We were told we were going on a trip to the seaside – but we were kidnapped by Russia
In a new four-article series, The Independent reveals the details of Bel Trew’s special investigation into the desperate plight of hundreds – potentially thousands – of people with disabilities caught ...
Baltic states finally turn off Russian electricity
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are still connected to Russia's electricity grid, but that's going to change soon in another ...
Decades after leaving the Soviet Union the Baltics are in the final hours of relying on Russia
Decades after leaving the Soviet Union the Baltics are in the final hours of relying on Russia - All remaining transmission ...
Baseball’s brightest minds revere a reclusive engineer. No one else knows who he is
Paul Nyman's teachings are all over baseball today. But the man is absent. “He gave up,” Kyle Boddy said, “at precisely the ...
China names combative diplomat as senior envoy for Europe
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has named controversial diplomat and ex-ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, as Special Representative ...
Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and other dignitaries are expected at a ceremony on Sunday as a specially-made 9-meter ...
Democracy in Eastern Europe Faces Another Crisis
The crisis threatens to overturn a decades-long effort by the United States and EU to preserve Georgian democracy, which has ...
Back in the USSR: Putin revives Soviet-era 'Eurovision' with new allies
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a revival of the Soviet answer to the Eurovision Song Contest in an effort to ...