The man, who denied any wrongdoing, has been found guilty of high treason and collaborating with Russia A court in the southwestern Ukrainian city of Zhitomyr on Tuesday sentenced 82-year-old Yuri Chernishov to 15 years behind bars, finding him guilty of committing high treason. According to the prosecution, the defendant has been collecting information on…

Russia’s Muslim-majority Chechen Republic has begun building apartments to house Palestinians fleeing Gaza, Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Chechen Republic, announced on Wednesday. Kadyrov made the announcement while attending a groundbreaking ceremony in an area designated for the construction of five blocks of 35 apartments each. The buildings will be located close to a school…

Economic growth across the world is forecast to slow for the third year in a row in 2024   The global economy is on track for its worst five-year period of growth in at least three decades, the World Bank warned in its latest ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report released on Tuesday.