Eight people were arrested in the Siberian republic of Altai on Thursday for staging a protest against reforms initiated by regional head Andrei Turchak. 

Protesters blocked off a part of the Chuya Highway, a key road artery, with large banners that called on President Vladimir Putin to dismiss Turchak and recently appointed government chairman

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Russia’s military said Friday that its forces captured another village in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, where Moscow has intensified its attacks in recent weeks.

The Defense Ministry said troops had taken control of the village of Yablunivka, located about nine kilometers (five miles) from the Russian border, as part of efforts to create what

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Police arrested a woman in Siberia’s Irkutsk region after she posted a video on social media criticizing Russia Day and soldiers fighting in the war against Ukraine.

Maria Makhmutova, 35, was arrested on Friday, with law enforcement authorities saying she “behaved inappropriately and tried to run away several times” as officers escorted her from her

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Russia’s civil aviation agency Rosaviatsia banned the country’s airlines from entering airspace above several countries in the Middle East following overnight Israeli strikes on Iran.

“Due to the sharp escalation of the situation in the Middle East, Rosaviatsia has issued a notice for Russian aircraft operators to not operate flights to or from a

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Oil prices soared on Friday as Israel said it carried out attacks on “dozens” of sites across Iran, including its nuclear program, sparking fears that a wider conflict in the Middle East could disrupt global oil supplies. 

Higher oil prices will benefit Russia, which had until now been bracing for a budget shortfall and slowed GDP growth as oil

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Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot has canceled flights to Tehran following overnight Israeli strikes on Iran, mentioning safety concerns, the airline company's press service stated Friday.The cancellations come after the Israel Defense Forces carried out massive attacks on dozens of sites throughout Iran, including its nuclear program, and apparently eliminating
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