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September 21, 2021

Rare campus massacre shakes Russian city

Yuri Aydarov was about to start an algorithms class at his university in the central Russian city of Perm when he heard people running in the corridor. Then he saw a gunman. Aydarov, a lecturer at Perm State University, was…

September 21, 2021

Jailed Russian physicist sounds alarm over prosecution of scientists

A Russian physics professor arrested on treason charges has warned that the increasing prosecution of scientists was fuelling a brain drain and threatened international cooperation. In a letter from jail, a copy of which was seen by AFP on Tuesday,…

September 21, 2021

UK charges third Russian agent over Novichok attack

Britain on Tuesday warned three Russian intelligence officers wanted for a 2018 Novichok attack on a former double agent in the English city of Salisbury that they face arrest and prosecution if they ever leave their home country. Home Secretary…

September 21, 2021

Europe rights court rules Russia behind Litvinenko murder

Europe’s top rights court on Tuesday ruled that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing in London of the dissident former agent Alexander Litvinenko, a verdict swiftly rejected by Moscow. Litvinenko died after drinking tea laced with the radioactive isotope…

September 21, 2021

Navalny says fight for Russia ‘long marathon’

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Tuesday that a fight for a democratic Russia was a long game after the opposition accused authorities of voter fraud during parliamentary polls. In a message from prison, President Vladimir Putin’s top critic praised…

September 21, 2021

IEA presses Russia to end Europe gas shortage

The International Energy Agency on Tuesday urged Russia to step up gas deliveries to Europe in anticipation of higher winter demand, as tight global supply pushes prices skywards. “Russia could do more to increase gas availability to Europe and ensure…

September 21, 2021

Timeline: How the Litvinenko murder unfolded

As Europe’s top rights court rules that Russia was responsible for the murder of dissident former agent Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006, we look at how President Vladimir Putin’s arch foe was poisoned with radioactive polonium. Here is a…

September 21, 2021

Russian e-retail giant Wildberries defends new pay policy

Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries on Tuesday defended its decision to pay employees of pickup points based on their speed, a policy that triggered discontent among workers. The company owned by Russia’s richest woman Tatyana Bakalchuk is one of the largest…

September 21, 2021

Russians mourn victims of campus shooting spree

Shocked and grieving Russians gathered at a university in the city of Perm on Tuesday after a student went on a campus shooting spree killing six people and wounding dozens. With a heavy police cordon still around Perm State University…