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Russell Bentley, a Texas native better known by his nickname "Donbass Cowboy", died in mysterious circumstances near Donetsk. His death provoked a strong reaction in Russian ultra-nationalist circles, where Bentley had made a name for himself over the past ten years by travelling through the territories occupied by pro-Russian forces…

The furore over the Israel-Hamas war has reached all the way to Birobidzhan in Russia’s Far East, the world’s only autonomous Jewish territory outside Israel, after a local newspaper published its support for the Palestinian cause. FRANCE 24 examines the history of this remote region – which in many ways…

A cross-border incursion into the Russian region of Belgorod on Monday put the Free Russia Legion under the spotlight, prompting questions about this mysterious paramilitary unit of anti-Putin Russians.

Michael Allen was killed and seven others suffered from stab wounds following a ‘serious altercation’.

Michael Allen, 33, has been named locally as victim in outbreak of violence near Eclipse Nightclub in Bodmin

Michael Allen has been named as the victim who died during an incident in Bodmin that left seven others in hospital

Recruitment will begin this month as the local authority invests record amounts of cash into addressing the many potholes and crumbling roads across the region

A Swiss court this week convicted four Russian bankers for allowing Sergei Roldugin to deposit tens of millions of euros in bank accounts – colossal sums for a man who is, officially, a professional cellist. But it has long been suspected that Roldugin is tasked with looking after the enormous…

WARNING: This story contains graphic content that some readers may find upsetting When three young women went missing late at night in the affluent Perth