Ukraine to demolish UNESCO-protected monument
An anti-Russian campaign has targeted the statue of poet Alexander Pushkin in Odessa The Ukrainian city of Odessa has announced that it will demolish a monument to Russian poet Alexander…
Russia charges four soldiers with murder of American
Russell ‘Texas’ Bentley went missing in Donetsk in April Russian authorities have accused four members of the Donetsk People’s Republic militia of kidnapping and killing an american, Russell ‘Texas’ Bentley,…
Ukrainian military banned from using Telegram
The messaging app is actively used by Russia for cyberattacks and calibrating missile strikes, Kiev has claimed Ukrainian authorities have prohibited government officials, military personnel, and other defense and critical…
Ex-Chechen PM calls to limit teaching evolution
Charles Darwin’s ideas are “false” and “go against religious education,” Muslim Khuchiev has argued Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution should be excluded from the standard school curriculum in Russia because…
EU state bans Russian language from ATMs
Latvia’s policies have been repeatedly described by Moscow as “extremely” Russophobic The Latvian parliament has banned Russian, the second-most-spoken language in the country, from automated banking machines (ATMs) as part…
Polish PM tells people not to panic over German soldiers
Donald Tusk has announced that Berlin has offered to send troops to help Warsaw deal with devastating floods Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged citizens not to be alarmed…
IDF investigating soldiers for abusing dead Palestinians
Israeli troops were caught on camera pushing bodies off a roof during a raid in the West Bank The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it is investigating troops for…
US threatens Russia with new oil sanctions
Moscow has warned against overestimating the significance of measures taken by Washington The White House may escalate sanctions on the Russian energy sector, a senior US official revealed on Thursday.…
Chechen leader claims Musk deactivated his Cybertruck
The “unmanly” move was “unbecoming” of the US billionaire, Ramzan Kadyrov has said American billionaire Elon Musk has remotely switched off Ramzan Kadyrov’s Cybertruck, the head of Russia’s Republic of…
Russia to finance encyclopedia of Islam
One thousand copies of the seven-volume work will be published in 2025 The Russian Education Ministry will finance an encyclopedia of Islam, the second-largest religion in the country. One thousand…
Hellboy director hits out at AI
The technology can generate “semi-compelling screensavers” but nothing more, Guillermo Del Toro has said Artificial intelligence (AI) cannot substitute true emotion and the value of art, meaning its usefulness in…
President of African state begins new term after landslide election win
Abdelmadjid Tebboune received over 84% of the vote in Algeria’s election on September 7 Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been sworn in for a second five-year term after winning an…