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Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny on Friday took aim at Russia’s “corrupt” elite that placed President Vladimir Putin in power. Read More 

In years past, the month of August was often greeted in Russia with a degree of caution, even alarm. Russians spoke in whispered tones of their “August curse” to explain the unusually high number of deadly accidents, terrorist attacks, or outbreaks of war. Read More 

Six people died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel, authorities say, while two people could still be missing. Read More 

Beaches officially opened for swimming in Ukraine’s largest port city of Odesa for the first time since the Russian invasion began in February 2022, local officials announced Saturday. Read More 

Russian officials say multiple missiles were shot down over the crucial bridge connecting the annexed Crimea to the mainland on Saturday, the latest in a series of apparent Ukrainian attacks in the region. Read More 

Moscow says it shot down three Ukrainian missiles over the Kerch Strait bridge, which connects annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland. Read More 

One of Russia’s biggest oil tankers was struck by a maritime drone, the latest salvo in a Ukrainian military campaign employing unmanned vehicles to attack far-away Russian targets by air and by sea. Read More 

Ukraine says it hit one of Russia’s largest oil tankers with a sea drone late Friday, just hours after attacking a Russian naval base. Read More 

A dangerous fugitive linked the Camorra, a violent Italian criminal organization, has been arrested in Greece after authorities used his love of the Napoli soccer team to catch him. Read More 

Kyiv has vowed to make more attacks on Russian shipping and a key Crimean bridge. Read More