Russia risks causing new year IT worker flight with remote work law

euronews.com Russia's buffetted IT sector risks losing more workers in the new year because of planned legislation on remote working, as authorities try to lure back some of the tens of…

The Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh have been blockaded by Azerbaijan

economist.com T at the Gurman supermarket in Stepanakert, the main city of Nagorno-Karabakh, are empty. There are occasional deliveries of milk from a local dairy, “and people line up for…

The Deals: Grouplove Signs With Glassnote; Marathon Strikes Distribution Pact With FUGA

billboard.com Grouplove signed with Glassnote Records ahead of their sixth album, which is due out this year. “We just made the best album of our career and on our first call with Daniel,…

Russia, Iran sanctions-proof railroad at risk in Armenia-Azerbaijan crisis

newsweek.com As two nations pushing to resist Western sanctions, Russia and Iran have increasingly invested in a workaround rail route running from Moscow to Mumbai. But a burgeoning…

You Cannot Erase Us

newsweek.com As Armenian Americans, we want to be hopeful about the new year, but the ongoing crisis for the citizens of Artsakh and Armenia makes it difficult to do so. They are…

What Good Is the UN if It Won't Defend Its Founding Principles?

newsweek.com The United Nations has grown from 51 independent nations upon its founding to an impressive 193 member countries—a great step forward for self-determination. But on…

Best urban exploration sites, from a VW graveyard to a rainforest castle

newsweek.com Urban exploration of abandoned man-made structures became popular in the 1990s when modern society was fast forwarding into the next century. Left behind were remnants of…

Oscars: Michelle Yeoh Makes History as First Asian Best Actress Nominee

hollywoodreporter.com It took 59 years for Michelle Yeoh to land her first lead role in a Hollywood film. And it’s taken 95 years for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize…

Putin vows "integration" with regional allies as imperial dream falters

newsweek.com Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he plans "further deepening of integration in all areas" with fellow members of the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union, an economic…

Ukraine's battlefields look like World War I but with a new and terrifying addition that leaves troops with almost nowhere to hide

businessinsider.com A Ukrainian paratrooper takes shelter in a trench from a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher attack on July 5,2022 in Seversk, Ukraine. Laurent van der Stockt/Getty Images…

Analysis: Why tensions are high over a blockaded road in Azerbaijan

pbs.org Two years after Azerbaijan and Armenia ended a war that killed about 6,800 soldiers and displaced around 90,000 civilians, tensions between the countries are again high in a…

EXPLAINER: Tensions high over isolated Azerbaijan region

go.com MOSCOW -- Two years after Azerbaijan and Armenia ended a war that killed about 6,800 soldiers and displaced around 90,000 civilians, tensions between the countries are again…

Is Russia Really Buying Home Appliances to Harvest Computer Chips for Ukraine-Bound Weapons Systems?

forbes.com After comments in congressional hearings last spring by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo telling lawmakers that Russia had been harvesting semiconductors from dishwashers…

Europe Is Winning The Energy War Against Russia

forbes.com The invasion in Ukraine was supposed to be long over by now – by Kremlin’s count. After the first three days, Russia’s “short victorious war” would end with a Quisling…

Russia’s Influence Wanes in Ex-Soviet States as It Pursues Ukraine War

wsj.com MOSCOW—Escalating tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan are exposing the declining influence of Russia in its backyard, as the Kremlin diverts money and manpower to the…

Listen to the Mothers Besieged in Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh

newsweek.com A month into a blockade in Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh with still no international diplomatic mediation underway, 120,000 ethnic Armenians, 30,000 of whom are children, remain…

Jared Leto, Fall Out Boy & More: 7 Things You Didn’t See Backstage at iHeart ALTer EGO 2023

billboard.com The iHeart ALTer EGO 2023 show descended upon L.A.’s Kia Forum over the weekend, and Billboard was backstage to bring you every exclusive moment. In-between sets by Fall Out…

Fasttoken, Official Crypto of Fastex, to Launch to the Public on January 18 – Sponsored Bitcoin News

bitcoin.com Developed by technology giant SoftConstruct, Fasttoken (FTN) is the official cryptocurrency in the Fastex ecosystem and the native token of the Fastex Chain. Aside from…