International Chess Federation allows Russian and Belarusian youth to play under national flags
Young Russian and Belarusian chess players will now be able to compete under their national flags.
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Russia orders pre-installed app on all domestic mobile phones and tablets
The Russian Government announced that Max, a State-backed messaging app developed by VK, a Kremlin-controlled tech company, must be pre-installed on all mobile phones…
Ukraine announces new talks with Russia as French minister Barrot visits Kyiv
Russia and Ukraine will hold new peace talks in Turkey as a follow-up to two rounds in Istanbul that made little progress on ending their war, President Volodymyr…
Estonian journalist accused of treason over book ‘designed to divide society’
Estonian journalist Svetlana Burceva has been charged with treason after writing and publishing a book in Russia entitled 'Hybrid war for peace.
Paris prepares for Olympics with barriers, huge police presence and arrests
As France prepares to host the Olympic Games from July 26, the government of President Emmanuel Macron has put 75,000 police, soldiers, and hired guards on the streets…
US radio journalist jailed in Russia for ‘spreading false information’
A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), to six-and-a-half years in prison…
Russia puts LGBT-movement followers on terrorists and extremists list
The Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation, or Rosfinmonitoring, has put the International LGBT Public Movement on its list of terrorists…
Finland extends Russia border closure
Finland will extend the closure of its border with Russia by four weeks, the ministry of interior said, confirming earlier reports that all crossings would remain…
Russian spy admits posing as Brazilian academic in Norway as Moscow steps up covert operations, experts say
A man posing as a Brazilian academic, based in Norway's Arctic North, admitted in court he is Russian and a colonel in the GRU or Main Intelligence Directorate -…
Russia fails to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
Russia's bid to win back its seat on the UN Human Rights Council has failed after the country lost out to Albania and Bulgaria for two open slots.
Only woman in new government of Turkey is Belgian-born hardliner
The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has announced his new cabinet, where the only female will be Mahinur Özdemir Göktas.