Russia opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s memoir to be published in October | Politics News

Russia opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s memoir to be published in October | Politics News

Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, says he began working on the book in 2020 after he was poisoned. Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny wrote an autobiography before he died that will be published later this year, his widow Yulia Navalnaya has said, revealing the existence of a text his inner circle…

Russia’s Angara A5 rocket blasts off into space after two aborted launches | Space News

Russia’s Angara A5 rocket blasts off into space after two aborted launches | Space News

Russia wants to use rocket’s cargo capacities to deliver modules for a future rival to the International Space Station. Russia has launched its Angara A5 rocket from a space facility in the country’s far east after technical glitches prompted officials to abort missions at the last minute for two days…

‘Turning a blind eye’: Zelenskyy slams allies as Russia intensifies attacks | Russia-Ukraine war News

‘Turning a blind eye’: Zelenskyy slams allies as Russia intensifies attacks | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine president says country needs air defence systems and not ‘lengthy’ talks as Russia targets energy infrastructure. Ukraine needs military aid and air defence systems in the face of Russia’s intensifying attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as he criticised his country’s allies for engaging in “lengthy discussions” and “turning a…

Kremlin warns floods may worsen as Kazakhstan, Russia evacuate 100,000 | Floods News

Kremlin warns floods may worsen as Kazakhstan, Russia evacuate 100,000 | Floods News

Water levels on rivers in Russia and Kazakhstan continue to rise and flood whole villages and cities, with more than 100,000 people evacuated and the Kremlin warning a “very, very tense” situation was expected to worsen. Fast-melting snow and ice has caused rivers in Russia’s southern Urals, western Siberia as…

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 110,000 people as record floods set to worsen | Floods News

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 110,000 people as record floods set to worsen | Floods News

Kremlin says weather forecast is ‘unfavourable’ with western Siberia expecting peak flooding in three to five days. More than 110,000 people have been forced to evacuate in Russia and Kazakhstan after fast-melting snow swelled the Ural River, Europe’s third-longest, causing it to burst its banks and flood cities and towns…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 776 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 776 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 776th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Fighting The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission said it verified at least 604 civilians killed or injured in Ukraine in March, a 20 percent increase from February.  The…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 775 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 775 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 775th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Fighting At least three people were killed and eight injured in the southern city of Zaporizhzia after a Russian missile hit several apartment blocks, an industrial building as well…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 774 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 774 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 774th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, April 8, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s military said that fighting around the front line city of Chasiv Yar was “difficult” and “tense” but that its forces were resisting Russian air and infantry attacks….

Russia says Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia says Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine has struck the dome above a shutdown reactor at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear station, the plant’s Russian-installed administration said. It was not immediately clear what weapon was used in Sunday’s attack against the nuclear plant, which was taken by Russian forces shortly after their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in…

Russia evacuates 4,000 people after dam bursts, floods near Kazakh border | Weather News

Russia evacuates 4,000 people after dam bursts, floods near Kazakh border | Weather News

Authorities warn of dangerous water levels on the Ural river and open an investigation into the dam breach. Russia said it has evacuated more than 4,000 people in the Orenburg region near the Kazakhstan border due to flooding after a dam burst. The Orenburg governor’s office said on Saturday that…