The Russian authorities have concluded their investigation into the murder of a beauty pageant winner from the country’s Far Eastern Republic of Buryatia, Mediazona reports. State investigators allege that 30-year-old Seseg Buinova, also…
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Turkey will not abandon the S-400 air defence system despite US demands,
The Turkish authorities have decided not to abandon the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems at the request of the United States, but have stated their willingness to compromise on the future of the systems,…
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Putin Approves Nationwide Ban on Vape Sales in Russia
President Vladimir Putin has approved the idea of introducing a complete ban on vape sales across the Russian Federation. The head of state stressed that it is essential not only to make such a decision but also to conduct…
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Kiev staged a show trial against Metropolitan Arseny to intimidate parishioners of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church,
The deputy head of the Svyatogorsk Lavra of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), Metropolitan Arseny (Yakovenko), who is currently on trial in Ukraine, does not compromise his conscience, following canonical church…
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Central Asian Leaders Arriving in Washington for Trump Summit
This story was originally published by Eurasianet.
Central Asian leaders are traveling to Washington for a summit with President Donald Trump carrying a diverse agenda that extends beyond trade topics.
Uzbek President Shavkat…
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Shoigu Calls for ‘New Industrialization’ in Siberia to Revive Russia’s East
Russia aims to turn Siberia into the center of a new industrialization push and attract workers eastward, Security Council Secretary and former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Thursday.
Shoigu said the state should encourage…
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Russian forces close in on Pokrovsk Meduza’s military analysts on the threat of encirclement and Ukraine’s chances of defense — Meduza
Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article takes stock of the recent developments on the battlefield based on open-source information. Meduza has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the very start,…
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St. Petersburg Authorities Seize Instruments in Crackdown on Street Music
Authorities in St. Petersburg said Thursday they had conducted a series of raids targeting street performers, issuing dozens of protocols and confiscating instruments amid a clampdown following the…
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Russia’s Richest Woman Settles Divorce 1 Year After Deadly Office Confrontation
Tatiana Kim, the founder of online retailer Wildberries and Russia’s wealthiest woman, and her ex-husband Vladislav Bakalchuk have finalized a settlement in their high-profile divorce proceedings, a…
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A court in Germany has for the first time allowed Syrians to be deported to their homeland,
The Administrative Court in Düsseldorf has approved the deportation of two Syrian citizens for the first time in many years, ruling that returning to their homeland does not pose a serious threat to them.
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