For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the ...

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UFC newcomer shares surprising thoughts on Khabib Nurmagomedov and offers a unique take on the dominant Dagestani wrestling style.

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"Ded", a Russian veteran of Moscow's offensive against Ukraine, still limps on his new prosthetic leg after the amputation.

A Russian military court sentenced a soldier to 15 years in prison for voluntarily surrendering to Ukraine, Moscow’s first such prosecution, according to state outlets.

Chechen efforts to create new MSDs in the region appear to be succeeding. Kadyrov uses some brutally effective methods. Any groups that oppose him are largely eliminated as Kadyrov arranges to have ...

The debut feature from his longtime collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou will premiere in competition in the Cannes festival sidebar, ...

Cannes’ Critics Week has unveiled the lineup of its 64th edition which will be dominated by French and Belgian movies, ...

Belgian director Laura Wandel’s Adam’s Interest will open the 64th Cannes Film Festival Critics’ Week, which unveiled its ...