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WORLD19h agoDigital divide could become new colonialism — Russia warns… Offers AI research partnership to AfricaBy Nkiruka Nnorom Russia has warned that unregulated development of Artificial Intelligence, AI, risks deepening global inequality and creating a new form of colonialism, with Africa at risk of becoming a raw-material appendage of the AI economy. The warning was issued by Andrey Akulchev, Acting Director of Department of […] The post Digital divide could become new colonialism — Russia warns appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
WORLD20h agoHow LGBTQ Christians in Russia are holding on to their faith despite condemnation from the Russian Orthodox ChurchFor nearly three years, queer people in Russia have effectively been treated as outlaws: On November 30, 2023, the authorities declared the nonexistent “LGBT movement” “extremist.” The Russian Orthodox Church has joined the government’s campaign against LGBTQ people, and for believers, pressure from the church is often even more traumatic. Reporting for Meduza, the LGBTQ outlet Just Got Lucky spoke with queer believers and priests who support them about how they explain to themselves and their loved ones that their sexuality does not conflict with their faith.Meduza [en]
WORLD1d ago'There's clearly a marketplace for Russian in Africa - but it's not about institution building'Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Alex Vines, Africa Program Director at the European Council on Foreign Relations. He takes us through Russia's African paradox involving diplomatic Influence, security dependence and the politics of multipolarity. Moscow is gaining diplomatic traction across the continent even as its security partnerships, information operations and recruitment practices raise troubling questions about sovereignty, accountability and the human costs of geopolitical competition. For Vines, the participation of 48 African countries and 22 heads of state and government in the laFrance 24 [en]
WORLD1d agoNorth Koreans being recruited into forced labour in Russia, report saysAl Jazeera [en]
WORLD1d agoRussia-Africa summit to test Moscow's ambitions for broader influenceMore than 20 African leaders are in Moscow for a summit that will test Russia's bid to expand its influence on the continent. The two-day Russia-Africa Summit, the third since 2019, comes as Moscow grapples with heavy sanctions over its Ukraine offensive – and as several African governments turn to it for security assistance.RFI [en]
WORLD1d agoHere’s what Russians living abroad need to know about taxes, foreign bank accounts, and the 183-day rule that can change everythingThe concepts of tax residency and residency for currency-control purposes are critical for anyone who has left Russia or divides their time between two countries. The obligations and risks depend on your circumstances: perhaps you have moved away for good but still rent out an apartment in Russia, live abroad but still earn a salary from a Russian company, or have no income in Russia but spent more than 183 days there in a year. Other situations are possible, too, and the rules can be confusing. How and when does your status change? How does tax residency differ from residency for currency-conMeduza [en]
WORLD2d agoWe’re not behind waving of Russian flags during 2024 protests in Nigeria – Russia Foreign MinisterAccording to him, Russia and Nigeria enjoy a robust relationship dating back to the Soviet Union. The post We’re not behind waving of Russian flags during 2024 protests in Nigeria – Russia Foreign Minister appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
WORLD3d agoChina and Russia are redrawing Arctic trade. Can Europe fight back?China and Russia are tightening their grip on Arctic shipping routes, turning the rapidly warming region into a new geopolitical battleground with Europe.CNBC
WORLD3d agoSt. Petersburg schoolteacher who reportedly served in Russia’s war against Ukraine suspected of killing his 2-year-old son and the boy’s grandmotherA math and physical education teacher in St. Petersburg is suspected of two murders and an attempted murder. Local news outlets Fontanka and Rotonda reported that the victims were a 2-year-old boy and his 58-year-old grandmother.Meduza [en]
WORLD3d agoJapan embassy official meets reporter nearly 2 weeks after Russia detentionA Japanese Embassy official in Russia conducted a consular visit Monday with a Japanese journalist detained in the country nearly two weeks ago, according to the Japanese Foreign…Japan Today
WORLD3d agoRussia wants cafes and restaurants to put a ‘Russian breakfast’ on the menuThe Industry and Trade Ministry has recommended that Russian food service businesses add a separate “Russian breakfast” item to their menus, the Russian state news agency TASS reported.Meduza [en]
