Two bar workers arrested in Russia’s first LGBTQ ‘extremism’ case | LGBTQ News

Two bar workers arrested in Russia’s first LGBTQ ‘extremism’ case | LGBTQ News

The suspects will remain in custody until May 18 and face as long as 10 years in prison if found guilty. A Russian court has ordered the arrest of a bar administrator and its art director, accusing them of organising an “extremist organisation” under new legislation criminalising the LGBTQ community….

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 755 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 755 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 755th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Kyiv’s allies to supply more air defences, saying Russia had launched 130 missiles, more than 320 attack drones and almost 900 guided…

Moldova expels Russian diplomat over polling stations in Transnistria | Elections News

Moldova expels Russian diplomat over polling stations in Transnistria | Elections News

The unnamed diplomat is expelled in protest against the opening of six polling stations in the breakaway region. Moldova has expelled a Russian diplomat over the opening of polling stations for Russia’s presidential election in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria. Relations are increasingly fraught between Russia and Moldova, whose pro-Western…

Putin wins again but what happened in Russia’s election protests? | Vladimir Putin

Putin wins again but what happened in Russia’s election protests? | Vladimir Putin

NewsFeed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin claimed a record landslide victory in an election without serious opposition – but many voters got round the crackdown on dissent to take part in a mass protest on polling day. Here’s what happened. Published On 18 Mar 202418 Mar 2024 Check out our Latest…

Ukraine debates mobilising more men to fight Russia after two years of war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine debates mobilising more men to fight Russia after two years of war | Russia-Ukraine war News

In a fight taking place far from the front lines, Ukrainian lawmakers are debating a bill that could make or break their country’s fortunes in this war. The bill would raise up to half a million new soldiers, increasing Ukraine’s standing army by half. The increase is 10 times as…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 753 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 753 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 753rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Fighting One person was killed and another injured in the Velykopysarivska community of Ukraine’s Sumy region, which borders Russia, according to the region’s military administration. The attack was one…

Putin poised to win Russian presidential election by a landslide | Vladimir Putin News

Putin poised to win Russian presidential election by a landslide | Vladimir Putin News

Early results show Putin winning some 87 percent of the vote, the highest-ever result in Russia’s post-Soviet history. President Vladimir Putin is set to win a record post-Soviet landslide victory in Russia’s election, cementing his grip on power, despite a large number of opponents staging a noon protest at polling…

‘Noon against Putin’ protests as Russian leader set to extend rule in polls | Elections News

‘Noon against Putin’ protests as Russian leader set to extend rule in polls | Elections News

Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to tighten his grip on power in an election that is certain to deliver him a landslide victory, though thousands of opponents have staged a symbolic noon protest at polling stations. Supporters of Putin’s fiercest political foe Alexey Navalny, who died in an Arctic…