in the long domination of French politics by the Socialist Party following the 14 year reign of François Mitterrand as…

A delegation from the Russian State Duma arrived in Washington on March 25, raising questions about the necessity and purpose of the initiative. The visit includes a series of consultations that both sides describe as an…

Russia has entered an economic tailspin. March 2026 data record a simultaneous deterioration in all key indicators – from business activity to real household incomes. The emerging picture contradicts the Kremlin’s official narrative of a…
ICCF President Konstantin Ishkhanov
Under the leadership of President Konstantin Ishkhanov (pictured), alongside Artistic Director David Abrahamyan, the International Chamber Classics Festival (ICCF) returns to Belgium from 28 April to 1 May 2026,…

Tension has surged within NATO as attempts to turn the Baltic Sea into a closed alliance-controlled basin met a firm response from Moscow. The Kremlin avoided diplomatic back-and-forth and instead deployed missile systems to…
