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CYBER20h agoClaude users say their accounts were banned after verification showed a Russian passportUsers of the Claude chatbot say Anthropic, the service’s developer, has blocked their accounts after they completed identity verification using Russian documents. The complaints appeared on Reddit, on X, and on Telegram.Meduza [en]
POLITICS21h agoThese Americans remain imprisoned in Russia. Here are their cases.Here's what we know about some of the Americans still held in Russian prisons and labor colonies.CBS News
CONFLICT21h ago‘If this works, it will be the first real ceasefire across a large stretch of the front’: Russia and Ukraine maintain truce in occupied Oleshky for more than two daysRussia and Ukraine have halted hostilities around the occupied city of Oleshky since October 27. The Verkhovna Rada’s human rights commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, confirmed on the morning of October 29 that the ceasefire had held for more than two days. Russia’s human rights commissioner, Yana Lantratova, said humanitarian aid — “food, fuel, medicine, and hygiene products” — had been sent to Oleshky.Meduza [en]
POLITICS21h agoPutin hails 'natural allies' at Russia-Africa summit in MoscowPresident Putin welcomed nearly two dozen African leaders to the Kremlin on Wednesday for a two-day Russia-Africa summit.Africanews [en]
WORLD21h 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
CONFLICT21h agoFM Sybiha: Russia’s deliberate attacks on civilians are Putin’s real response to easing sanctionsUkrinform [en]
CONFLICT22h agoExpert: NATO aware Russia may attempt to attack Alliance territoryNATO recognizes the threat posed by Russia but is prepared—and will remain prepared—to deter any aggression.Ukrinform [en]
WORLD22h 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]
MILITARY22h ago‘I hope this project has no future’: Grigory Sverdlin on helping Russian soldiers desert and building an organization he hopes will one day be unnecessaryIn fall 2026, the Prague Book Tower, a fair for Russian-language tamizdat, presented Grigory Sverdlin’s book Punkt obogreva: Kak ya zanimalsya blagotvoritelnostyu v Rossii i stal vragom gosudarstva (“Warming Station: How I Did Charity Work in Russia and Became an Enemy of the State”), published by Meduza’s publishing house. Sverdlin previously headed Nochlezhka, Russia’s oldest organization helping homeless people. In 2022, he stepped down as director, left the country, and, once in exile, launched the project Idite Lesom (“Get Lost”), which helps Russians desert the army and flee the country.Meduza [en]
MILITARY22h agoFlash: Russia produces more ballistic missiles than the entire world produces Patriot missilesRussia produces more ballistic missiles than the total number of Patriot anti-ballistic missiles manufactured worldwide.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKING23h agoRussian strike on busy train platform kills at least 14 in DniproPolitico Europe
CONFLICTBREAKING23h agoRussian Drone Strikes Railway Station In Dnipro, Killing At Least 14RFE/RL
CONFLICT23h agoRussian forces again target public transport in Zaporizhzhia, injuring civiliansUkrinform [en]
POLITICS23h agoPutin seeks to expand ties with African countries at Russia-Africa summitRussian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted dozens of African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit, part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its influence across the continent. The Russia-Africa summit marks a renewed Kremlin effort to bolster ties with a continent of nearly 1.6 billion people that is increasingly assertive on the global stage.France 24 [en]
CONFLICT23h agoRussian missile strike on Lozova injures six peopleUkrinform [en]
CONFLICT1d agoRussia says it detained teenagers recruited by Ukrainian intelligence through Telegram dating botMeduza [en]
MILITARY1d agoRussian Help Would Make North Korea’s Missile-test Flurry Worse NewsThe Diplomat
CONFLICTBREAKING1d agoRussian strike on Dnipro train station kills at least 13, says ZelenskiyIrish Times World
CONFLICTBREAKING1d agoA Russian drone impacted a railway station in Ukraine: 14 passengers waiting for the train on the platform diedClarín
POLITICS1d agoRussia proposes cutting off mobile service to phones brought from abroad unless owners register them within two weeksRussia’s Digital Development Ministry has proposed cutting off cellular service to smartphones brought in from abroad starting in April 2027 if their owners fail to register them by IMEI number within two weeks, the Russian business news outlet RBC reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICS1d agoUkraine's parliament calls on world not to recognize Russia's State Duma 'elections'The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a resolution calling on the international community not to recognize the legitimacy of elections to the ninth convocation of Russia's State Duma or their results.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKING1d ago‘Horrific’ Russian Drone Strike Kills 14 At Ukraine Train StationChannels TV
CONFLICTBREAKING1d agoRussian drone attack on Ukrainian train station kills at least 13, officials sayBBC World
MILITARY1d agoWhy is Russia sending fighter jets and air defences to Ethiopia?Experts say Moscow is seeking arms revenue and further diplomatic influence.Al Jazeera [en]