An American military man was detained in Vladivostok “on charges of criminal behavior,” NBC News reports, citing the press service of the US Army. The report notes that Russian authorities notified the US State Department of the detention of the serviceman, which is already providing the detainee with the necessary consular support. The name of the detainee has not been released. CNN writes that we are talking about senior sergeant.

Journalist and politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, serving a 25-year sentence in a special regime colony, won the Pulitzer Prize. He was honored for a series of columns he wrote for The Washington Post while in prison. Kara-Murza was noted in the “Commentary” category, according to the award’s website. In April 2023, Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison in a maximum security colony.

The Israeli military cabinet has decided to continue the operation in the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reports, citing a statement from the office of the country's Prime Minister.

U.S. Army spokesperson Cynthia O. Smith confirmed in a statement on Monday that Russian officials in Vladivostok arrested an American soldier last week. He is reportedly accused of stealing from a woman. The U.S. serviceman had been stationed in South Korea and traveled to Russia on vacation, reported NBC News. Smith did not reveal the soldier’s name and highlighted the matter’s sensitivity: The Russian Federation notified the U.S.

A joint investigation from the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) and Proekt has revealed new developments in Vladimir Putin’s so-called “palace” on the Black Sea coast near Gelendzhik, in Russia’s Krasnodar region. The construction of the Italianate palace complex first came to the public’s attention in 2010 through an open letter sent to then-President Dmitry Medvedev from whistleblower Sergey Kolesnikov.

Snapshots from Ukraine’s third Orthodox Easter against the backdrop of all-out war On Sunday, Ukraine marked its third Easter since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. As Ukrainians celebrated the holiday, Russian forces bombed Kharkiv, wounding more than a dozen people. The Russian Defense Ministry, meanwhile, announced that its forces in the Donetsk region had captured the village of Ocheretyne (or rather, what’s left of it).

In the Russian regions bordering Ukraine, a serviceman suspected of killing six colleagues in the self-proclaimed DPR is being sought, the Baza telegram channel and 161.ru sources report. There was no official information about the search for the military man. According to the publications, the police are looking for 57-year-old junior sergeant Yuri G., who signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense in February, and before that served time in a colony.

The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) adopted a statement “On declaring the Moscow Patriarchate an organization supporting the military aggression of the Russian Federation,” ERR reports. 75 deputies voted for the statement, eight were against it.

Now the UK authorities plan to allocate 10 billion pounds for compensation to the victims SSPL / Getty images The authorities of Great Britain are going to pay about 10 billion pounds as compensation to people who suffered as a result of the “largest medical disaster” in the history of the national healthcare system. In the 1970-1980s, thousands of people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus after blood transfusion.

Russia is "intensifying the development and beginning production" of ground-based systems with intermediate- and shorter-range missiles, which were previously banned under the INF Treaty . This is stated in a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the announced Russian exercises on the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons.

The wife of the adviser to the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UAE Saken Mamasha, Karina, said that her husband had been subjecting her to physical and sexual violence for 10 years. The Foundation for Assistance to Victims of Violence "NeMolchi.kz" published a video and correspondence with statements by Karina Mamasha. "I declare that I have been subjected to violence for 10 years...

Ronny Hartmann / AFP / Scanpix / LETA On May 6, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that it was beginning preparations for exercises ordered by President Putin to “enhance the combat readiness of Russia’s non-strategic nuclear forces." Moscow says these drills are a response to “provocative statements and threats” against Russia “from certain Western officials.” Putin’s spokesman later clarified that the administration has in mind comments by French President Emmanuel Macron about the potential

A dispatch from Kyiv, where Ukrainians are coming to terms with the third year of all-out war with Russia Oleksii Chumachenko / SOPA Images / ZUMA Press Wire A rally in Kyiv in support of Ukrainian military personnel still in Russian captivity. April 14, 2024. In mid-April, just weeks after lowering the conscription age from 27 to 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law tightening the country’s mobilization procedures. Shortly after, the U.S.

Lavrov and other officials met with them Journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova has been charged with “justifying terrorism” (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) over two posts on a Telegram channel; she has been detained, said lawyer Kaloy Akhilgov. Her apartment in Moscow was searched in the morning.

Sia, Kamasi Washington and Cream Soda (in memory of Dima Nova) Every week, Meduza tells about the most notable new music of the week (though, due to the departure of Western music labels from Russia, we have stopped maintaining playlists on streaming services). In this issue: Dua Lipa presents her main summer album, Camera Obscura returns to the stage, and Kamasi Washington pleases jazz lovers.