Category: 1. Russia

Roman Starovoit, Russia’s former transport minister, was officially dismissed from his post on July 7. That very evening, news broke that he had died by suicide. Investigators say his body was found with a gunshot wound inside his personal…

Russia’s State Duma has passed legislation that officially restores the Federal Security Service’s authority to operate its own pretrial detention facilities. Deputy Vasily Piskarev, who cosponsored the bill, said the agency, known as the…

Russian television network RTVI has launched broadcasts in Mali via the country’s largest provider, Malivision, the channel announced on Tuesday.

The move, which extends RTVI’s reach to an estimated 3 million viewers in the African…

The Brics group of nations has just concluded its 17th annual summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. But, despite member states adopting a long list of commitments covering global governance, finance, health, AI and climate change,…

President Donald Trump accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday of talking “bulls***” about Ukraine, saying that the United States would send Kyiv more weapons to defend itself.

Trump’s expletive reflected his growing…

On Tuesday, Russia’s State Duma voted to pass legislation raising maternity and childbirth benefits for women studying at universities, continuing professional education organizations, and research institutions. If adopted by the Federation…

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the National Rally party’s parliamentary faction, has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against a French court’s decision prohibiting her from…