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Russia strips Azerbaijani cultural leader in Moscow of citizenship
News.Az
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Photo: Elshan Ibrahimov, the chairman of the Regional National-Cultural Autonomy of Azerbaijanis in the Moscow Region Elshan Ibrahimov, the chairman of the Regional National-Cultural Autonomy of Azerbaijanis in the Moscow Region, has been stripped...
Ukraine claims Russia upping military presence in Armenia amidst tensions with Baku
Open Caucasus Media
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July 7, 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...
Flynas Launches Three Direct Weekly Flights Between Riyadh And Moscow From August 1
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Asdaf News) Riyadh – Asdaf News: flynas, the leading low-cost airline in the world and the best LCC in the Middle East, announced launching three direct weekly flights between Riyadh and Moscow as of the first of August, this steps comes...
Tiny city, big impact: Arxan emerges as cross-cultural bridge
People's Daily Online
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By Fan Wei, Jiang Bo, Wu Yong, Tian Liang (People's Daily) 15:31, July 07, 2025 Photo shows cityscape of Arxan, Xing'an league, north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. (Photo provided by the publicity department of Arxan) Tucked away in...
Larry Barnett: Immigration Policy – Cruelty or Kindness?
Sonoma Valley Sun - California
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July 7, 2025
Having moved two months ago from the home my wife and I lived in for nearly 30 years, I’ve been going through boxes, many of which were packed years ago and stored. Among them are boxes of material passed down to me by my father: family photo...
Lavrov Lists Russia Demands for Ukraine Peace
Newsweek
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July 7, 2025
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February...
The Main Intelligence Directorate revealed the theft of 110 cultural valuables in occupied Crimea.
Mezha
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July 7, 2025
As reported by GUR (Main Intelligence Directorate) The Main Intelligence Directorate has released data on 110 cultural valuables that were illegally appropriated by Russian occupiers in temporarily occupied Crimea. This information is available in...
Student family immigration rises sharply, interior minister criticises reform
Yle Uutiset
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July 7, 2025
Finland has seen a steep increase in the number of residence permit applications submitted by family members of international students, with the figure now eight times higher than in 2021, according to the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). In...
The young Oscar Wilde’s Russian revolutionary drama reveals a playwright divided
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
Who wrote the following: “When private property is abolished, there will be no necessity for crime”? In one of his plays the same writer has a female revolutionary cry: “How easy is it for a king to kill his people by thousands but we cannot rid...
India’s spiritual diplomacy : Leveraging spiritually and culture
The Times of India
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July 7, 2025
India is at a pivotal position in global geopolitics, navigating a multipolar world with strategic autonomy. As a rising global power, India is asserting itself in the Indo-Pacific region and strengthening ties with the US and other democracies....
Russian shelling kills two, injures 11 in Kharkiv region
Ukrinform
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Over the past day, Russian forces shelled the regional center and 13 other settlements in the Kharkiv region, killing two people and leaving 11 others injured. Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported this on...
Captive Audience: How Putin Shapes Russian Opinions
Newsweek
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July 7, 2025
Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan were toasting the new millennium with their fellow journalists when former president Boris Yeltsin introduced Vladimir Putin as his surprise successor. But the KGB past of Russia's incoming head of state raised...
Saudi Arabia’s Investments in Tajikistan’s Education: Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power Recalibration
SpecialEurasia
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July 7, 2025
Executive Summary This report examines Saudi Arabia’s recent $20 million investment in Tajikistan’s education infrastructure, which is part of a larger development program totalling $325 million. Using cultural diplomacy and soft power, such as...
St Petersburg braces for historic flood as Neva River surges past warning levels
BNE Intellinews
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St Petersburg is bracing itself for the worst flood in 160 years as the water level in the Neva surges thanks to heavy rain. Authorities in Russia’s northern capital have declared a yellow-level danger warning as the Neva threatens to burst its...
flynas Launches Three Direct Weekly Flights Between Riyadh and Moscow Starting August 1
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- JUMMAR PR) Riyadh – July 06, 2025: flynas, the leading low-cost airline in the world and the best LCC in the Middle East, announced launching three direct weekly flights between Riyadh and Moscow as of the first of August, this steps...
New California Museum exhibit ‘Revolutionary Grain’ preserves radical activism through photography
Sacramento Observer - California
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July 7, 2025
Get the latest news! Stay Informed Stay Connected: Subscribe to receive news daily. By Ozola Cody | Solving Sacramento Susanna Lamaina’s “Revolutionary Grain” photography exhibit opened at the California Museum on Saturday, June 14, only a block...
The Russian Prince-Turned-Priest of Western Pennsylvania
Providence
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July 7, 2025
In August 2023, as Russia’s war on Ukraine raged, Pope Francis told a gathering of Russian youth, “You are heirs of the great Russia—the great Russia of saints, of kings, the great Russia of Peter the Great, Catherine II, the great, enlightened...
“It’s a product of a Russian world”- 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? star Andrei opposes Alexia’s reluctance to move to Moldova
Sportskeeda
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July 7, 2025
The much-awaited season 9 of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? premiered on July 6, 2025. It features couples from different shows of the 90 Day franchise and follows them as they try to fix their broken relationships one last time. The first...
Nigerian student, Ebubechukwu Onya stands tall in Russia, graduates with perfect GPA
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 7, 2025
In a moment that has electrified hearts across Nigeria and inspired youth across Africa, Dr. Reason Ebubechukwu Onya, a 22-year-old student from Ekpeye Kingdom in Rivers State, emerged as the top graduate at Russia’s prestigious I.M. Sechenov...
‘There are at least 10,000 of us’: Jailed anti-war Russians issue plea for solidarity
Green Left
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July 6, 2025
Eleven Russian leftist and anti-war political prisoners have called on politicians and the media around the world to speak out and “create conditions for the release of all those persecuted in Russia for political reasons”. The prisoners, which...