Niger's government wants Russian firms to invest in uranium and other natural resource production, its mining minister said on Wednesday, amid worsening relations with its former colonial ruler France.

French nuclear group Orano suspended uranium production in Niger last month. The move came after the country's military junta, which seized power in

The city of Helsinki has begun proceedings to seize Finland’s largest sports and entertainment arena from Russian oligarchs under Western sanctions, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing a recent city board decision.

Helsinki Hall, owned by a company under the control of Gennady Timchenko and Roman Rotenberg, has been closed since Russia's invasion of

Belarusian political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava has appeared in a photo with her father, in her first appearance since she disappeared from contact 21 months ago.

Kalesnikava, who led huge 2020 protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, was imprisoned after she famously ripped up her passport as the Belarusian KGB tried to forcibly deport her.