TikTokers jailed as Iraq targets 'decadent content'
Dancing to Iraqi pop made TikTok personality Om Fahad a hit among tens of thousands of followers, but now she is in prison, caught up in a state campaign targeting "decadent content".
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Sun sets waterfall ablaze in Yosemite 'firefall'
A spectacular "firefall" wowed nature-watchers in California's Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, with the setting sun lighting up a waterfall like a ribbon of fire.
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Jokic triple as Nuggets down Mavs, Sixers survive scare
Nikola Jokic bagged his 21st triple-double of the season as the Denver Nuggets maintained their grip on top spot in the NBA's Western Conference on Wednesday with a 118-109 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
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Donated clothing worsening Kenya's plastic pollution: report
One third of all second-hand clothing shipped to Kenya in 2021 was "plastic waste in disguise", creating a slew of environmental and health problems for local communities, a new report said Thursday.
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Russian refuseniks hide in fear to evade Ukraine conflict
The documents issued to Dmitry by the Russian military carry an ominous hand-written designation: "Category One. State of Health B".
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Fake 'fact-checks' seek to obscure Russian role in war
A Russian missile smashed a Ukrainian apartment complex, killing dozens. Pro-Russian propagandists offered a slick counter-narrative that shifted the blame away from Moscow -- using pseudo fact-checking as a tool of disinformation.
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From Russia, with 'Z' love
Russian conservative writer Alexandra Makarova fell in love with soldier Dmitry Matviyenko after he lost a leg fighting in Ukraine.
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Engage or escape? Anti-govt young Russians face dilemma
Still reeling from the Kremlin's decision to send troops to Ukraine, Masha Yanchevskaya is one of many young Russians torn between trying to "heal" society or seclude themselves from it.
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'Existential war': Putin steels Russia for long conflict
When Russia introduced patriotism classes in primary and secondary schools last September, Tatyana Chervenko decided she was not going to peddle Kremlin "propaganda" to her eighth-grade students in Moscow.
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Russians adapt to 'nerve-wracking' life under sanctions
When Vladimir Stetsenko put his apartment on the market in October, he thought the ad for the newly renovated property in southern Moscow would generate some interest. It did not.
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