The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) began to lure Kenyan citizens to the war in Ukraine. Upon arrival in Russia, Kenyans' documents are confiscated, bank accounts are opened for them, which are controlled by Russian army commanders, and after that they are sent to the front, Religion News Service reports , citing the human rights organization Vocal Africa. “They tell young people that the church is now providing such opportunities to young people in Russia.

The Taliban group, which controls power in Afghanistan, announced the launch of a large-scale offensive operation against Pakistan. Afghanistan plans to attack Pakistani military installations along the Durand Line, Reuters reports .

Black slave Robert Church was born and raised in the American South. Thanks to his father, he received a passable education, which allowed him to realize his business abilities and become one of the first black millionaires in the United States. Despite the war, epidemic and racism that was the norm in the United States in those years, Church built his own empire, helped save an entire city from crisis, and even gained the favor of the US President.

Former Russian politician and statesman Anatoly Chubais filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Canada. He demanded to be removed from the sanctions lists, Kommersant reports . To support his position, Chubais attached an autobiography. In it, he identified himself with the Russian opposition that opposed Vladimir Putin, recalled the protests against the start of the war in Ukraine and added that he left Russia in the fall of 2022 because he did not support military action.

A shoemaker from the Irkutsk region died on the Ukrainian front. His name was Gift of God, and he volunteered for the war. The death of a 51-year-old man became known thanks to Mediazona. Gift of God died on July 4, 2025 with the rank of private. For a long time he worked as a shoemaker in Cheremkhovo, 75 kilometers from Irkutsk. He opened a workshop where he repaired shoes for the poor and homeless for free.

Chronic lack of sleep provokes low-grade inflammation throughout the body. A person may not notice them for some time, but the immune system is immediately exposed to extreme pressure, Gazeta writes . “On the one hand, the activity of the main killers, NK cells, decreases. This makes us defenseless against viruses and even reduces the body's ability to destroy nascent cancer cells. On the other hand, monocytes—innate immune cells—are activated.

Participant in the “Women’s Stand-Up” show on the TNT channel, comedian Varvara Shcherbakova in the show of journalist Ksenia Sobchak “What do they think of you?” revealed topics that cannot be joked about on Russian federal TV.

On the Russian rental housing market, offers have appeared to rent apartments in case of house arrest. Ordinary tenants are not allowed into such apartments, reports the SHOT telegram channel. Prices for apartments “under house arrest” start from one million rubles per year of residence. The terms of the lease also include the preparation of documents required by the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN).

In the Spanish city of Valencia, the National Police detained three teenagers accused of rape. El Caso magazine reported this. According to investigators, the rape occurred on February 10. That day, the girl met with one of the three detainees. The girl met with him and, as stated in the material, had already had sexual intercourse by mutual consent at school. They went to a shopping center where they met the young man's friends.

A resident of St. Petersburg wanted to have oral sex with an acquaintance. However, the man did not reciprocate her feelings, but this did not stop the girl. She beat up an acquaintance and then took advantage of his helpless position, reports the head of the joint press service of the courts of St. Petersburg, Daria Lebedeva. “While Sasha (not her real name) was in pain, the defendant undressed, took Sasha by the head, directed her head where she needed it and pressed it.

A married native of Moldova stabbed to death his former mistress in Moscow. This was reported by the publication MK, as well as the telegram channels 112 and SHOT, without indicating the source of information. As previously reported in the capital's department of the Investigative Committee, the murder occurred on the evening of February 21 at the entrance of a house on Orekhovoy Proezd in the south of Moscow.

The international terrorist group “The Base” has claimed responsibility for several brutal murders committed on the territory of Ukraine. The group is distinguished by neo-Nazi views and seeks to create its own ethnostate on Ukrainian territory, writes The Guardian. Neo-Nazis belonging to The Base are suspected of collaborating with the Kremlin and being an important element of subversion of Russia.

The Russian authorities have decided on the timing of blocking the Telegram messenger, an RBC source familiar with discussions in the relevant departments said . According to him, the possibility of adopting this measure in early April is now being considered. Two journalist sources close to the Kremlin called it a final decision. Among the reasons for the blocking, they named the increasing cases of recruitment of people, including minors, to commit illegal acts.

In 2026, Russians will expect an increase in the price of the Internet due to rising prices for optical fiber. The general director of TMT Consulting, Konstantin Ankilov, spoke about this in a conversation with NSN. According to him, there will not be a sharp increase in prices at the moment - the increase in the price of optical fiber will not immediately affect the costs of operators, since their networks have already been built, and not all of them require modernization.

The Moscow region is facing dangerous spring floods, which could lead to flooding of houses and road infrastructure. Forecaster Evgeny Tishkovets warned about this in his Telegram channel. According to him, due to the large amount of snow, the capital during the period of active melting can receive about five million cubic meters of melt water. “The melting snow in the form of streams of water will rush into the rivers.