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Deadline to record historic footpaths to be scrapped Thousands of miles of footpaths that faced being lost forever could now be saved after the government committed to lifting a deadline for all rights of ways in England to be mapped. People had been given until 2031 to have all historic but unrecorded public paths and … Read more
Russian Police Issue Arrest Warrant for Exiled Opposition Figure Ilya Yashin – The Moscow Times Russia’s Interior Ministry added exiled opposition figure Ilya Yashin to its list of wanted persons, the independent news outlet Mediazona reported Wednesday, citing a ministry database. Yashin, a former municipal councilman in Moscow, was released from jail in August as … Read more
Ukraine: Zelensky condemns “inhumane” Russia Christmas Day attack Reuters Many Kyiv residents sheltered in metro stations Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia made a “conscious choice” by launching a major attack on his country’s energy infrastructure on Christmas Day. Ukraine’s air force said it had detected 184 missiles and drones, but many were shot down … Read more
The Photos That Defined Russia in 2024 – The Moscow Times On Aug. 1, Russia and the West carried out a historic prisoner exchange that saw 16 prisoners freed by Russia and eight freed by the West. Russia released the likes of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, opposition leaders Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin, Navalny deputies Ksenia … Read more
Dozens survive Kazakhstan passenger plane crash Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed with 69 people on board in Kazakhstan, local officials say. Kazakh authorities said 38 people were killed in the crash, while the remainder survived. Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 caught fire as it attempted to make an emergency landing near … Read more
Russian Town Upsets Locals After Dressing Lenin Statue as Santa Claus – The Moscow Times Authorities in the small Russian town of Irbit sparked controversy by dressing statues of Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin and Empress Catherine the Great as festive New Year’s characters. Lenin was clad in a red gown resembling Ded Moroz, a bearded … Read more
Turkey earthquake: Owner and architect of collapsed hotel jailed A court in Turkey has sentenced the owner and architect of a hotel which collapsed in an earthquake in 2023, killing 72 people, to jail. The owner of the Isias Grand, Ahmet Bozkurt, and architect Erdem Yilmaz, were each given 18 years and five months, the … Read more
Krasnodar Declares Regional Emergency as Black Sea Oil Spill Cleanup Stalls – The Moscow Times Authorities in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region have declared a regionwide state of emergency as cleanup efforts for an oil spill along the Black Sea coast stall. The spill occurred on Dec. 15 after two Russian-flagged oil tankers were damaged during … Read more
Royals to attend Christmas Day service at Sandringham PA Media A crowd of excited onlookers has already gathered outside St Mary Magdalene Church The King and Queen are due to attend a Christmas Day church service in Sandringham alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales plus other royals. It was announced last week that the … Read more
The Top 6 Stories From Russia in 2024 – The Moscow Times From the death of Alexei Navalny and the re-emergence of Islamic terrorism in Russia, to increasing inflation and economic woes, 2024 has been a turbulent year. The Moscow Times looks back at the six most important stories of the year: Feb. 16: The … Read more