One of the world's largest liquefied natural gas producers, QatarEnergy, has announced force majeure under its contracts. This was reported on the company's page in X. QatarEnergy facilities were attacked by Iranian drones. In particular, a gas facility in Ras Laffan, as well as another energy facility in Mesaieed, came under attack. After this, the company suspended LNG production.

Arseny Turbin and a letter he wrote to his mother from prison. Photo: VK Seventeen-year-old political prisoner Arseny Turbin has been placed in solitary confinement to prevent him from receiving a parcel while in pretrial detention, the Russian NGO Perm Human Rights Community claimed on Wednesday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a press conference in Moscow, 17 December 2025. Photo: EPA / Ramil Sitdikov / Reuters In a telephone call with Iran’s top diplomat, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov outlined Moscow’s position regarding the war in the Middle East and stressed the need for de-escalation, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Starting March 1, businesses must translate all signs into Russian. Let's figure out who this will affect Dismantling the sign of the closed H&M store on the street. Tverskaya, Moscow, December 1, 2022. Photo: Moscow Agency On March 1, 2026, amendments to the law on the state language and the law on the protection of consumer rights came into force. Now all information for public information to consumers must be presented in Russian. Foreign text is acceptable only as duplicate and equivalent.

Tehran’s decades of procuring arms from Russia are unlikely to alter the outcome of the US-Israeli intervention Photo: Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA By the third day of their unprecedented airstrikes, the Israeli and US militaries had already attained almost total aerial superiority over Iran, whose entire air defence network, built mainly from systems purchased from Russia and China, was neutralised and left unable to counter the relentless bombardment.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the murdered Ayatollah, is vying for the post of Supreme Leader of Iran. He is considered more radical than his father and has close ties to the security forces. What is known about him? A man holds a portrait of Mojtaba Khamenei during celebrations of the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2026.

At the 2026 primaries from United Russia (UR), which will also select candidates for the State Duma, there will be several innovations, writes Kommersant. On March 3, the central executive committee of United Russia held the first meeting of the federal organizing committee to conduct internal party preliminary voting. “Expert people, with authority, those whom citizens trust” were invited to the organizing committee.

What's wrong with the new transportation requirements? Photo: Natalya Seliverstova / Sputnik / Imago Images / Scanpix / LETA Since March 1, Russian authorities have banned taxi drivers from buying cars of their choice. Now you can only purchase those that the government has included in a special register. Novaya Gazeta Europe looked into how transportation costs would rise.

Photo: Galina Filchenko / Facebook In Moscow, security forces detained former municipal deputy Galina Filchenko, said the pro-government publications REN TV and Izvestia, which are part of the same publishing house. Their publications say that Filchenko is “the last remaining participant in the “Congress of People’s Deputies” in Russia”, as well as “the author and developer of “legislative acts” on local self-government for the so-called “new Russia”.

The University of California at Berkeley with the San Francisco skyline in the background, 29 May 2025. Photo: EPA / JOHN G. MABANGLO Russia’s Justice Ministry has added the University of California, Berkeley and the Russian-American Science Association (RASA) to its list of “undesirable organisations”, effectively banning their activities in the country.

Mojtaba Khamenei. Photo: Tasnim News Agency Ali Khamenei's son, 56-year-old Mojtaba, became the main contender for the post of Supreme Leader of Iran following a meeting of the Council of Experts responsible for electing the country's religious head. The New York Times writes about this, citing sources. Mojtaba Khamenei. Photo: Tasnim News Agency Senior theologians were considering announcing the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei this morning, March 4, the publication's interlocutors said.

Umar Dzhabrailov, a man of difficult fate, a friend of the Moscow elites and Ramzan Kadyrov and a person involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s files, died Umar Dzhabrailov at a court hearing on the shooting at the Moscow Four Seasons Hotel, Moscow, November 22, 2017. Photo: Gleb Shchelkunov / Kommersant / Sipa USA / Vida Press Chechen businessman and politician Umar Dzhabrailov committed suicide in Moscow.

Photo: US Army Southern Command The US and Ecuadorian militaries have begun joint operations to combat drug trafficking in the South American country. This was reported by the US Southern Command. “Together, we are taking decisive action to combat narco-terrorists who have long instilled terror, violence and corruption among citizens across the hemisphere,” the military said in a statement.

What will happen to Iran, the Iranians and the ayatollah regime after the assassination of Khamenei, explains orientalist Nikita Smagin Iranian security forces stand at a billboard with a portrait of Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Photo: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA Following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a missile strike, the Islamic Republic is led by the Interim Governing Council, a three-member collegial body.