From Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, New Amsterdam to New York: The politics behind name changes
Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.
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Inside Russia's prisons: Testimony reveals abuse of Ukrainian POWs
A few weeks after the invasion of Ukraine began, the leadership of the prison service in Russia issued recommendations ...
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How Church humanitarian efforts in 4 countries are ‘building people, building hope’
Recent projects in England, Turkey, Russia and Switzerland have demonstrated the Church’s global humanitarian reach.
‘Be Cruel’: Inside Russia’s Torture System for Ukrainian POWs
In the early weeks of the war, prison authorities told top guards there would be no restrictions against violence.
Europe To Hunt Down Putin's Ailing Shadow Fleet
Russia has continued to transport the commodity via an aging fleet whose links to Moscow are hidden, often through shell companies. The EU has been struggling to clamp down on the Russian vessels, ...
Putin ‘sending ships packed full of weapons just a few miles from Dover’
Vladimir Putin is poised to move thousands of tons of military equipment through the English Channel on its way to Russia. A ...
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Three centuries without Peter the Great, the mirror in which Putin looks: "He has no other history to talk about than the Russian Empire"
The current occupant of the Kremlin uses the example of the first emperor to justify his policy: "Just like him, today we ...
Explosions Hit Russia Shadow Fleet Tanker Docked Near Putin's Home City
Explosions were reported on board an oil tanker believed to be used by Russia's "shadow fleet," docked in Ust-Luga in northwest Russia, near President Vladimir Putin 's home city of St. Petersburg.
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Russia-Mexico Business Forum to be held in Mexico City for first time — Roscongress
The event will be supported by Russia’s Trade Mission in Mexico and the National Chamber of the Transformation Industry (CANACINTRA), an agreement with which was signed at the St. Petersburg Internati ...
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Armenian teachers attend training in St. Petersburg
PanARMENIAN.Net - Six Armenian teachers of Russian language and literature will participate in a training program at the K.
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'It Felt Like Something Bad Was Brewing': Voices Of Russians Who Fled
Nearly three years into Russia’s all-out onslaught on Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of Russians remain outside the country, ...