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POLITICS20h agoRussian publisher Eksmo alters Joe Hill’s ‘King Sorrow,’ removing a reference to Putin and replacing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with ‘war in Europe’Several passages in the Russian translation of American author Joe Hill’s novel “King Sorrow” were rewritten to avoid censorship problems, changing the author’s meaning. Nikolai Karayev, who runs the speculative fiction Telegram channel Zvezdnye Mayaki Kapitana Norta, drew attention to the changes by sharing several passages from the original alongside their Russian translations.Meduza [en]
CYBER20h agoRussia still hasn’t found an effective way to curb VPNs. Now officials are considering limits on all foreign internet traffic.On October 27, Forbes reported that Russia’s Digital Development Ministry is considering routing all foreign internet traffic through TSPU filtering equipment (TSPU is the Russian acronym for “technical means of countering threats”), effectively separating the Russian internet from the global internet at a technical level.Meduza [en]
CONFLICT20h agoRussian attack on Kremenchuk kills three and raises injury toll to 28Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS21h agoVladimir Putin relies on the BRICS summit to increase Russia's weight in AfricaDÉCRYPTAGE - Le chef du Kremlin, qui accueillait les 28 et 29 octobre à Moscou le 3e sommet Russie-Afrique, a plaidé pour une plus grande coopération des pays émergents afin d’aider le continent africain à gagner en souveraineté économique face aux Occidentaux.Le Figaro International
POLITICS21h agoRussian rights group documents at least 69 deaths among victims of political persecution since 2022At least 69 people subjected to politically motivated persecution by Russian authorities have died in Russia since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to a report published by Memorial’s Political Prisoner Support human rights project to mark the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression.Meduza [en]
CONFLICT21h agoRussian strikes kill 16 in Ukraine but local truce brings some hopeCBS News
POLITICS21h agoBehind Trump's shift towards Russia, the lucrative business promises of Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's dealmakerKirill Dmitriev has been working to persuade the White House that peace in Ukraine must first come through commercial deals. Le Monde outlines two months that saw the new Russian-American partnership transform into an alliance against Kyiv, from Miami to Moscow.Le Monde [en]
CYBER22h 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]
POLITICS22h 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
CONFLICT22h 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]
POLITICS22h 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]
WORLD22h 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
CONFLICT22h agoFM Sybiha: Russia’s deliberate attacks on civilians are Putin’s real response to easing sanctionsUkrinform [en]
CONFLICT23h 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]
WORLD23h 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]
MILITARY23h 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]
MILITARY23h 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]
CONFLICTBREAKING1d agoRussian strike on busy train platform kills at least 14 in DniproPolitico Europe
CONFLICTBREAKING1d agoRussian Drone Strikes Railway Station In Dnipro, Killing At Least 14RFE/RL
CONFLICT1d agoRussian forces again target public transport in Zaporizhzhia, injuring civiliansUkrinform [en]
POLITICS1d 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]
CONFLICT1d 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