By Emma De Ruiter & Yulia Schneider Published on 22/04/2026 – 17:07 GMT+2 Russian publishing house Eksmo has confirmed that its CEO Yevgeny Kapiev and three other employees are being questioned as part of a “criminal case on extremism” over the publication of books “dealing with LGBT themes.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a statement, Eksmo said the probe was…
PARIS — Russia could be ready to start a regional conflict with NATO within a year after the end of hostilities in Ukraine, with the aim of creating political division in the alliance, according to Dutch military intelligence service MIVD. Under the most favorable conditions for Russia, it could build up enough combat power for…
Hungary dropped its opposition to a $106 billion loan from the European Union to Ukraine on Wednesday, most likely clearing the way for the bloc to extend a needed lifeline to Kyiv as the war with Russia drags on. The loan — 90 billion euros — had been held up since February by Prime Minister…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been in power for 16 years. As a friend to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, there is much international attention on the country’s 12 April elections. The BBC’s Europe Editor Katya Adler reports from Orbán’s home town of Felcsút on why the knife-edge vote…
Shorouk Express Ukraine blows up Russian submarine in unprecedented underwater drone attack On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Ukraine’s allies to show a united front against Russia at a crucial…
Shorouk Express According to open-source maps of the conflict, Russian forces now control about 80 percent of the Donbas region, made up of Donetsk and Luhansk. Russia this week claimed it had — after more than a year of fighting — captured the key city of Pokrovsk, which Ukraine has rejected. Ceding Donbas was one…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A Trump administration proposal to end the war in Ukraine would force Kyiv into giving up land while compensating the United States for upholding the peace. The…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Washington has been secretly forming a plan with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, according to a report. The new 28-point plan would consist of “security…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Ukrainian intelligence is warning that a Russian Lancet drone is prowling the sky, loitering above Kramatorsk, like a heron poised over a fish pond, ready to strike….
Shorouk Express Kazakhstan Materials 6 November 2025 03:16 (UTC +04:00) Photo: National Bank of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan sent a total of 83,910 money transfers to Russia via International Money Transfer Systems (IMTS) in September 2025, marking a 17.8 percent increase compared to 71,220 transfers in August. Access to paid information is limited …
