In a first for science, researchers have observed a phenomenon that could finally explain a mystery at the heart of how lightning forms.
Known as terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs), these short, incredibly bright bursts of radiation were…
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The Guardian view on Russia sanctions: a brittle economy is Putin’s weakness | Editorial
Donald Trump’s pledge to end the war in Ukraine on the first day of his second term as US president was a sign of his unsuitability as a peace broker. A clearer sign was his apparent sympathy with Vladimir Putin. Mr Trump’s tone regarding the…
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Review: In Seagull: True Story, an Antiwar Russian Director Flees to New York
Eric Tabach and Andrey Burkovskiy (on horseback) star in Eli Rarey’s Seagull: True Story, created and directed by Alexander Molochnikov, at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre.
(© Frederick Charles)It has been three years since…
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Russia’s justice minister proposes ‘defense of moral values’ as basis for criminal immunity — Meduza
Russia’s justice minister has proposed introducing “the defense of moral values” as a new basis for exemption from criminal liability. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, Konstantin Chuychenko said, “Currently,…
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Russians shared fake news claiming they were near Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border and were killed shortly afterwards – DeepState
One of the Russians who took the fake photo and was later killed. Screenshot: DeepState
A photo has been circulating on social media that supposedly shows Russian troops reaching the administrative border between Donetsk…
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Muslim Brotherhood-linked groups tried to influence EU: report – POLITICO
France has in recent days gone to great lengths to protect its secular nature. Earlier this week, France’s Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad called for tighter checks on the way the EU allocates grants following allegations that Brussels…
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Trump’s tariffs will test U.S. allies at G7 finance ministers’ summit
BANFF, Alberta (AP) — Leading financial officials from the world’s richest countries are gathering in a Canadian mountain resort this week for what may prove a contentious meeting in the wake of President Donald Trump’s…
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News – The Russian Government
Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin participated in the meeting of the Volga-Yangtze Interregional Cooperation Council, held in Kazan under the joint chairmanship of Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy…
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