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ELITE DEATHS IN RUSSIA
Russia says 16 killed in strike on student dorm that it blamed on UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to prepare options for retaliation against Ukraine on Friday after Moscow accused Kyi...
One of Iran's most powerful families founded its largest crypto exchange. It's used by the IRGC to move millionsIran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, is controlled by the sons of the influential Kharrazi family, who concealed their ties for...
Alexander Tyunin, Russian business tycoon, found dead in suspected suicide as pattern of mysterious elite deaths continues in RussiaAlexander Tyunin, a Rosatom executive, was found dead near Moscow. A rifle and a note suggesting suicide were discovered nearby. Tyunin rep...
Trump is doubling down on sanctions. Putin is laughing all the way to Alaska.Despite widespread desires for peace in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin's regime is deeply invested in the conflict, hindering negotiations. Donald...
After cabinet minister and oil tycoon Badalov, now Putin's former classmate and Russia's top judge dies mysteriouslyIrina Podnosova, Vladimir Putin's former classmate and the first woman to become Chief Justice of Russia, has died at 71, officially due to...
From deadly windows to toad venom: How Putin's rivals are dying under mysterious circumstancesRoman Starovoit, Russia's ex-transport minister, was found dead. He had a gunshot wound in a car near Moscow. This happened after his dismi...
The mystery of Russia’s falling tycoons: Why so many oligarchs are dying out of windowsAnother Russian elite, Andrey Badalov, died after falling from a building. He was a top oil executive. This death follows a series of simil...
Yulia Navalnaya says she'll return to Russia one day to run for president: ReportYulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, announced her intention to return to Russia and run for president once ...
Are public executions on the rise in North Korea? The Hermit Kingdom seeks to curb cultural influence from South KoreaA report by the South Korean Ministry of Unification has pointed out that there are a growing number of public executions in North Korea. T...
The Russian opposition just lost its brightest star Alexei Navalny. What does it do now?Alexei Navalny's death in a Russian prison colony has left the opposition in a difficult position. With many key figures either dead, exile...
Who was Alexei Navalny and what did he say of Russia, Putin and death?A former lawyer, Navalny rose to prominence with blogs which exposed what he said was vast corruption across the Russian elite, describing ...
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dead, says prison serviceThe Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District reported that Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition lead...
For Putin, winning reelection could be easier than resolving the many challenges facing RussiaThe stalemated war in Ukraine, unyielding Western pressure that compounds Russia's economic problems, and intensifying infighting among the...
Vladimir Putin ally warns 'enemy' Poland: you risk losing your statehoodDmitry Medvedev, former Russian President and current deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, warned Poland that it is now considered...
War and sanctions have done little to weaken Putin's grip on RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin has demonstrated his political mastery by purging military leaders and cracking down on critical military ...
FBI says it has sabotaged hacking tool created by elite Russian spiesThe FBI has sabotaged malware known as Snake, which was used in cyberespionage by Russia's FSB security service, according to US authoritie...
China and Russia: Explaining a long, complicated friendshipChinese and Russian states have loomed large in each other's foreign affairs since the 17th century, when two empires created a border with...
US trained Afghan special forces joining Russian establishment for Ukraine battleHuman Rights Watch has said more than 100 former Afghan soldiers, intelligence officers and police were killed or forcibly “disappeared” ju...
U.S. sanctions Russia's Sberbank, Putin's kids, bans investmentThe new sanctions will put full blocking sanctions in Russia's Sberbank, which holds one-third of Russia's total banking assets, and Alfaba...
Russian generals face peril as Ukraine invasion intensfiesWith Ukraine claiming Tuesday a second Russian general had been killed -- an assertion not confirmed by Moscow -- the peril faced by comman...