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State-aligned Russian media celebrated Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election -- and the political split in U.S. society -- before official results were declared. But a Kremlin spokesman said he knew of no plans by Russian President Vladimir Putin to congratulate Trump.
The Pentagon announced a $425 million package of fresh security assistance to Ukraine under the presidential "drawdown authority" on November 1, its 69th tranche of defense equipment since late 2021.
The Finnish Prosecutor-General's Office has charged Voislav Torden, also known as Yan Petrovsky, a Russian ultranationalist and former commander of the Rusich sabotage group, with war crimes committed in Ukraine in 2014.
Ilya Yashin, a Kremlin opponent who was exchanged in a historic prisoner swap between Russia and the West, says he is working with colleagues -- including fellow activists Yulia Navalnaya and Vladimir Kara-Murza -- to unite Russians abroad with the goal of removing President Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that Russia intends to deploy troops from North Korea in combat areas as early as October 27. He also called for "tangible" international pressure on the two countries to get them to respect UN legislation.
Some 80 percent of the high-rise residential buildings were damaged in Izyum in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region during the Russian occupation of the city between April and September 2022.
Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, has approved a strategic partnership treaty with North Korea that allows for "military and other assistance" from one country to the other.
Ukraine is evacuating the remaining residents of Kurakhove in the country's Donetsk region. Current Time's Borys Sachalko traveled with a police officer as he evacuated a local woman, driving at 150 kilometers per hour to avoid Russian kamikaze drones.
Roman Shklover, a 34-year-old activist from the Russian Diaspora of Armenia (RDA), was detained in Yerevan on the central Republic Square on October 21, the RDA said in a statement.
Apple has informed RFE/RL that it has removed Current Time's app from the Russian version of its App Store at the request of Roskomnadzor, Russia’s media regulatory agency.
City authorities in Minsk have put the home of self-exiled opposition politician Valer Tsapkala up for auction as part of a broader crackdown on government critics.
A Russian man sentenced to prison on a charge of discrediting Russia's armed forces after an anti-war drawing by his teenage daughter drew attention to him was released on October 15, saying conditions inside the institution were horrible and that he fears he may not be free for long.
Journalists and observers say they were removed from polling places during Kazakhstan's October 6 referendum on building its first nuclear power plant. The official tally in the tightly controlled vote showed over 70 percent in favor of launching the project. The government has backed the plan.
A Russian military court has sentenced Ukrainian Iryna Navalna, 26, to eight years in prison on charges of attempting to commit a terrorist attack and illegal possession of weapons.
Russian opposition activist Ildar Dadin, who fought on Ukraine's side, was killed in fighting against Russian forces in Kharkiv region, former Ekho Moskvy journalist Ksenia Larina reported.
Russia has deported about 100,000 foreigners in the first half of this year, 53 percent more than in the same period last year. Some 143,00 were denied entry in a campaign mainly targeting Central Asian migrants. Back home they struggle to find jobs, despite government promises of new opportunities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial new law suspending criminal proceedings against individuals who are called up for military service or sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense to serve in the armed forces.
The Ukrainian military has confirmed that it is pulling out of the strategic city of Vuhledar in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Russian social media channels posted videos purportedly showing troops installing Russian flags over shattered buildings in the city.
Ukraine's Prosecutor-General’s Office has initiated an investigation into what it describes as the "largest mass execution" of Ukrainian "prisoners of war" by Russian troops since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion more than 31 months ago.
An Israeli analyst had to interrupt his live interview with Current Time television as he received an air-raid alert on the evening of October 1. Political scientist and retired diplomat Michael Pellivert was speaking via video link from Israel when an Iranian missile attack started.
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