An increasing number of Russian political activists have been placed in forced psychiatric treatment — a practice dating back to the Soviet era that involves confinement in mental hospitals. According

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit to Iceland on 28 October to attend the fourth Ukraine-Northern Europe Summit. The Ukrainian president will hold bilateral talks with the prime minist

Does anything have more pathos than the empty bed of a child who may never return? The question is invited by a 100ft mural highlighting the abduction of 19,546 Ukrainian children by Russia that was u

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Satellite imagery shows signs of a major renovation and expansion at a restricted military facility near Moscow that once housed a Cold War biological weapons program, the Washington Post (WP) reporte

As the presidential election gets closer, it’s more important than ever for voters and news consumers to have factual information about candidates, voting processes, deadlines, and policy. This is esp

Gavriil Grigorov / TASS / Profimedia According to U.N. projections, Russia’s population of around 146 million could shrink by 20 million people by the end of the century, with worst-case estimates pre

Click here to get Khmer Times Breaking News direct into your Telegram Director General of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) Heng Ratana said that the biggest landmine-shaped building in the worl

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Vladimir Putin has been dealt a blow by two of his closest allies who have failed to endorse the sending of North Korean troops to fight for Russian forces against Ukraine. Experts are also casting do

Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office Andriy Yermak stated in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that Russian forces must withdraw to their positions as of 24 February 2022, b

Salome Zourabichvili, President of Georgia, declared on 27 October that she does not recognise the country’s recent parliamentary elections, labelling them as "Russian elections" and urged the public

Georgia has no plans to restore diplomatic relations with Russia due to Moscow's ongoing presence in Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the South Caucasus country's prime minis

Gurbir Singh Updated on: 27 Oct 2024, 4:12 am 4 min read It’s double speak at its best. The imposition of western sanctions, part of the Russia ‘punishment’ package, has been selective. On the one han

Yaryna Chornohuz is a poised, thoughtful young woman with a sweep of long hair, elegantly manicured nails, and a military uniform. In 2019, she joined a volunteer unit as a combat medic, and is now a

Here are a few thoughts about the decisions of the owners of the Washington Post and the LA Times to suppress their editorial boards’ decisions to endorse Kamala Harris. A problem with the very wealth

Cuba is suffering a nationwide blackout after the collapse of its electrical grid. Power went out all over the island Friday, just days before Tropical Storm Oscar hit the island as a category 1 hurri

Putin likes to claim how Russia is far more homogenous and united compared to Western countries. However, in reality Moscow is facing huge internal challenges as interethnic tensions rise due to Russi

WASHINGTON — Analysts warn that Apple’s removal of two apps from an independent media site from its Russian App Store sets a “dangerous precedent.” The affected apps are for Current Time, a Russian-la

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has detailed a new malicious email campaign targeting government agencies, enterprises, and military entities. "The messages exploit the appea

"Vladimir" is already the second play this year in New York that focuses on Putin and his era. Earlier in 2024, Broadway featured "Patriots," written by Peter Morgan, the creator of the award-winning

Maria Elena Cárdenas is 76 and lives in a municipal shelter on Amargura Street in Havana’s colonial old town. The building has an elegant past, but for the last few days Maria has been cooking with st

Russian aggression cannot be stopped by words alone but only by decisive action, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, commenting on the recent attacks of the occupiers on peaceful cities

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Negotiated Peace? Western pressure on Ukraine to negotiate with Russia is increasing; for half of America’s political spectrum, the negotiation drumbeat has become histrionic, with Republicans asserti

Ukrainian national parks Cheremosh, Hutsulschyna, Enchanted Land, and Skole Beskids received 15 new vehicles, funded by the Frankfurt Zoological Society and the German government, the Ministry of Envi

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Vladimir Putin struggled to contain his anger yesterday as he was challenged by a BBC reporter on his brutal invasion of Ukraine in a press conference that brought his three-day BRICS summit in the Ru

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Center for Maritime Strategy – When one thinks about war with China in the Taiwan Strait—or in the Pacific broadly—one may rightly imagine large naval engagements and heroic battles led by the U.S. Ma

Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Elon Musk to turn off his Starlink internet service to Taiwan as a favour to China, western security officials believe. Former U.S., European and Russian officia

Turkish company Baykar plans to complete the construction of a plant for manufacturing Bayraktar drones in Ukraine by August 2025. Source: Reuters Details: Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of the company, said th

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Columnists Attack on Walz reflects a sprawling disinformation campaign against America. By John Rash The Minnesota Star Tribune October 25, 2024 at 11:07PM The Office of the Director of National Intel

VELA, a French startup launched in November 2022, reports it has completed a significant funding round of €40 million ($43 million) which will be used for Austal to build the world’s largest sailing c

On Wednesday, the crew of the 58-year-old cutter Resolute offloaded nearly 4.4 tonnes of cocaine in St. Petersburg, Florida. Along with the drugs, the crew brought five suspects to face justice in U.S

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“If you hear explosions, don’t move and don’t panic,” instructs the international minesweeper officer, leading his demining unit through the blistering heat. On this blistering August afternoon, his t