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A Major Russian Business Association Has Proposed Sweeping Away Tax Breaks For Small Businesses. Here’s What Would Change — And Why The Kremlin Might Agree.

A Major Russian Business Association Has Proposed Sweeping Away Tax Breaks For Small Businesses. Here’s What Would Change — And Why The Kremlin Might Agree.

Delovaya Rossiya has proposed ending several tax regimes and benefits for small businesses, but the government has not decided whether to adopt them.
15 Best Portable Digital Audio Recorders for Clear, Convenient Recording in 2027

15 Best Portable Digital Audio Recorders for Clear, Convenient Recording in 2027

Compare 15 portable digital audio recorders for interviews, field work, music, and everyday notes, with advice on features and tradeoffs.
Russian Political Scientist Alexander Kynev, Arrested On Drug Charges And Reportedly Beaten So Badly His Leg Was Broken In Two Places, Faces Transfer To Another Detention Center, Lawyer Says

Russian Political Scientist Alexander Kynev, Arrested On Drug Charges And Reportedly Beaten So Badly His Leg Was Broken In Two Places, Faces Transfer To Another Detention Center, Lawyer Says

Lawyer Mikhail Biryukov says political scientist Alexander Kynev was due to be moved from Moscow’s Matrosskaya Tishina detention center.
15 Best Wireless Headphones for News Listening in 2027

15 Best Wireless Headphones for News Listening in 2027

Compare 15 wireless headphones for news listening, from TV-ready sets to earbuds, with guidance on speech clarity, comfort, controls, and connection types.
Business Association Delovaya Rossiya Proposes Partially Scrapping Simplified Tax System, Taxing Russians’ Passive Income

Business Association Delovaya Rossiya Proposes Partially Scrapping Simplified Tax System, Taxing Russians’ Passive Income

A 52-point draft would remove one simplified tax option, tighten VAT thresholds and tax some passive income, according to RBC.
Latvia Notifies Russian Journalist Leonid Ragozin Of His Expulsion

Latvia Notifies Russian Journalist Leonid Ragozin Of His Expulsion

Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin says Latvia notified him of his expulsion after 12 years in the country; officials have not publicly named him.
Guillermo Rodriguez's 'DWTS' Elimination Draws A Sharp Response From Kimmel

Guillermo Rodriguez’s ‘DWTS’ Elimination Draws A Sharp Response From Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel discussed Guillermo Rodriguez’s Dancing with the Stars elimination and spoke with Rodriguez and Witney Carson backstage.
Ukrainian Military Says SpaceX Restricted Starlink Terminals Without Warning

Ukrainian Military Says SpaceX Restricted Starlink Terminals Without Warning

Ukrainian officials say Starlink restrictions disrupted drone missions. The scope of the limits and SpaceX’s response are not yet clear.
Russian Strike On Kyiv Kills Three, Injures Over 20; Parts Of City Lose Power

Russian Strike On Kyiv Kills Three, Injures Over 20; Parts Of City Lose Power

A Russian overnight strike killed three people and injured 21 in Kyiv, while attacks on energy facilities caused power outages, officials said.
Who Is Sofya Rozenfeld, The Internationally Renowned Russian Ornithologist Sentenced To Three And A Half Years For Donating To Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation?

Who Is Sofya Rozenfeld, The Internationally Renowned Russian Ornithologist Sentenced To Three And A Half Years For Donating To Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation?

Sofya Rozenfeld, a Russian Arctic-bird researcher, received a three-and-a-half-year sentence over two donations to Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation.