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Putin Signs Law Banning Adoption of Children to Citizens of Countries Allowing Gender Transition

On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law that prohibits the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transition surgery is legal. Russian lower house Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, who was one of the authors …

2024-11-24 03:45

Medvedev shifts stance: Kremlin's nuclear rhetoric softened

The Vice Chairman of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, who had previously repeatedly threatened the West with nuclear weapons, has unexpectedly changed his rhetoric. "We would not want something like this to ever happen. There are no madmen in the R…

2024-11-23 20:54

Iran alarmed by treatment of students at Russian university

Iranian students are reported to have been beaten at the Kazan Federal University in Russia. Iran and Russia have close defense and economic ties, with Iranian drones being used by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine. The Iranian government expressed dismay…

2024-11-23 13:00

Iran protests 'violent' arrest of students in Russia

TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran has lodged a protest with Moscow regarding what it described as the "violent" arrest of Iranian students at a university in the Russian city of Kazan, state media reported Saturday. Two Iranian students who visited a visa extension cente…

2024-11-23 11:23

Still No Lawsuit Against the Fake Colombian Basketball Team

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2024-11-22 23:01

Southeast Asia and BRICS: A Strategic Response to Institutional Change in the Indo-Pacific

For Southeast Asia, BRICS is just one piece of a larger puzzle.

2024-11-22 16:28

India and China: A Thaw in the Making?

A spurt in high-level meetings has changed the mood in China-India diplomacy, but there are reasons for India to remain skeptical.

2024-11-22 15:33

New Sanctions Against Gazprombank: Too Little, Too Late

In announcing this latest round of sanctions, the Treasury made it clear that corresponding banks doing business with any of the sanctioned Russian entities are on not...

2024-11-22 15:02

Trump’s return may force Europe’s hand on China and Ukraine

Europe is home to some of the U.S.' closest and allies. But as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, their priorities may be diverging.

2024-11-22 10:00

Treasury Sanctions Gazprombank and Takes Additional Steps to Curtail Russia's Use of the International Financial System

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took another major step in implementing commitments made by G7 leaders to curtail Russia's use of the international financial system to further its war against Ukraine. OFAC'…

2024-11-22 04:48