A government decree requiring registration of domestic birds, camels and reindeer took effect Tuesday, sending Russians to government service centres with live chickens in tow before authorities clarified that owners did not need to bring their animals anywhere.
Month: September 2026
Iranian café chain mogul jailed and stripped of assets for backing January protests
Sadegh Saeedinia, manager of the Saeedinia café chain, was convicted of “propaganda against national security” for posting about the January protests on Instagram and encouraging staff to strike, in one of the harshest sentences handed to a private entrepreneur since the unrest.
General charged over Kyiv children’s hospital strike shot in Russia
Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, commander of a heavy bomber division and charged in absentia by Ukraine over the 2024 Okhmatdyt children’s hospital strike, was shot twice by a motorbike gunman near Engels airbase and airlifted to Moscow in serious condition.
Chilean penguins fitted with vests to protect healing wounds
Injured Humboldt penguins in Chile are fitted with recovery vests designed to protect wounds and prevent them from damaging stitches as they heal.
Black Latex Leggings Get a Chic Makeover
The Bold Starting Point Some outfits need a little imagination before they reveal their full potential. A pair of black latex leggings might look like a bold fashion choice sitting on their own, but this woman knows exactly how to turn them into the star of an outfit. What starts with her simply holding the…
White House pushes companies to ditch Macron’s space summit
The White House pressured U.S. space companies to skip French President Emmanuel Macron’s space summit in Paris next week — a surprise move that left company executives confused about what they should do. An official within the White House’s office of science and technology policy told several companies, including SpaceX, Stoke Space, K2 Space and Astra,…
How a quiz show and a dream took Azerbaijan’s Sabah to the Champions League
Azerbaijan’s Sabah Football Club have unexpectedly qualified for the UEFA Champions League, making it one of its most historic achievements to date.
The Dirty Dishes Were Winning Until the Music Started
The Moment of Realization There are few sights more terrifying than walking into the kitchen expecting peace and discovering a mountain of dirty dishes waiting for you. That is exactly what happens to this woman. She walks into the kitchen casually, takes one look at the sink, and suddenly looks as if she has just…
Kyiv school year begins under the shadow of air raid sirens
Kyiv children began the new school year with a ceremony interrupted by an air raid alert, hours after Russian missile strikes hit the capital.
Sharp rise in utility bills pushes Russia’s inflation further off target
The October increase follows a January rise and is the first double tariff hike in four years. The central bank warned it would push annual inflation further above its 4% target in an economy already squeezed by the costs of its war, sanctions and a 21% key interest rate.