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Russia fires top economist after he compares Putin’s economy to 1917 revolution
The economist’s claims come as Ukraine has repeatedly attacked Russia’s oil refineries and largest retailer Wildberries this summer
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Russia hits Ukraine's Izmail and Odesa ports in overnight strikes
Izmail, close to the Romanian border, is home to Ukraine's largest port on the Danube river
Binance Left Russia in 2023: Why Is Moscow Still Getting User Data?
Binance exited Russia in 2023, yet still answers Moscow's data requests. Here is why that channel stayed open. The post Binance Left Russia in 2023: W…
Swalwell Admitted To Fang-Banging 'Rusty Thumbs' Amid FBI Investigation Into Illegal Donations: Docs
Swalwell Admitted To Fang-Banging 'Rusty Thumbs' Amid FBI Investigation Into Illegal Donations: Docs The FBI spent months trying to turn a suspected C…
Russia's prominent anti-war politician jailed for 11 years
Lev Schlosberg is found guilty of "discrediting" Russia's army - a verdict he condemns as punishment for his political position.
The Wylers try to stick together—for better or worse—in The Diplomat season 4 trailer
The Netflix series, led by Emmy nominees Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell, returns in October. Whenever a Keri Russell character says “the fights are goi…
Russia’s Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko
Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the exclusion of liberal opposition party Yabloko from September’s legislative elections, eliminating the coun…
Russia expanding secret bases that can launch drones deep inside Nato territory: report
Nato has raised the alarm over the threat of a Russian attack amid repeated incursions by Moscow’s drones
Russian court sentences anti-war politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 years in prison
Deputy leader of only political party still functioning in Russia that opposes war in Ukraine is convicted of 'public actions aimed at discrediting th…
Kremlin critic jailed for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine
A court in Russia has convicted a prominent opposition politician.
Ukraine Strikes Rocket Factory Critical to Russia’s Space Program
A Ukrainian missile strike dealt a blow to the heart of Roscosmos over the weekend.
Russian strike on Kyiv book market: 'An attempt to annihilate Ukrainian identity'
A central book market in Kyiv was hit by a Russian strike on Sunday. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze, describes the strikes as …
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Russia jails opposition politician for 11 years over Ukraine war criticism
Lev Shlosberg was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Monday
Futures Rise On Fresh Push Higher In Tech
Futures Rise On Fresh Push Higher In Tech Futures are higher again, just a few basis points away from a new all time high, led by Tech as the week sta…
Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes
Ukraine’s state energy company says Russia has attacked its facilities 13 times over the past week, with nearly 300 attacks this year
Huge inferno engulfs ‘Russian Amazon’ Wildberries after Ukraine’s largest ever drone strike
Ukraine has successfully targeted Wildberries hubs seven times in six weeks as part of a campaign to bring the war to Russia
US-South Korea drills renew questions over North Korea’s military power
US President Donald Trump called for US-South Korean military drills to be scaled back just hours before they were due to begin, describing North Kore…
Senior Russian banker fired after scathing speech on wartime economy
Andrei Klepach of VEB said Russia’s economy was falling behind China, US and ‘in some respects Ukraine’Europe live – latest updatesThe chief economist…
Trump says Kim Jong-un has responded to his overtures when asked about scaling back US drills with South Korea – live
Trump also claims he’s ‘actually making it much safer’ for South Korea by scaling back joint military drills just days after North Korea test-fired ba…
Ukraine and Russia intensify attacks, several killed in Belgorod border region
A Ukrainian missile strike killed six people and wounded another four, including a child, in Russia's border Belgorod region, the acting g…
Binance handed user data to Russia that led to a Ukrainian donor's arrest
Binance says it cooperates with lawful requests, despite exiting the Russian market in 2023 to improve its compliance strategy.
Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Russia
Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia, hitting a Wildberries warehouse and other sites. Meanwhile, Russian strikes continued acr…
At least 6 dead after Ukraine launches aerial attack on Russia
Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial attacks of the war on Russia, killing at least six people. How are Russians feeling as the war grinds on?
As war with Ukraine wages on, a look at life inside Russia
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Nina Krushcheva, professor of international affairs at the New School, about the current geopolitical climate in Russ…
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing heads to Russia to deepen strategic ties with Moscow
The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government embarked on an official visit to Russia to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin
Russia and Ukraine trade more deadly strikes
Moscow says nine people have been killed in the past 24 hours, while Kyiv reports four deaths.
Ukraine takes aim at Russia’s economy and morale by attacking online retailer
Day after day over recent weeks, Ukrainian drones have pummeled giant depots belonging to Wildberries, the country’s biggest online retailer, burning …