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'No One Can Say' Origin of Drone That Crashed in Romania, Putin Says

Bucharest said the downed drone was a Russian Geran-2 and slammed the incident as a “serious and irresponsible escalation” by Moscow.
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​Political Prisoners Are Dying in Russian Jails. These People Are Keeping Their Memory Alive.

At least six Russian political prisoners have died in custody so far this year, according to rights advocates.
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Parts of Western Siberia and the Ural Mountains Issue First Missile Alert Since 2022 Invasion

All six regions of the Ural Federal District issued a missile alert on Friday afternoon, regional officials said.
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Moscow Court Jails Walt Disney Manager 2.5 Years on Drug Charges

Customs officers detained Jugal Daterao in January during a routine baggage inspection after discovering THC-infused gummy candies in his luggage.
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Russia Targets Mineral Water in Latest Trade Restriction Against Armenia

Rospotrebnadzor said it suspended all new sales of Jermuk, a popular Armenian mineral water brand.
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Ukraine Seals the Deal for Gripens – But How Much Difference Will It Make in the War?

Zelensky hopes the new aircraft will protect Ukraine by intercepting missiles and even putting Russian jets in the crosshairs.
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Ukrainian Drone Strikes in Volgograd and Bryansk Kill 3

Reports and videos on social media suggested that a Lukoil-operated oil refinery in Volgograd also caught fire during the overnight attacks.
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Regions Calling: Inside Errol Musk’s Regional Ambitions

The father of the world’s richest man hopes to open a Musk Institute and Tesla factory — and resettle Afrikaner “refugees” — in the regions.
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Russia Lets Private Firms Buy Heavy Weapons to Defend Sites From Drone Attacks – RBC

The new system will allow companies to procure anti-aircraft artillery systems, turrets, radar equipment, specialized vehicles and electronic warfare systems...
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Moscow Signs Military Partnership With the Taliban

Some analysts downplayed the immediate impact of the agreement, describing it as a symbolic effort by Moscow to formalize its relationship with Kabul.
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Russian Philosopher Reportedly Charged With Embezzling Public Funds Intended for Aristotle Translations

Svetlana Mesyats was detained and placed under house arrest last week following police raids at the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Philosophy...
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Russia Ramps Up Pressure on Armenia With Produce Import Ban

The restrictions on fruit and vegetable imports come a day after Moscow threatened to rip up a natural gas agreement with Yerevan.
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Z-Pop Star Shaman Just Dropped His Latest Music Video – and It’s Something Else

The new video uses AI-generated deepfakes to draft exiled “foreign agents” into Shaman’s personal backing choir.
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Russia Signs Agreement to Build First Nuclear Power Plant in Kazakhstan

Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met for high-level talks on the second day of the Russian leader’s visit to Astana.
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PACE Keeps Chechen Dissident on Advisory Panel After LGBTQ+ and ‘Honor Killing’ Comments

Ruslan Kutayev stirred controversy last month when he said that he had “no desire to look into” the issue of women and LGBTQ+ people fleeing violence...
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Pro-War Books, Bomb Checks and Z-Poetry Reign at St. Petersburg’s Literary Fair

While this year’s St. Petersburg International Book Fair celebrated pro-war literature, Russia’s publishing industry is under mounting pressure.
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Russia Threatens to Rip Up Natural Gas Deal With Armenia Over Its EU Ambitions

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan later dismissed the threat, saying it is “illogical to frighten Armenia with high prices.”
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Russian Fuel Tanker Fails to Reach Cuba, Changes Course After Weeks at Sea

The Insider said this suggested U.S. authorities had not permitted the sanctioned tanker to proceed to Cuba.
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Russia Introduces Border Health Screenings in Response to Ebola Outbreak

Rospotrebnadzor said there have been no imported cases of the virus recorded in Russia since the outbreak began earlier this month.
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