Category: 1. Russia

In the city of Cherkessk, in Russia’s North Caucasus, near the border with Georgia, a court has sentenced Alexey Safonov, the former traffic police chief of Stavropol Krai, to 20 years in prison for running an organized criminal group,…

“I’m your neighbor, Volodya. Your apartments have been sold. Call me — it’s urgent.”

When that message reached Svitlana Kolisnichenko and her family in May 2024, it confirmed their worst fears about the property they left behind in Crimea after…

On Monday, a London court sentenced six Bulgarian nationals to prison on charges of spying for Russia, the BBC reports. Orlin Rusev, the group’s leader, got the longest sentence: 10 years and eight months. The others received prison terms…

On Monday, a Moscow court heard closing arguments in the criminal case against Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the independent election-monitoring group Golos. He faces up to six years in prison for allegedly organizing the activities of an…

The hero of the film is a former US Army officer Scott Bennett. He decided to come to Donbass to see with his own eyes what was happening in the SMO zone, ‘to bring this truth to America and help put an end to this…

In 2025, the Kremlin is marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany with particular fanfare. One of the centerpiece projects is the “ Museum,” a new exhibition in Moscow dedicated to Russia’s ongoing war…

US President Donald Trump said that for him trade relations between the United States and the European Union are ‘disgusting’ than with China.

‘They [the EU – ed] have been nasty. I see that trading with the…

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike killed five

by AFP Staff Writers

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) May 8, 2025

Gaza’s civil defence agency said an Israeli air strike killed five people in the north of the war-ravaged…

Lebanon state media say series of Israeli strikes hit south

by AFP Staff Writers

Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) May 8, 2025

Lebanese official media said Israel conducted heavy air strikes on the south on Thursday, the latest raids despite a…