Thousands of people protested for a third straight day Wednesday plans for a new cathedral in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg in a case exposing tensions over the growing authority of the Orthodox Church. Police made more than 20 arrests after clashes ...

Ukrainian officials say Moscow is preparing a new effort to stir unrest inside the country as diplomatic discussions over ending the war continue, Institue for the Study of War (ISW) reports in its Dec 9. 2025 update on the war. The alleged plan, they warn ...

Punk group Pussy Riot has been declared an “extremist organization” by a Russian court Punk group Pussy Riot was declared an “extremist organization" by a Russian court on Monday. The ruling, which was made by Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court ...