He is known for his roles in the films "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now" Robert Duval. Photo: Warren Toda/EPA American actor Robert Duvall has died at the age of 95. His wife Luciana announced this on his Facebook page. “To the world he was an Oscar-winning actor, director, storyteller. For me, he was simply everything,” the actor’s wife wrote. Robert Duvall has appeared in more than 100 films.

Two years after Navalny's murder. In Russia, mourning rallies are held despite the arrests. Yulia Navalnaya intends to achieve justice The grave of Alexei Navalny at the Borisov Cemetery, Moscow, February 16, 2026. Photo: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA Two years ago, Alexei Navalny was killed in a colony beyond the Arctic Circle. The Russian authorities are still afraid of the politician and forbid even remembering him, Memorial noted. Despite the risks, on February 16, Russians in Moscow, St.

Dmitry Muratov. Screenshot: Novaya Gazeta Nobel Peace Prize-winner and former Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov has called on both Russia and Ukraine to stop shelling civilians and civilian infrastructure ahead of a third round of peace talks due to start in Geneva on Tuesday.

Photo: Novaya Gazeta Europe The FSB will be able to block communications in Russia and its individual regions even in the absence of a security threat. The decision on shutdowns will be made by Vladimir Putin, as follows from the amendments to the law “On Communications” prepared for the second reading. The new version of the bill includes changes that will make the decision-making process on shutdowns even easier than originally planned, said lawyers interviewed by the Agency.

A study by Ukrainian historian Sergei Plokhy about the war between Russia and Ukraine was published in Russian. We'll tell you why it's interesting. Protesters stand at a barricade during another day of anti-government protests in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 28, 2014. Photo: Zurab Kurtsikidze Sergei Plokhy is a famous Ukrainian historian who has been teaching at Harvard since the early 2000s. In his work “Russian-Ukrainian War.

Lyudmila Navalnaya (C), mother of Alexey, and his mother-in-law, Alla Abrosimova (R), visit his grave on the second anniversary of his death, Moscow, Russia, 16 February 2026. Photo: EPA / MAXIM SHIPENKOV The second anniversary of Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny’s murder at a remote Arctic penal colony was marked around the world on Monday.

Photo: PMC “Wagner” / Telegram Photo: PMC “Wagner” / Telegram Recruiters and propagandists who previously worked for the Wagner PMC became the “main channel” for organizing sabotage attacks in European countries on instructions from the Kremlin. The Financial Times writes about this with reference to representatives of Western intelligence services.

Russian authorities refer to “SVO” to ban rallies, cancel corporate events and develop embankments Photo: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA From the very beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian authorities have justified repressive laws, limited communications, lack of Internet and much more by saying that a “special military operation” is underway. “SVO” has become a universal justification in Russia.

As the Kremlin declares war on queer literature, Russians are still finding ways to read and publish transgressive fiction People browse in a St. Petersburg bookshop. Photo: Alexander Petrosyan / Kommersant Any mention of a snail’s hermaphroditic reproduction legally constitutes “propaganda of non-traditional relationships”, according to one Russian publishing house which recently demanded that a book it was publishing about the sex life of animals be censored.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un (C) and his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, at the opening of Saeppyol Street in Pyongyang, North Korea, 15 February 2026. Photo: EPA / KCNA North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has unveiled a new street in the country’s capital Pyongyang honouring North Korean troops who died fighting alongside the Russian military, North Korean state agency KCNA reported on Monday.

Photo: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA The Kremlin “strongly rejects” accusations against it of poisoning opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a colony in Kharp. This was stated by Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov. “We, naturally, do not accept such accusations, we do not agree with them, we consider them biased and not based on anything. Actually, we resolutely reject it,” the Kremlin spokesman said.

At least 14 people were detained in Russia Photo: Alexander Zemlyanichenko / AP / Scanpix / LETA Alexei Navalny's mother Lyudmila Navalnaya (right) and his mother-in-law Alla Abrosimova (center) lay flowers at his grave at the Borisov Cemetery in Moscow, February 16, 2026. Photo: Alexander Zemlyanichenko / AP / Scanpix / LETA In Russian cities and around the world, rallies are being held in memory of Alexei Navalny, who died on February 16, 2024 in IK-3 in Kharp.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a joint press conference with Slovak Prime Minister Fico in Bratislava, Slovakia, 15 February 2026. Photo: EPA / Dominika Kortvelyesiova US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that Washington had “no reason to doubt” the veracity of new findings published by five European countries on Saturday showing that Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny was killed using a rare poison extracted from a South American tree frog.

How Efremov, Plisetskaya, Smoktunovsky and others fought the return of the cult of personality 60 years ago Memorial to the victims of Stalin's repressions at the Butovo shooting range near Moscow, Russia, October 30, 2025. Photo: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA On February 16, 1966, twenty-five representatives of science, literature and art asked the First Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Leonid Brezhnev not to rehabilitate Stalin partially or indirectly.

Photo: KCNA In Pyongyang, a ceremony was held to open Saebyeol (New Star) Street in honor of “heroes who participated in foreign military operations.” This was reported by the North Korean state news agency KCNA. As TASS notes , we are talking about North Korean soldiers who died in battles in the Kursk region. At the same time, Russia was never mentioned in the original message.