Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Russians mock US election allegations as Putin teasingly says he supports Harris

Russian commentators are mocking allegations that Moscow is meddling again in the U.S. presidential election, while President Vladimir Putin appeared to bolster the teasing tone by wryly claiming he supported Vice President Kamala Harris

Russians mock US election allegations as Putin teasingly says he supports Harris
Crime|Europe|News

A former Russian defense official is detained in a fraud case, part of an ongoing military probe

Russian news reports say a former Defense Ministry official has been detained in a fraud case, the latest high-profile arrest of a senior military official

A former Russian defense official is detained in a fraud case, part of an ongoing military probe
News|Political|World

Putin's slow response to the Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers in Russia

Ukraine's rapid military offensive into Russia's Kursk region seems to have caught Moscow unprepared

Putin's slow response to the Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers in Russia
Europe|News

Long before his arrest, US reporter lamented that many friends in Russia were being locked up

In early 2022, Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal wrote on social media that “reporting on Russia is now also a regular practice of watching people you know get locked away for years.”

Long before his arrest, US reporter lamented that many friends in Russia were being locked up
News|Political|World

Leaders of Russia and China to meet in Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Thursday for the second time in as many months as they travel to Kazakhstan for a session of an international group founded to counter Western alliances

Leaders of Russia and China to meet in Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation
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New US sanctions target workarounds that let Russia get Western tech for war

The United States is sanctioning more than 150 businesses and individuals as it tries to crack down on evasion and deny Russia access to technology, money and financial channels that fuel Moscow's war in Ukraine

New US sanctions target workarounds that let Russia get Western tech for war
Economy|News|Political

US widens sanctions on Russia to discourage countries such as China from doing business with Moscow

The United States has widened its sanctions against Russia as G7 leaders prepare to gather in Italy for a summit where top priorities will be boosting support for Ukraine and grinding down Russia’s war machine

US widens sanctions on Russia to discourage countries such as China from doing business with Moscow
News|Political

Trump's attacks on US justice system after his conviction could be used by autocrats, say experts

Donald Trump attacked the U.S. criminal justice system after his historic guilty verdict

Trump's attacks on US justice system after his conviction could be used by autocrats, say experts
News|Political

Top Russian military officials are being arrested. Why is it happening?

The arrests began last month when a Russian deputy defense minister was detained

Top Russian military officials are being arrested. Why is it happening?
News|Political|World

Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says Russia is waging a “shadow war” against the West

Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says
News|World

Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever

Vladimir Putin began his fifth term as Russian president at a glittering Kremlin ceremony, after destroying his political opposition, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and consolidating power

Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever
News|Political|World

For decades, Moscow has sought to silence its critics abroad

From its earliest days, the Soviet Union’s intelligence services — whether known as the Cheka or the names of any of its successor agencies like the KGB — kept the government in power by pursuing its opponents no matter where they lived

For decades, Moscow has sought to silence its critics abroad
News|World

Kremlin critics say Russia is targeting its foes abroad with killings, poisonings and harassment

Since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, attacks and harassment of Russians abroad have been blamed on Moscow’s intelligence operatives across Europe and elsewhere

Kremlin critics say Russia is targeting its foes abroad with killings, poisonings and harassment
Business|News|Political|World

US journalist marks a year in a Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind bars

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich marks a year behind bars on Friday following his arrest by Russian authorities who accuse him of espionage but have offered no supporting evidence

US journalist marks a year in a Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind bars
News|Political|World

Deadly attack on Moscow concert hall shakes Russian capital and sows doubts about security

Shocked Russians are bringing flowers and teddy bears to the Crocus City concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow to pay their respects to more than 100 people who died in a grisly attack claimed by the Islamic State group

Deadly attack on Moscow concert hall shakes Russian capital and sows doubts about security
News|Political|World

A Russian border region reels from sustained Ukrainian artillery and drone strikes

A Russian border region being pounded by Ukrainian shelling and drones is expanding its closure of schools and colleges amid a major evacuation plan

A Russian border region reels from sustained Ukrainian artillery and drone strikes
News|Political|World

Russia says Ukraine has fired more missiles at a border region on the eve of election favoring Putin

Russian officials say Ukraine has fired at least eight missiles at the Belgorod border region, killing one person and wounding six

Russia says Ukraine has fired more missiles at a border region on the eve of election favoring Putin
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On Russian TV ahead of the election, there's only one program: Putin's

Russian President Vladimir Putin came to power almost 25 years ago and since then he's eliminated nearly all independent media — a process he ramped up after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine

On Russian TV ahead of the election, there's only one program: Putin's
News|Political|World

Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza urges Russians from court not to give up after Navalny's death

A prominent Russian opposition figure has appeared in court, urging Russians not to give up after the death of Alexei Navalny and alleging there's a state-backed hit squad taking out opponents of President Vladimir Putin

Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza urges Russians from court not to give up after Navalny's death
News|Political|World

Yulia Navalnaya once avoided the limelight. Now she's Russia’s newest opposition leader

Yulia Navalnaya used to avoid the cameras, staying in the background while her husband, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, rose to become President Vladimir Putin’s greatest foe

Yulia Navalnaya once avoided the limelight. Now she's Russia’s newest opposition leader
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The Kremlin rejects Navalny widow's charges he was killed by Putin as 'insolent'

The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin did not see the video in which Alexei Navalny’s widow vowed to continue his fight and dismissed her allegations that Putin had killed the country’s opposition leader as “unfounded” and “insolent.”

The Kremlin rejects Navalny widow's charges he was killed by Putin as 'insolent'
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The Russian opposition just lost its brightest star. What does it do now?

The Russian opposition lost its brightest star when politician Alexei Navalny died Friday in an Arctic penal colony

The Russian opposition just lost its brightest star. What does it do now?
News|Political|World

Tributes to Alexei Navalny, Putin's greatest foe, removed from Russian cities as police look on

Floral tributes to Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe who died Friday in a Russian penal colony, were removed overnight by groups of unknown people while police watched, videos on Russian social media channels show

Tributes to Alexei Navalny, Putin's greatest foe, removed from Russian cities as police look on
Business|News|Political|Sports|World

UK lawmakers are annoyed that Abramovich's frozen Chelsea funds still haven't been used for Ukraine

U.K. lawmakers have expressed frustration that funds from the sale of the Chelsea soccer club have not yet gone to support Ukrainian war victims as was promised nearly two years ago by the former owner, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich

UK lawmakers are annoyed that Abramovich's frozen Chelsea funds still haven't been used for Ukraine
News|Political|World

Putin opponent offers hope to thousands, although few expect him to win Russian election

Thousands of people across Russia are signing petitions to support the longshot candidacy of Boris Nadezhdin

Putin opponent offers hope to thousands, although few expect him to win Russian election

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