Cryptocurrency prices spiked today following Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, with Bitcoin (BTC) briefly surpassing $75,300 — a new record high. Within 24 hours, Bitcoin and Ethereum …
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Fearing torture and imprisonment in his home country, Tajik political activist attempts suicide ahead of deportation from Germany
Dilmurod Ergashev taking part in a demonstration in Berlin on Dec. 23, 2022, in support of Abdullohi Shamsiddin, who was detained and later deported to Tajikistan in January 2023 / …
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Russia’s first peace offer in 2022 demanded Ukraine’s near-complete surrender, leaked documents show
Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Mykola Tochytsky, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, “Servant of the People” faction leader Davyd Arakhamia, Presidential Office adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, and representatives of Russia, including presidential aide …
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Pro-Kremlin billionaire Alisher Usmanov avoids charges as German money laundering case ends with $4.36m fine
German prosecutors in Frankfurt closed a money laundering investigation into Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov, but required him to pay a financial penalty of €4 million ($4.36 million), Reuters reported earlier …
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Weekly Ukraine war summary: Russia loses Mi-28 and Su-34 aircraft as its forces advance north of Vuhledar, Ukrainian drones reach Chechnya
In this week’s summary: Russian forces have achieved significant progress on the southern flank of the Pokrovsk direction and in the Vuhledar salient. The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) are defending …
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University student who photographed Russian army recruitment center sentenced to 16 years in prison for alleged terrorist plot
Cover photo: Ibragim Orudzhev in court. On Oct. 31, Moscow’s Second Western District Military Court sentenced 23-year-old former Belgorod State University student Ibragim Orudzhev to 16 years in prison on …
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The Insider’s investigations help to add eight companies to U.S. sanctions list for supplying Russia’s military and jet parts for oligarchs
On Oct. 30, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released a list of new sanctions targeting nearly 400 entities and individuals accused of supplying …
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Google likely won’t have to pay Russia an astronomical fine after legal action from Moscow, lawyer says
Russia appears to be mounting a global legal offensive in international courts in response to Western sanctions levied over its Feb. 2022 invasion of Ukraine. A recent prominent case involves …
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School in Russia’s Khabarovsk launches student group to study Juche, the political ideology of North Korea
A local school in the Russian Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk, located 19 miles from the border with China, has established a youth club dedicated to the study of Juche, …
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On Wednesday, Washington announced a new wave of sanctions targeting nearly 400 entities and individuals accused of supplying Russia with advanced technology to support its “war machine.” The list included …
