Ex-Russian presidential candidate faces 15 years in extortion case – TASS

Ksenia Sobchak, a former Russian presidential candidate, prominent opposition figure and broadcaster, is facing a 15-year jail sentence in an extortion case, TASS news agency reported on Wednesday.  Meanwhile, her house near Moscow has been searched amid an ongoing criminal investigation, RT’s sources have disclosed.

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India mulls trade in Russian grain – media

New Delhi is reportedly looking to process and resell Russian wheat in an effort to boost its own exports India is considering resuming purchases of Russian wheat with the aim of processing and re-exporting it, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a source close to the country’s Agriculture Ministry. This is reportedly seen…

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US struggles to find ally to send troops to Haiti – media

Washington has reportedly been failing to persuade any other country to lead an international military deployment Washington has been unable to persuade any ally to lead an international military intervention in violence-plagued Haiti, a US newspaper has reported, and President Joe Biden’s administration is reluctant to send troops itself, especially with US congressional midterm elections…

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