Society

Between February 2022 and January 2025, at least 280 arson attacks targeting enlistment offices and other military or administrative facilities were recorded in Russia. However, an unknown number of these …

At the end of May, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — a centralized body for distributing aid — began operations in the Gaza Strip. But its first days were marked by …

The Russian authorities have set their sights on book publishers. The director of the St. Petersburg bookstore Podpisnye Izdaniya was fined for involvement in an “undesirable organization,” and a similar …

On June 19, another slick of fuel oil was spotted off the coast of Anapa. It’s a lingering consequence of the Volgoneft tanker accident that happened back in December 2024. …

Russian political prisoners are being handed additional sentences on a massive scale. One of the best-known examples is that of Alexei Gorinov, an anti-war municipal deputy who in July 2022 …

In May, France’s digital development minister called for a European ban on social media for kids under the age of 15 — an attempt to shield them from the toxic …

It has been just over three years since Russia captured Mariupol. Over that period, Russian authorities have relentlessly endeavored to paint a picture of successful post-war reconstruction. State-sponsored media airs …

This spring, dozens of Russian cities saw animal rights activists rally against the so-called “Ostanina Bill,” which proposes a radical solution to the problem of stray animals: allowing regional authorities …

In April 2025, an appellate court in the French commune of Aix-en-Provence ruled to transfer ownership of the Orthodox Church of Saints Nicholas and Alexandra, along with a section of …

After the recent death of former Uruguayan president José “Pepe” Mujica, obituaries around the world called him “the world’s poorest president.” Mujica really did live in a modest house in …