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Europe 12/05/21, 06:20

Heroic pilots fought for five hours to prevent an "out of control" plane from crashing in Siberia, saving nearly 200 people, including 25 children, from certain death. The terrifying incident happened when the S7 Airline's Airbus A321 plunged toward the ground shortly after taking off from Magdan airport in eastern Russia. Just ...

Europe 11/26/21, 15:39

A Siberian coal mine explosion killed at least 51 people in Russia on Thursday, Nov. 25. According to Russian officials, miners and rescue personnel were killed 820 feet deep in the Listvyazhnaya mine site in the Kemerovo area. When the explosion occurred in the Listvyazhnaya mine early on Thursday morning, smoke immediately ...

D.C. 11/15/21, 18:10

The tension between Russia and the West reached a new point this Monday, Nov. 15, as the United Kingdom announced it was ready to send troops to defend Ukraine from a possible Russian invasion. Also, Poland received U.S. support in its conflict against Belarus, and the European Union extended economic ...

U.S. 11/11/21, 01:10

In an official meeting with the Ukrainian foreign minister this Wednesday, November 10, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed concern that Russia will again invade Ukraine as it did in 2014 when it invaded Crimea and annexed it into Russian territory. "Our concern is that Russia may make a serious ...

Europe 11/04/21, 15:43

Russia recognized the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Women's Health and Protection of the Family that rejects abortion and upholds the "inherent right to life" on Nov. 3. Russian representatives joined 35 other signatory nations in marking one year since the declaration was first signed in Geneva, Switzerland. Brazil Minister of Women, Family ...

Tech 10/19/21, 17:26

Russia could by a draft law regulate and restrict algorithms that recommend content on social media platforms, which increase the risks of conflicts, according to Moscow-based media outlet Kommersant.  As sources within the State Duma (the lower house of Russia's Federal Assembly) told the Russian media outlet on Friday, Oct. 15, ...

Europe 09/14/21, 18:25

Several members of Vladimir Putin's entourage contracted COVID-19, prompting the Russian president to go into self quarantine on Sept. 14. The Kremlin confirmed Putin was fully vaccinated with Sputnik V, uninfected, and in good health. "It is a natural experiment, let us see how Sputnik V works in practice," he said according ...

Europe 08/07/21, 16:56

A Russian woman is suing McDonald's for allegedly causing her to break her Lent fast in April 2019; when she saw an advertisement for their cheeseburgers. She also claimed she hadn't eaten meat in a month.Ovchinnikova, an orthodox Christian, claimed in a court statement, “By this point, I had already ...

U.S. 07/15/20, 18:54

Researchers have revealed Ex-President Barack Obama's Vice-President Joe Biden, who was Obama's energy adviser, worked closely with Russia's nuclear agenda and tried to hide it. The revelation comes as part of a series of strong allegations against the Democratic presidential candidate that could impact his campaign ahead of November's election. In an ...

California 10/03/19, 08:09

A homeless Russian musician who became known as the "Subway Soprano" on social media is offered a recording contract by Grammy-nominated music producer Joel Diamond, TMZ reported. Diamond first learned of Emily Zamourka, 52, after the Los Angeles Police Department posted a video of her performing Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's famous ...

Politics 01/06/19, 09:22

Russia's space agency is complaining that the invitation for its head to visit the U.S. has been cancelled without informing the organization. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told The Washington Post in a story Saturday that he has rescinded the invitation to Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin after several senators raised complaints. Rogozin is ...

U.S. 01/05/19, 12:18

The ministry said the United States detained Russian citizen Dmitry Makarenko on Dec. 29 on the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Pacific Ocean, and had transferred him to Florida

Politics 11/16/18, 13:37

New court papers reveal that a woman accused of being a Russian agent is in negotiations with federal prosecutors about a "potential resolution" to her case. Lawyers for Maria Butina and federal prosecutors in Washington made the disclosure in a joint filing Friday. It's the first acknowledgement that the 30-year-old gun-rights ...

Politics 11/01/18, 20:30

Newly released emails from the 2016 presidential campaign appear to show political operative Roger Stone presenting himself as a WikiLeaks insider to Steve Bannon, who was at the heart of then-candidate Donald Trump's run for president. The emails, which were published Thursday by The New York Times, touch on a central ...