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Russia’s Leading Publisher Shutters Queer-Interest YA Imprint Months After ‘Extremism’ Arrests

Popcorn rose to prominence after the success of its queer-themed bestseller “Summer in a Pioneer Tie.”

One in 3 Russian Rescue Hubs Lack Aircraft as Carriers Decline Unprofitable State Contracts

The disagreement centers on the break-even point for maintaining specialized rescue equipment.
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Drone Hits Tanker Scheduled to Load Kazakh Oil at Russian Port

Ukraine has targeted the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in southern Russia multiple times throughout the war.
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Almost Half of Putin’s 2025 Decrees Kept Secret – Vyorstka

While this represents an increase over 2024, it remains below the historic peaks seen in 2022-2023.
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Snow Storm Paralyzes Kamchatka

Some parts of the peninsula were hit especially hard, with 39 millimeters (1.5 inches) of precipitation recorded in less than 24 hours.
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Russia Plans New Economics Textbook Reviving Stalin-Era Ideas

The textbook is intended to present a broader view of economic development than mainstream liberal theory, the head of a Kremlin-linked advisory body said...
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Lada Sales Plunge 25% in 2025 as High Interest Rates, Recycling Fees Bite

After Lada, 2025’s second and third biggest sellers in Russia were the Chinese brands Haval at 173,300 vehicles and Chery at 99,810.
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Russia Summons Polish Envoy Over Archaeologist Detention

Alexander Butyagin has led archaeological work at Myrmekion, the ruins of an ancient Greek city on Crimea’s eastern coast, since 1999.
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Russia Strikes Power Plant, Kills 4 in Ukraine Barrage

President Volodymyr Zelensky said "several hundred thousand" households near Kyiv were without power after the strikes amid freezing temperatures.
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Russia Probes Death of 9 Newborns at Siberian Hospital

Local media reported an acute staffing shortage, claiming nursing assistants were performing the duties of specialized nurses.
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Russia’s Magnit Food Retailer Eyes Expansion Into Occupied Ukraine – Kommersant

Industry figures said a large-scale move by major federal retailers into the occupied territories is unlikely in 2026.
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Families of Russian Soldiers in Primorye Region Accuse Commanders of Sexualized Violence and Extortion

Commanders at military unit 21634 in the village of Sergeyevka allegedly detained soldiers who went absent without leave in makeshift “cages” and subjected...
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Ukraine Civilian Deaths in 2025 Highest Since 2022, UN Says

Civilian casualties in Ukraine in 2025 were 31% higher than in 2024, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said.
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Belgorod Region Reels From Largest Power Outage of Ukraine War

Residents are complaining to authorities as heating, water and electricity outages persist in parts of the region for a fourth day.
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Woman Who Bought Larisa Dolina’s Moscow Apartment Requests Singer’s Forced Eviction

According to Polina Lurye’s lawyer, Dolina has refused to hand over the keys to the apartment despite having lost ownership.
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Russian Army Claims Oreshnik Missile Struck Aircraft Repair Plant in Lviv Region

The Defense Ministry claimed Ukraine used the plant to repair and service its Soviet-designed MiG-29 aircraft and F-16 jets.
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Russian Embassy Employee in Cyprus Found Dead

Local media outlets, citing anonymous police sources, reported that the diplomat hung himself in his office.
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Russian Air Defenses in Venezuela Failed During U.S. Operation – NYT

The systems were not even connected to radar when U.S. forces entered Venezuelan airspace on Jan. 3, The New York Times reported.
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Finland Releases Ship Suspected of Damaging Undersea Cable on New Year’s Eve

A Helsinki court on Sunday placed a crew member of the Fitburg in custody pending trial and an unspecified number of other sailors under a travel ban...
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