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Somaliland has rejected an attempt by Somalia to grant the US exclusive control of the ports and airbases in the breakaway territory’s main coastal city of Berbera, calling the move a “foolish interference” in its internal affairs. Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia in 1991, following the overthrow of Somali …

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said its operatives have killed a member of an international terrorist organization who was preparing bomb attacks on a synagogue and a Moscow subway station. The suspect, a native of a Central Asian country, was killed after he opened fire at officers who were …

The Russian military, together with border guards and the National Guard units have repelled an attempted incursion into the Bryansk Region, its governor, Aleksandr Bogomaz, said in a statement on Telegram on Sunday. According to the governor, an “armed group” sought to cross Russia’s border with Ukraine near the village …

Local education authorities in Russia’s Vladimir Region have introduced a new requirement to the school dress code, barring students from wearing religious clothing, including hijabs and niqabs. In a document issued on October 22 and published on Saturday, the regional Ministry of Education and Youth Policy stated that a new …

The Russian military has seized two settlements in Kharkov Region and Donbass from Ukrainian forces, the Defense Ministry in Moscow announced on Wednesday. Troops dislodged Ukrainian forces from the village of Kislovka, around 25km east of Kupiansk, a key Ukrainian logistics hub in the region, the ministry said. The announcement …

At least nine people were wounded on Monday by the latest Ukrainian attack on Russia’s border region of Belgorod, the local governor has said. More than 36 aerial targets were intercepted by Russian forces during the bombardment. One man has received a serious chest wound, while his daughters were affected by …

Around 9,000 children will be evacuated from Russia’s Belgorod Region on the border with Ukraine, following increased attempts by Kiev’s forces to strike targets behind the front line, local Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced on Tuesday. The first group of 1,200 children will be transported from unsafe areas on March 22 …

Western countries will “neutralize” Russia’s westernmost exclave of Kaliningrad if Moscow seriously endangers NATO’s security, Lithuania’s ambassador to Sweden Linas Linkevicius has said. Writing on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Linkevicius who previously served as Lithuania’s defense and foreign minister, claimed that the Baltic Sea had become NATO’s internal space …

A powerful explosion has rocked an optical equipment factory in the town of Sergiyev Posad outside of Moscow, with evacuation efforts underway, the local authorities have said. The incident took place at the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant, which designs and produces optical and electronic equipment for military purposes, manufacturing, and healthcare. …

Russian citizens have a “right to the free choice of language in communication, upbringing, culture, and art,” the Kherson region’s governor, Vladimir Saldo, said on Sunday as he announced that Ukrainian and Crimean-Tatar languages can be used in his region as official ones alongside Russian.  “Safeguarding people’s cultural, spiritual, and …