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Young street musicians jailed for singing anti-Kremlin songs have fled Russia, media reports

 The Stoptime trio have cycled in and out of Russian courts since their initial arrest in October, serving short jail stints for minor violations such as blocking access to the metro.

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Diana Loginova, a teenage Russian street musician performing under the name Naoko and singing in the Stoptime group who twice served short jail stints for singing anti-Kremlin songs, attends a court hearing as she faces another public order charge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 11, 2025.
Russian journalist Kevorkova attends a court hearing in Moscow

Russia fines veteran journalist for 'justifying terrorism'

At least 40 media professionals are currently behind bars in Russia, according to Reporters without Borders, a press freedom organization.

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A writing on a wall reading "The Baath Party is a terrorist" is seen in Sweida, Syria February 20, 2025.

Israel lobbies US to keep Russia's military presence in Syria - report

Israel has publicly declared its mistrust of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist faction that led the campaign that toppled Assad.

|ByREUTERS
Soldiers participate in a demonstration during the training of the Korean People's Army's air and amphibious combat units, in this picture released on March 16, 2024

Zelensky: Ukrainian forces have engaged in combat with North Korean soldiers in Russia

US authorities previously reported the presence of around 10,000 North Korean soldiers in western Russia's Kursk region, but Zelensky confirmed combat involvement.

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Russian 'documentary' claims Jews behind Titanic, Chernobyl and 9/11

REN TV, which aired the short film, has a potential customer reach of 100 million, Jewish Chronicle reports.

AUGUST 24, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF
The port bow railing of the Titanic

This week in 60 seconds: Russia's involvement in Syria gets messy

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

AUGUST 4, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Men inspect the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016

Video: Russian helicopter shot down in Syria, killing all on board

They died a "heroic death" on a humanitarian mission, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with reporters.

AUGUST 1, 2016ByREUTERS
Men inspect the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016

The Russian Underground

Two films screening at Tel Aviv’s DocAviv festival portray the lives of struggling immigrant youth from the former Soviet Union.

MAY 11, 2016ByBERNARD DICHEK
The cast of ‘Babylon Dreamers’