A Russian court on Tuesday jailed a woman for more than five years for criticizing the military on social media, allegedly after her neighbor denounced her.

Anna Aleksandrova, a 47-year-old hairdresser, was arrested in November 2023 over pseudonymous posts she made on VKontakte, Russia's largest social network.

Prosecutors accused her of sharing

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Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberriessaid it launched a pilot project to employ foreign laborers after videos surfaced online claiming to show North Korean workers at its Moscow region warehouse.

Earlier this week, two short videos of alleged North Korean workers wearing purple Wildberries suitsappeared in the group chat for employees at the

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A wave of global tariff hikes set in motion by the Trump administration has fueled fears of a worldwide recession and sent energy markets tumbling. 

How bad do things look for Russia?

When tariffs are high and widespread — like the latest ones between the U.S. and its trading partners — they can force companies to make products in just one country. T

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A Moscow court on Monday ordered that U.S. citizen Joseph Tater be committed to a psychiatric hospital for compulsory treatment after he was accused of attacking a police officer last year.

The judge ruled Tater unfit to stand trial and approved a prosecution request for him to undergo compulsory medical treatment at a specialized inpatient

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A military court in Moscow sentenced five young Russians to prolonged jail terms on terrorism charges for presumably setting fire to a helicopter on behalf of Ukraine, authorities stated Tuesday.The group was accused of being paid by Ukraine's Defense Ministry intelligence firm (HUR) to destroy a Ka-32 search and rescue helicopter at Moscow's Ost
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the governor of the northeastern Sumy region following a deadly Russian missile strike in the regional capital, officials said Tuesday.

Taras Melnychuk, the Ukrainian Cabinet’s representative to parliament, confirmed the dismissals of Sumy Governor Volodymyr Artiukh and Luhansk Governor Artem Lysohor

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