Independent media in Russia, Ukraine lose their funding with USAID freeze
Independent media in Russia and Ukraine have been critical of their governments and provide alternative reporting, but much ...
US Aid Cutoff Poses New Challenges to Rights Groups and Independent Media From Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...
Russia designates Norwegian media outlet an 'undesirable organisation'
The office of Russia's Prosecutor General said on Friday it had designated The Barents Observer, a Norwegian media outlet, as ...
Russia and Belarus cheer dismantling of USAID as rights groups voice concerns
Musk-led cuts to the US foreign aid agency have impacted rights groups, independent media, and election monitoring campaigns ...
DOJ disbands foreign influence task force, unit tasked with seizing Russian oligarchs’ asset
Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded a Biden-era initiative targeting Russian oligarchs as well as another designed to combat ...
USAID Didn't Pay Celebrities To Travel To Ukraine Despite New Claims
Ben Stiller was one of several celebrities who appeared in a video, which bore a false E! News watermark, alleging that USAID ...
Russia opens criminal case over alleged assault involving British embassy employee
Russian police have opened a criminal investigation into an alleged assault on a freelance journalist by a person believed to be an employee of the British embassy, the Russian interior ministry said ...
Russia's oil transit via Ukraine down 15% in 2024, Vedomosti says
Russia's oil transit through Ukraine's pipeline system declined by 15% in 2024 to 11.5 million metric tons (230,300 barrels ...
Russian singer who donated to Ukraine and called Putin an ‘idiot’ mysteriously falls to his death from a window
Vadim Stroykin, 58, plunged to his death from the 10th floor of his St. Petersburg apartment building on Wednesday after cops ...
As Ukraine struggles to field soldiers, recruitment centers are attacked
As Ukraine faces a desperate shortage of troops at the front line, there has been a wave of bombings against the recruitment ...
Kash Patel was paid by Russian filmmaker with Kremlin ties, documents show
Patel, President Trump’s nominee to be FBI director, was paid $25,000 last year by a film company that has promoted ...