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A plane crashed on Friday near the Russian city of Ryazan, leaving seven people injured, a spokesperson for the city hospital told Sputnik. Read more on Dynamite News:

Russia have finally doubled down on a move to impose a new identity on children in Ukraine as the country were warned that they cannot just 'assume' youngsters they find are orphans

Three men are at risk of facing the death penalty after they were captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine. Here's what we know about the case.

Has Vladimir Putin amassed more power than anyone else in the world? Forbes magazine picked him as the world’s most powerful person three years in a row (from 2013 to 2015). A 2018 CNN documentary portrayed him in the same way.

Russian president Vladimir Putin was once feared around the world as a bear-fighting macho man but now the Kremlin’s top man looks a shadow of his former self as he appears weak and frail in public appearances

The main Dutch journalists' union on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging the European Union's ban on Russian state-backed media outlets as a violation of European citizens' own rights to freedom of information.

Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube can continuously improve its work to combat misinformation, CEO Susan Wojcicki said, Bloomberg reports. “Running a company that has that really focused on free speech, we want to make sure that we’re enabling a broad set of opinions that everyone has a right to express their point…

Russia said Wednesday it was closing the Moscow offices of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in retaliation for Ottawa's banning of Russian state media outlet RT. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed the decision, saying "responsible journalism, sharing what's actually going on with citizens, is a deep threat to Vladimir Putin". Canada…

In addition to Turkey’s objections, Russian influence across Europe could prove a barrier to Nordic expansion, says Borzou Daragahi