WORLD4d agoRussia breaks sporting isolation: will organize a World Cup for the first time since the invasion of UkraineThe International Weightlifting Federation confirmed that Moscow will host the 2030 World Championship. It will be the first tournament of that hierarchy in an Olympic discipline on Russian territory since the beginning of the war in February 2022.Clarín
WORLD5d agoANALYSIS: CBD COP17: Russia, Africa disagree as delegates adopt 14 decisionsDelegates at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Armenia adopted 14 decisions during the first week of negotiations. The post ANALYSIS: CBD COP17: Russia, Africa disagree as delegates adopt 14 decisions appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
WORLD6d agoFormer Russian Orthodox Christian TV channel director says photo of Espanola battalion fighter killed in war with Ukraine ‘began weeping myrrh’Boris Kostenko, a former director of the Orthodox Christian channel Spas TV who now advises the state secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, said a photograph of a fighter from the Espanola battalion who was killed in the war with Ukraine had “begun weeping myrrh.” The independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo reported the remark.Meduza [en]
WORLDOct 22‘London and I are a perfect match.’ Russian journalist Vladimir Raevsky talks about his adopted city for Meduza’s new series of questionnaires with Russian émigrés.A new installment of our “Emigrant Questionnaire” series! Our first questionnaire was completed by Monetochka, who lives in Vilnius, and the second by Elmira Drau, a 32-year-old English teacher in Yerevan. This time, journalist Vladimir Raevsky tells us about life in London.Meduza [en]
WORLDOct 22Russian TV host Ksenia Sobchak’s former business director was sentenced to seven and a half years for extortion. He’s free after four.Kirill Sukhanov, Ksenia Sobchak’s former commercial director, has been released from a penal colony, the Telegram channels Mash, Baza, and 112 reported.Meduza [en]
WORLDOct 22Stephen Hubbard back in U.S. after release from Russian prisonHubbard, a Michigan native, spent four years wrongfully imprisoned in Russia before being released on Wednesday.CBS News
WORLDOct 22Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard after 4 years behind barsRussia frees American Stephen Hubbard after 4 years behind barsAl Jazeera [en]
WORLDOct 22Stephen Hubbard's son after his release from Russian prison: "I want to embrace him"Retired Michigan teacher Stephen Hubbard was a wrongfully held prisoner in Russia for more than four years before his release on Wednesday. Margaret Brennan reports on the details.CBS News
WORLDOct 21More Russians are settling in the EU with each year of war in UkraineEurostat data show 876,600 Russian nationals held valid EU residence permits at the end of 2025, with Germany, Spain and Estonia hosting the largest communities.EuroNews [en]
WORLDOct 20N . Korean workers treated as slave at Russian drone plantNorth Korean workers are reportedly being subjected to slave-like conditions at a Russian drone plant. This highlights severe human rights abuses and potential illegal labor practices in an international context.dw.com · Germany
WORLDOct 20North Korean workers treated as 'slaves' at Russian drone factory, says new reportA new report reveals the plight of North Korean workers at a drone factory in Russia. It also raised concerns that Pyongyang could gain hands-on knowledge of advanced weapons systems through the workers it sends there.DW News [en]
WORLDOct 20Russian rapper Navai released from jail and deported from Kazakhstan after drug smuggling case droppedRussian rapper Navai Bakirov, known as Navai, has been released from a pretrial detention center in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstani police told the Russian state news agency TASS that the criminal case against him on drug smuggling charges was dropped in light of his “active repentance.” The prosecutor’s office has already approved the decision to drop the case.Meduza [en]
WORLDOct 20Student sent back to China over Japanese rising sun flag incident in RussiaA Chinese student who draped himself in the Japanese rising sun flag in a Russian university classroom has been expelled and asked to leave the country, according to state-run newspaper Global Times. The flag was used by the Japanese military during its imperial expansion and is still used by Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force. It remains a symbol of Japanese militarism and aggression in China and other parts of Asia. Moscow State University made the decision after the student was criticised by...South China Morning Post