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Russia-Iran Intelligence Sharing on U.S. Forces Signals a Wider Intelligence Contest
A Washington Post report says Moscow has been passing U.S. military positions to Tehran, widening Russia's role in the M...
Bomb Carried by Woman Kills Three Near Moscow Restaurant, Injures 21
A woman carrying a homemade bomb died along with a security guard and a customer when the device exploded outside an ups...
Duma Proposal Would Triple Pension Points for Orphans of Single Mothers
A bill introduced by Sergei Mironov would increase the individual pension coefficient by 1.5x for children who lost both...
Russian Lawmaker Proposes Free School Meals for All Grades
Sergey Mironov, leader of the ‘A Just Russia’ party, vowed to push for legislation that would extend free hot lunches fr...
Russia to Roll Out Oral History Component in Unified State Exam by 2030
Rosobrnadzor chief Anzor Muzayev said an oral part for the history EGE is under development, targeting 2030, with a mand...
Russian EV Sales Jump 2.5x in June 2026 as Drivers Chase Lower Running Costs
Electric car demand soared in Russia, particularly in southern resort cities, with households citing the dramatically ch...
RWB Halts Investment Programme and M&A Talks After Drone Attacks
Wildberries & Russ freezes expansion spending and acquisition negotiations as it redirects resources to safety and compe...
Supreme Court directs MEA to appoint nodal officer, arrange DNA tests for families of Indians killed in Russia
India's top court moved to help families of Indian nationals recruited into the Russian military, ordering DNA tests, ve...
Russia’s Pensioners Targeted by Scammers Posing as Social Fund to Steal Data
Fraudsters are calling elderly Russians, pretending to be from the Social Fund, and demanding personal data under the gu...
New Russian Laws: Pensions Indexed, Anti-Fraud Tightens, Telecom Rules Arrive
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin announced laws taking effect in August, including a 17.3% pension hike for 160,00...
SuperJob Expert Names the 5 Best Months for a Cost-Effective 2027 Vacation
Alexander Yuzhalin of SuperJob says taking paid leave in March, July, August, September or December will minimize the ga...
Fire at Pig Farm in Kurgan Region Kills 2,500 Piglets, 2,500 Rescued
A fire ravaged a livestock complex in Russia’s Kurgan region on Friday, killing 2,500 piglets from toxic smoke. Emergenc...
Gasoline Prices Drop in 23 Russian Regions, Led by Mari El's 9.7% Fall
Retail fuel costs fell sharply in more than twenty regions of Russia last week, with the steepest decline in the Republi...
France Freezes Assets of Pro-Russian Commentator Xenia Fedorova in Anti-Interference Push
The six-month asset freeze, complementing an expulsion order, targets the former RT France chief now appearing on Bollor...
Russia’s Central Bank Cuts Key Rate to 14%, Slashes 2026 Growth Forecast
The Bank of Russia lowered its policy rate by 25 basis points to 14%, continuing a year-long easing cycle while downgrad...
Ukrainian Drones Hit 10 Wildberries Warehouses, Sberbank Flags Loan Fallout
At least 10 Wildberries logistics centres were struck in two weeks, killing nine and triggering hundreds of business loa...
North Korea Posts Third Year of 3%-Plus Growth on Arms Exports to Russia
South Korean central bank data shows North Korea’s economy expanded 3.5% in 2025, fueled by weapon sales to Moscow, Chin...
Russian Forces Strike Fuel Storage in Odessa, Claim Destruction of Military Cargo Ships
Russia’s defence ministry says high‑precision weapons and drones hit fuel tanks, ammunition vessels and drone production...
EFKO Chairman Arrested Over Alleged 8.6 Billion Ruble Embezzlement in State Drone Subsidies
Valery Kustov, majority owner of agro-industrial group EFKO, and several top managers have been detained on accusations ...
Russian Business Confidence Craters to Year’s Low as Logistics Crisis and Demand Slump Bite
The RSPP index dropped to 42.4 in July, signaling the sharpest deterioration in over a year. A fuel-driven logistics cru...
Russian Labor Ministry Names In-Demand Professions for Next Seven Years
Minister Anton Kotyakov identifies engineers, doctors, teachers and skilled workers as stable career paths through 2033,...
NATO Drafts Plans to Expand Nuclear Deterrence with More US Weapons in Europe
NATO is weighing the deployment of additional non-strategic US nuclear bombs in Europe, potentially on new bases in Pola...
How Russia's Gen Z Replaced Alcohol With Energy Drinks, Vapes and Digital Addictions
Russian youth are drinking less alcohol than any generation on record, but the void is being filled by surging energy-dr...
Russia Orders Special Economic Zone Companies to Share Live Data with Tax Authority
Residents of priority development territories and special economic zones will have to connect to the FNS's AIS Nalog-3 s...
Bolshoi Theatre Bonus Fraud Case: Former PR Chief’s House Arrest Extended
A Moscow court has extended the house arrest of Egor Fedin, the ex-head of public relations at the Bolshoi Theatre, accu...
Russia Extends Gasoline Export Ban to January 2027, Eases Diesel Restrictions for Producers
The Russian government has re-imposed a temporary ban on gasoline exports from August 1 to January 31, 2027, while allow...
Deadly Russian Missile Strike Kills Children, Destroys Kyiv Market and Hits Logistics Hub
A massive overnight attack by Russia on multiple Ukrainian regions killed at least 8 civilians, including three children...
Moscow Taxi Fleets Fight to Slash Business Parking Fines from 300,000 to 5,000 Rubles
Moscow taxi fleets are urging the city government to reduce parking fines for legal entities to the level imposed on ind...
China-Russia Naval Patrol Concludes in Vladivostok After Pacific Mission
The joint operation, covering critical straits and seas, showcased deepened military coordination with potential implica...
Google’s Russian Fine Debt Exceeds 56 Billion Rubles as Belgian Court Freezes Assets
Enforceable claims against Google in Russia top 56 billion rubles, up from 42 billion in April, while a Belgian court se...