The Year of the Snake is underway with Lunar New Year festivities in Asia and around the world
From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — ...
Russia's railways grapple with Asia pivot, sanctions and labour shortages
Russian Railways' cargo volumes slumped to a 15-year low in 2024, with labour and locomotive shortages exacerbating capacity ...
The Year of the Snake is underway with the Lunar New Year in Asia and around the world
Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — ...
Russian army recruitment drops 80% in Moscow — as fighters from Asia and Africa fill the ranks for cash: report
The number of Russians signing up to fight in Ukraine at Moscow recruitment centers have dropped 80% over the last six months ...
Lunar New Year festivities in Moscow celebrate strong China tie
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Russia says it repelled massive Ukrainian drone attack on 13 areas, including Moscow
Russian air defences repelled a massive Ukrainian drone attack overnight, intercepting and destroying over 120 drones targeting 13 regions, including Moscow, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on ...
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Fred Weir
Fred Weir has been the Monitor's Moscow correspondent ... creeping Islamization in central Asia, Russia's demographic crisis, the rise of Vladimir Putin and his repeated returns to the Kremlin ...
Russia comes in from the cold, with flowers blooming around Moscow in January
January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate ...
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Russia’s new school textbook claims Moscow was ‘forced’ to invade Ukraine – and was edited by a Putin aide
A new school textbook in Russia is teaching children that Moscow was “forced” to invade Ukraine as it likens the conflict to the Soviet Union’s battle against Nazi Germany in World War II.
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Trump's threat against Moscow on Ukraine seen as an insulting false start by some in Russia
"Disrespectful", "insulting", and "ill-informed." Donald Trump's threats aimed at strong-arming Moscow into ending its war in Ukraine have been badly received by some politicians and nationalists ...
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Oil refinery 120 miles south east of Moscow 'hit in mass drone attack' by Ukraine on Russia
In Moscow, the Ministry of Defence said Russian air defences repelled a massive Ukrainian drone attack overnight, intercepting and destroying 121 drones targeting 13 regions, including the capital.
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Asia
January 23, 2025 • Hundreds of same-sex couples tied the knot across Thailand on Thursday, as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to legally recognize equal marriage. January 22 ...