GOMA, Congo — In a makeshift nightclub in the hull of the overnight ferry from Goma to Bukavu, a handful of teenage boys are trying out some new moves. Some land, some don’t. When they don’t, the elderly man on the bench next to us nudges us and rolls his eyes, amused. The DJ, who…
The agreement was signed during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Uzbekistan. Tashkent, Uzbekistan – During the state visit of the President of Russia to Uzbekistan, a protocol was signed between the two countries in the presence of the heads of state of Russia and Uzbekistan. The protocol amended the Intergovernmental Agreement on…
Russia will help Uzbekistan build small-scale nuclear reactors as part of an agreement signed during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Central Asian country, the state-run TASS news agency reported Monday. Since 2018, Moscow and Tashkent have been in talks on building the first-ever nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, which is the world’s fifth top…
Russia’s Karavon Folklore Festival took place in the republic of Tatarstan’s village of Russkoye Nikolskoye on Sunday. The festival aims to promote “traditional Russian culture,” popularize folklore and award the best folk performances. Over 170 musical groups, dance troupes and other performers from across Russia were scheduled to appear at the festival. The event also…
A Russian military court has rejected a request to transfer Major General Ivan Popov to house arrest and ruled to keep him in pre-trial detention for two months, the independent news website Mediazona reported Monday. Popov, whose May 17 arrest was first reported last week, is accused of misappropriating more than 130 million rubles ($1.5…
A German ex-soldier was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Monday for sharing secret military information with Russia following the outbreak of war in Ukraine. A court in Duesseldorf found the defendant, identified only as Thomas H., guilty of passing information from his job at a military procurement office to the…
Russian law enforcement authorities have launched a criminal investigation into a mass street brawl and shootout in the city of Chelyabinsk over the weekend that reportedly involved Ukraine war veterans. In a video of the fight published by local media, a group of men could be seen beating a man lying face down on the ground…
Ukraine has carried out an attack on a Russian early-warning radar system in the southern Orenburg region, the news website Ukrainska Pravda reported Monday, citing an anonymous Ukrainian military intelligence source. “A Ukrainian drone has covered a distance of more than 1,800 kilometers to the enemy’s facility, setting a new record for the range of…
The conference gathered over 2000 ministers, high-ranking officials, experts, and delegates. Vienna, Austria –ROSATOM participated in the International Conference on Nuclear Security ICONS 2024, organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The conference gathered over 2000 ministers, high-ranking officials, experts, and delegates from around the world to discuss strengthening global nuclear security and addressing…
One person was killed and three others were injured Monday in a Ukrainian drone attack on a gas station in Russia’s Oryol region, local officials said Monday. “A drone fell this morning on the territory of a gas station in the town of Livny,” said Oryol region Governor Andrei Klychkov, adding that the facade of…