Russia to Measure Russian Language Influence Abroad, Focus on Uzbekistan

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commissioned a new research initiative to evaluate the effectiveness of its global Russian language promotion efforts, with a particular focus on Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. According to the Russian daily...

Ethnic Kazakh Children from Abroad Gather at Ethno-Camp in Burabai

ASTANA – The Jas Qazaq summer camp at the IQanat High School in Burabai opened its doors for ethnic Kazakh children from abroad on July 9. Photo credit: Otandastar Foundation Click to see the map in full size. The map is designed by The Astana...

Russian official Kiriyenko visits Abkhazia for fourth time in 2025

Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...

Russian Army Launches Two FAB Strikes On Kostiantynivka

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) This was reported on Facebook by Serhiy Horbunov, head of the Kostiantynivka city military administration, according to Ukrinform. “On July 11, 2025, at 10:10 a.m., Russian occupiers once again struck the community's civilian...

Russian drones damage Kharkiv maternity hospital and two other medical facilities – videos

The Russians have damaged medical facilities in Kharkiv. Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office Russian drones damaged three medical facilities, including a maternity hospital, in Kharkiv Oblast on the night of 10-11 July. Three women who have...

Russia's election watchdog and voter rights group disbands

The Russian independent election monitoring group Golos (Voice) has announced that it is ceasing operations 25 years after its inception. In a statement published on its website, the organization said it had been forced to take this step amid...

Russia to launch ‘digital profile’ system for foreign nationals by 2026

09:58, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has been tasked with creating an electronic “Digital Profile of a Foreign Citizen” to improve migration control and national security. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree...

Russia plans to create a domestic equivalent to USAID?

12:37, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Yevgeny Primakov, head of Rossotrudnichestvo, spoke to RBC about Russia’s evolving strategy in the post-Soviet region, its development aid ambitions, and plans to create a domestic equivalent of USAID. Despite recent...

Russia blasts Kyiv with another missile, drone barrage

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russia pounded Ukraine's capital with another major missile and drone attack overnight into Thursday, killing at least two people and causing fires across Kyiv a day after the heaviest drone attack so far in the more than...

Nigeria, Russia forge stronger Cultural, Creative, tourism partnership

Nigeria and Russia have taken significant steps toward deepening cultural, creative, and tourism ties following a high-level diplomatic meeting held in Abuja. During the meeting, Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the...

‘Russia has conducted direct assault on Ukraine’s culture’

Ukrainian ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk responded to his Russian counterpart’s letter (‘Ukraine has repressed Russian-speaking people’, July 10). The Russian ambassador’s letter was in response to one story in TOI ’s eight-part series on the...

'Russia has conducted direct assault on Ukraine's culture': Ukrainian ambassador

How Russia resorted to cleverly messaged communications targeting Africa after Wagner

Russian President Vladimir Putin and several African leaders attend the Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2023. [AFP] On September 11, 2024, a social networking app was launched at the University of Nairobi, which now appears to be...

What Russia’s Embrace of the Taliban Means for Afghan Women and the World

In 1979, Russia, as the Soviet Union, invaded Afghanistan, unleashing a decade of violence with lasting repercussions, including the mass displacement of millions of Afghans. Arguably, the creation of the Taliban in 1994 is rooted in the aftermath...

Russia recognizes the Taliban: a strategy balancing engagement and containment

Russia has officially recognized the Taliban government as the legitimate authority in Afghanistan, making it the first country in the world to do so. On July 3, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed the decision, and the flag of the "Islamic...

Immigration enforcement should be proportional

ORLANDO | So 40 miles due east from Everglades City and 55 miles due west from downtown Miami lies a center of controversy surrounding the complicated issue of immigration. “Alligator Alcatraz,” as it has become known, is in Ochopee, Florida,...

Russia Plans U.S.-Style Foreign Aid Program to Spread Influence

Yevgeny Primakov, head of Russia’s “cultural diplomacy” agency Rossotrudnichestvo, said on Tuesday that his government plans to launch a foreign aid and development program modeled on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) – the...

DOJ Unleashes Federal Crackdown on Gender Clinics Over Fraud and Mutilation Claims

Federal officials are signaling a major shift in how the U.S. handles medicalized gender transitions for minors, with the Department of Justice preparing fraud investigations into doctors, clinics, and advocacy groups involved in so-called...

Russia offers to boost scholarship quota for Nigerian students

The Russian Federation has offered to “increase its annual scholarship quota for Nigerian students from 220 to a potentially higher number, pending collaboration with Nigeria’s Ministry of Education.” The offer, which aims to explore areas of...

Legislature passes major bills on education, taxes, and borders security; special session approaching

The 89th Texas Legislature ended its regular session last month with conservative victories and several surprise failures. Lawmakers filed a record-setting 8,719 bills, the most in more than 30 years, but only a small percentage passed both...