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March 1, 2024

Alexei Navalny funeral: Family of Putin arch-nemesis gather to say goodbye in Moscow

Putin arch-nemesis Alexei Navalny is laid to rest at a Moscow church on Friday, March 1, following says of pleading by the family to get his body from the Russian government.

February 29, 2024

Russian journalist fined for criticizing army

Russian authorities fined journalist Sergei Sokolov after a detainment for his story about Russian orphans who signed up for the army, saying it "discredited" Russian forces.

February 29, 2024

Dutch government spent $180 million dealing with downing of Malaysia Airlines flight that killed 298 people

The Dutch government has spent over $180 million in dealing with the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, according to an audit.

February 29, 2024

Russia pushes into more Ukrainian towns, Ukraine shoots down more war planes

Russian forces continue pushing into Ukrainian towns, forcing some defenses to yield, though their gains have been slow-moving and costly. Western support for Ukraine slows.

February 29, 2024

Putin issues chilling warning against sending Western troops to defend Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that direct military intervention against the invasion of Ukraine could result in a full-scale nuclear conflict.

February 28, 2024

Moldova breakaway region appeals to Russia for protection as domestic tensions flare

Transnistria, a pro-Russian breakaway region in Moldova, made an appeal to Moscow for protection on Wednesday amid worsening tensions with the pro-Western government in Chișinău.

February 28, 2024

US spacecraft, Russian satellite avoid collision, NASA says

NASA warned that its TIMED spacecraft and Russia's Cosmos 2221 satellite passed dangerously close to one another in Earth's low orbit on Wednesday.

February 28, 2024

Reporter's Notebook: Grim times in Kyiv as war marks second anniversary

Ukrainians mourn the loss of their loved ones and continue to fight, hoping that the war between Russia and Ukraine will eventually end, as it enters a third year.

February 27, 2024

UK arrests another Bulgarian national in Russian espionage scheme

British authorities on Tuesday charged a sixth Bulgarian national, Tihomir Ivanchev, with spying on Russia's behalf alongside his five codefendants.

February 27, 2024

Germany considers getting its own nuclear weapons despite rejecting nuclear energy

Developing nuclear weapons may be on the minds of Germany, despite shunning nuclear power in recent years.