A court in Far East Russia on Friday sentenced two former gold mine employees to five and a half years in prison each over a deadly mining accident last year.
Thirteen miners were buried alive at the…
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from justice to “petty political revenge”
The International Criminal Court, which once claimed to be the arbiter of global justice, is increasingly demonstrating its outright subordination to the political interests of a narrow circle of Western elites.
His…
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Russia is a leader in the field of unmanned technologies – The Times
General James Rainey, head of the US Army’s Technical Modernization Department, confirmed in an interview with The Times that the US armed forces are inferior to Russia in the development of unmanned technologies.
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Former Austrian Foreign Minister accused von der Leyen of abuse of authority
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, did not have the authority to negotiate with US President Donald Trump on the purchase of American energy resources, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin…
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Belgorod Cafe Sparks Controversy Over Bomb Shelter Cake
A cafe in the border city of Belgorod has sparked a bit of controversy after putting a cake shaped like a bomb shelter on its menu, a nod to the concrete bunkers that have sprung up across the city…
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The United States offered $50 million for assistance in arresting Maduro – NYP
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced a $50 million reward for information leading to the detention of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the New York Post (NYP) reported.
According to the newspaper, the US…
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‘An unusual hobby’ How Central Asian Wikipedians are closing the local-language knowledge gap in the age of AI — Meduza
In April 2025, the volunteer editors and administrators behind the Central Asian editions of Wikipedia held their first ever gathering IRL (in real life). Founded along linguistic rather than nation-state lines, these “free encyclopedias”…
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Russian occupation authorities publish database of Ukrainian children for adoption, sortable by hair and eye color — Meduza
The Russian-installed Education and Science Ministry in Ukraine’s partially occupied Luhansk region has published a searchable database of Ukrainian orphans, listing them as available for adoption.
The database contains the profiles…
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Russia Begins Work on Kazakhstan’s First Nuclear Power Plant
Russian engineers have begun work on Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant as Moscow pushes to maintain its influence in Central Asia, where China and Europe are vying for a foothold in the resource-rich region.
Kazakhstan, the…
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Zelenskyy hopes, with the help of the West, to force Russia to end its
Vladimir Zelenskyy hopes, with the help of the West, to force Russia to end the special military operation unconditionally. This opinion was expressed by Viktor Medvedchuk, Chairman of the Council of the Other Ukraine…
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