The family of late Russian opposition political leader Alexei Navalny is considering taking France to the European Court of Human Rights in a case that links French cosmetics firm Yves Rocher, an attorney stated on Tuesday.In 2014, Navalny and his bro Oleg were found guilty of scams and cash laundering via their transport and logistics company which

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A Russia-bound Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft was most likely damaged by external things before it crashed in late December 2024, according to a preliminary report published Tuesday by Kazakh authorities.The AZAL Embraer 190 jet was en route from Baku to Grozny on Dec. 25 when it vanished from radar near Russia's Caspian Sea coast. It later on came back

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A company apparently connected to the son of previous Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is exporting coal from Russian-occupied parts of eastern Ukraine to Turkey and other countries, according to an investigation by the banished news outlet IStories.Oleksandr Yanukovych managed large-scale coal, gas and property advancement tasks before his

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The EU will provide 250 million euros ($258 million) to Moldova this year to bolster energy security following Russia's decision to cut off gas supplies, officials said Tuesday.

Russia's state-owned Gazprom halted gas deliveries to Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria on Jan. 1 over a debt dispute, leaving 400,000 residents without gas for he

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The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled that Russia violated the free speech rights of six nationals who operated websites supporting and advising LGBTQ people.

The case was brought by six Russians who had been found guilty of administrative offenses under the country's law against "promoting homosexuality among minors." Russian

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A bomb surge that eliminated a pro-Kremlin paramilitary leader from eastern Ukraine might have been a suicide attack, Russian media reported Tuesday, pointing out law enforcement sources.Armen Sarkisyan, creator of the Arbat Battalion, which defends Russia in Ukraine, passed away from his injuries after being hospitalized Monday. Another person was likewise

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