4 Nov 2026, 18:08 UTC217 views3 reactionsread 5 November 2026 Photo
Moscow Summons Norwegian Diplomat Over Seizure of Research Ship and State Property
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it summoned Norway’s Chargé d’Affaires in Moscow to protest the ongoing seizure of Russian state property and a research vessel at the request of Ukraine.
In a statement, the ministry condemned Norwegian court rulings that have kept the research ship Professor Molchanov impounded at the por…
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4 Nov 2026, 17:13 UTC234 views2 reactionsread 5 November 2026 Photo
Opinion | Russian Companies Want To Avoid Liability for War-Related Damages. That Might Be Impossible.
By Sarkis Darbinyan
Customers of Beget, one of Russia's largest hosting providers, have received an "official notification of force majeure circumstances" after a massive cyberattack has crippled the company's infrastructure: its name servers and email services are down and some customers' data is being restored fr…
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4 Nov 2026, 14:50 UTC281 views7 reactionsread 5 November 2026 Photo
Ukrainian Attacks Kill 3 in Belgorod Region
Ukrainian drone strikes killed three people and wounded four others in southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region, local authorities said Wednesday afternoon.
A married couple was killed when a drone hit their car in a village located around 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) east of the border with northern Ukraine’s Sumy region, the regional crisis response center said in a statement…
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4 Nov 2026, 13:33 UTC300 views5 reactionsread 5 November 2026 Photo
Kremlin Hopes Trump Will Continue ‘Peacemaking’ Efforts in Ukraine as Democrats Win Control of Congress
The Kremlin said Wednesday that it hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will remain committed to helping broker an end to the war in Ukraine despite the crushing defeat that his Republican party faced in the midterm elections.
“President Trump will continue his term, and we sincerely count on him continuing his peac…
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4 Nov 2026, 11:53 UTC325 views1 reactionsread 5 November 2026 Photo
Turkish Police Detain Dozens of Russian Women in Ankara Nightclub Raids
More than 30 Russian women face deportation from Turkey on charges of violating public order and morality after being detained during police raids on nightclubs in Ankara, Russia’s Embassy in Turkey told state media on Wednesday.
The 34 women were detained on Oct. 23, according to the TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies. They are reportedly bein…
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4 Nov 2026, 11:15 UTC301 views2 reactionsread 5 November 2026 Photo
Russia Hikes Tariffs on Spirits From ‘Unfriendly’ Countries
Russia has raised import duties on spirits imported from “unfriendly” countries to 35%, with a minimum tariff of 5 euros ($5.63) per liter, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a government decree.
The tariffs apply to whiskey, rum, gin, liqueurs, brandies, tinctures and undenatured ethyl alcohol, according to the document.
Read more | S…
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4 Nov 2026, 10:12 UTC309 views8 reactionsread 5 November 2026 Photo
Russia Will Not Compete at World Junior Hockey Championship in Canada, PM Carney Says
Canada will not let ice hockey players from Russia or Belarus take part in the World Junior Championships set to start next month in the province of Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Tuesday.
Canada, a major international backer of Ukraine, has already condemned a decision last week by the Court of Arbitration …
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4 Nov 2026, 09:25 UTC313 views4 reactionsread 5 November 2026 Photo
Ukrainian Drone Attack Sparks Fire at Ozon Warehouse in Adygea
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at a distribution center belonging to the e-commerce giant Ozon in the North Caucasus republic of Adygea, regional officials and the company said Wednesday.
In a statement, Ozon said it “promptly evacuated all workers” from the facility in the town of Adygeysk, adding that no one was hurt. “A fire broke …
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4 Nov 2026, 08:22 UTC326 views3 reactionsread 5 November 2026 Photo
U.S. Drops Smuggling Charges Against Russian-Born Harvard Medical School Scientist
U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday that they will drop criminal charges against a Russian-born scientist at Harvard University accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States after she argued the Trump administration had singled her out for prosecution.
Federal prosecutors in Boston said in a court filing they were dismissing the…
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3 Nov 2026, 17:05 UTC407 views9 reactionsread 5 November 2026 Photo
Feature | 'If You're Afraid, They'll Know': For Foreign Recruits, Deserting Russia’s Army Is a Fraught Gamble
Peter, a 24-year-old man from Pakistan, moved to Russia to study medicine in 2020. Four years later, he’d be lying on a hospital bed with stitches in his feet, the result of being caught in an explosion on the front lines in Ukraine.
“When I signed the contract, I didn’t know this would happen,” he said of …
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3 Nov 2026, 17:03 UTC403 views10 reactionsread 5 November 2026 Photo
Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Latvia and Czech Republic to Boycott Russia at 2027 Ice Hockey World Championship
Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Latvia and the Czech Republic will refuse to play Russia at next year's men's Ice Hockey World Championship in Germany due to safety concerns and geopolitical tensions, their national federations said on Tuesday.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled last week to allow Russia …
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3 Nov 2026, 16:38 UTC345 views7 reactionsread 5 November 2026 Photo
U.S. Billionaire Leads Swap Plan to Buy Lukoil's Overseas Assets, Sources Say
A consortium led by U.S. billionaire Todd Boehly is preparing a securities swap to acquire sanctioned Russian oil major Lukoil's international assets and a deal is expected within weeks, four people close to the sales process said.
A bank acting on behalf of the consortium has purchased billions of dollars of frozen Lukoil securities from…
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