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Alexei Navalny, Russias only hope for a democratic opposition to Vladimir Putin, has died after previously surviving chemical burns and poisoning.

Alexei Navalny’s Death: Further Proof That Putin Is an Existential Threat to Democracy

Emmanuelle Desmet, Opinion Editor Feb 20, 2024

Alexei Navalny, a prominent political dissident of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died on Feb. 16 in a Russian prison at age 47. The anticorruption activist had previously been poisoned with Novichok,...

French President Emmanuel Macron is going head to head with Marine Le Pen in a fierce fight over French elections.

French Elections: 2022 a Decisive Battle?

Daphne Renoux and Emmanuelle Desmet Apr 17, 2022

As of April 2022, there will be a new president in France, and, so far, the nation is tied between two candidates. Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron have had around the same rankings in surveys and tallies...

As the Russian-Ukraine War continues over in Eastern Europe, so does technological warfare continues rising between the U.S. and Russia.

Cyberattacks on the Rise Amidst the Russia-Ukraine War

Aaron Rojas, Staff Writer Apr 10, 2022

As countries allied with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other members of the European Union continue to add stricter sanctions on Russia, Russian-state news outlets have covered a different...

Chelsea FC is officially up for sale by owner Roman Abramovich. Abramovich’s decision spurred from the developments in the Russian and Ukrainian conflict as Abramovich’s relationship with Putin’s regime may cause trouble for Chelsea’s operation.

A New Chapter for Chelsea Football Club

Nicholas Calindro, Staff Writer Mar 17, 2022

After nearly 20 years of ownership, Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich has decided to sell the British Premier League club Chelsea Football Club. Since Abramovich’s purchase of the club in 2003 for $190...

The Russia-Ukraine tensions are rising with NATO starting to implement preparations if Russia were to attack and invade Ukraine.

Time Is Running Out: Russia-Ukraine War On the Horizon

Aaron Rojas, Staff Writer Jan 28, 2022

After many emergency conferences and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other European world leaders, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to rise as 100,000 Russian soldiers...

As trials for a Covid-19 vaccine are ongoing, scientists are testing on humans to make sure their samples are safe. Unfortunately, a patient who has fallen ill as a result has caused a halt in some testing.

Promising Tests For Covid-19 Vaccine Halted

Patrick Heydasch, Staff Writer Sep 16, 2020

For months, COVID-19 has been a permanent subject on news stations. Scientists have been desperately searching for a way to defuse the increasingly chaotic situation through the means of developing a vaccine....

The Russian Athletic Federation was caught doping at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and the repercussions of it will prove to be drastic in the near future.

Russia Has Been Rightfully Removed from World Sporting Events

Japheth Oyedepo, Staff Writer Dec 18, 2019

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recently banned the Russian Athletic Federation from competing in international sporting events for the next four years. The ban includes exclusion from the 2020 Tokyo...

Robert Mueller has concluded his two-year probe into Russian tampering in the 2016 presidential election. The reports findings are still being debated.

A New Beginning?

Patrick Ales, Staff Writer Apr 9, 2019

The Mueller Report was billed to be the single most fundamentally shocking piece of paper in recent American history. No, this is not an exaggeration. A report that was supposed to uncover the rigging...

Russian Plane Crashes and Kills All 71 Passengers

Russian Plane Crashes and Kills All 71 Passengers

Chase Bagnall-Koger, Staff Writer Feb 17, 2018

A Saratov Airlines flight crashed near Moscow last Sunday, Feb. 11, plummeting into the snowy terrain and killing all 71 people on board. State-run Russian media announced that the commercial airplane...

President Trump assuring Russian President Vladimir Putin that he can continue hacking the US government (probably).

America First, Unless Russia is Involved

Natalia Rodriguez, Reviews Editor Feb 8, 2018

This week, the White House announced its decision to withhold imposing sanctions on Russia. The sanctions had already been mandated by Congress as a part of the Countering America's Adversaries Through...

Trumps meeting with Russian officials took a turn when he revealed what had previously been state secrets.

Trump is Now Leakier Than a Broken Faucet

Alexander Yagoda, Staff Writer May 18, 2017

In a recent meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, President Donald J. Trump Jr. revealed critical information regarding the Islamic State to the Russian representatives...

Micheal T. Flynn recently resigned from his post as White House National Security Advisor.

Michael Flynn’s Fiery Resignation

Alexander Yagoda, Staff Writer Feb 16, 2017

On Feb. 13, President Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned which caused quite a lot of concern for many Americans. This came largely due to issues with Russia which is something we...

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